Okays, so I vaguely remember what I did over the weekend besides going home, playing some tennis on Saturday, going to church on Sunday (awesome breakfast at Original House of Pancakes) Thanks Chris for treating all 18 of us!!! Met some cool people from Muir (Kiki, Stephanie), met Walter again (up one floor from me) and also met Dave (3rd year Warren?) Anyways, after a wonderful message from Dr. Scorgie about the importance of being created in God's image, I headed home, packed up my stuff and watched the Raider game before heading back to my dorm.
Dorm, did nothing. Sleep. Monday Morning, went to PRICE IS RIGHT!!! It was a wonderful experience even though the 5 hour wait seemed a bit daunting. They had to write our nametags, get our names, check ID's, SS#'s, eligibility and interview all the audience memebers to see who will be a contestant. A long, but fun process....fun because I got to hang out w/ my floormates and meet new people. We played a ton of ice breaker games and had all the old people just stare and smile at the roudy college folk. :) Upon finally going into the studio (which is actually much smaller than it appears on TV) we cheered, clapped and shouted for about 1.5 hours. FUN FUN FUN!!! Even though it would've been more fun if I was chosen to go up, but still, the experience was great. So we drove back (I was the pathetic navigator that sorta meandered through the Freeways of LA during rush hour traffic...Fairfax-I10-I5-IS405-I5 yay for confusing roads!)
Okays, so Tuesday, class, Bible Study (James 2, about not showing favoritism and the issue about how faith and deeds come hand in hand) and some studying. Wed, class, hmwk galore....INTERPRAISE WORSHIP!!! Wow, i've never experienced anything quite like it before. Hundreds of Christians gathered in the Price Center Ballroom Theater, and just Praising God. The UNITY of the different fellowships, really amazing and a blessing to see/experience. Okay, so now as I type this, I realize that I haven't done my math hmwk yet, and I have yet to study for physics and chem. Sniff....I'm sooo behind schedule.
Another thing that's been on my heart for a while now, is God's leading for me in the future. Do I live at home and become a commuter next school year (most likely a yes), do I sense God's calling to step up and help w/ the Jr. Highers? Do I continue w/ the college worship team? Do I step up at Crusade and maybe seek opportunities to serve? Man....so many things to figure out, and see where God is leading me. So yea, please pray for me...and pray that everything I do will be of the right intent/purpose, and not be selfish but for God's glory. :)
Its been too long you guys....its been too long. But what do you expect when you have midterms? All well...starting with last Friday, Dave came to FNF for the first time! We had an awesome Bible Study led by KK on how following God affects my morals and how I end up relating to others etc...Saturday, I went back to campus to STUDY FOR MIDTERMS!!! Sunday, hitched ride with Connie to CBC, brought w/ me Kelly, Silas and Jade....awesome people! I really hope they enjoyed CBC....cuz I really do :) Moving on, I went home and did laundry, packed up and said bye to my mom who headed off to Taiwan this Wed for Chinese New Year....I hope everything is okay w/ her.
After church, went to Yee's for Superbowl Party. Bucs won! :) Awesome time of fellowship with Jr. Highers, HSlers, Collegers, Young Adults and even some "old people". Wow, I'm sooo blessed to have such a loving church family.
Okay....so the week: Monday: CHEM MIDTERM, Tuesday: STUDY FOR MATH MIDTERM, Wed: MATH MIDTERM, Thursday: FROSH D7:7, Friday: HUM PAPER, PHYSICS QUIZ, HOME! :) This has been one trying week...I really need to learn to depend more on God and not on myself. Frosh D7:7 was awesome! It's sooo cool to see how much the Freshmen at Crusade want to serve God and how we all pulled together to praise and lift up God. Thanks to Scott, Steve, Kelly and Aubrey who shared some hillariously funny to sincerely moving testimonies. I could really feel the Holy Spirit moving within the group...All our prayers really were answered. God is amazing! :)
Some things I learned at Frosh D7:7, God reveals himself in so many ways...I must also be willing to give myself entirely to God. I keep telling myself to do that all the time, but sadly, my selfish nature sometimes takes the best of me. Aubrey, your testimony was such an encouragement....thank you so much for being so courageous in sharing it with us. I also learned a lot about humility. I'm usually more of the background person in arenas that I'm not too familiar with, so I sorta helped out with the prayer/encouragement/misc...asepct of the night. Yet at the same time, I was beginning to feel some pride in such a "minor" job. I'm so happy that God convicted me of my pride standing in the way of genuinely serving him...I have sooo much to learn and grow in God.
So now, as I procrastinate from studying for Physics and editing/completeing my Humanities paper on whether Joseph should've treated his brothers more harshly and why, I'm preparing myself for tomorrow....College Group will be leading worship tomorrow night (I also hear that Glory is having a Praise Night....looks like i'm not going to that) and I'll also be leading a Bible Study on prayer for the College small group. Wow, once again I have to reflect on what it is that I'm called to do as a student, as a Christian. I feel so overwhelemed (maybe its because I also lost my mathbook this week (or perhaps somebody took it)) But whatever it is, I need to focus on God and pray that he leads me down the right path.
Prayer Requests: Role in Crusade: what part to I have in serving God on the UCSD campus. Role at CBC: where is God leading me at church? More towards the college ministry and outreach, or maybe start helping out w/ the Jr. Highers/youth. Role at Home: Do I step up as an adult and help out more around the house when I go home, care for Lawrence more and actually get a job to contribute financially? Other Prayer Requests: The wellbeing of all my friends, aquaintances and family. (Especially mom in Taiwan right now: safety and happiness, also that my dad will be able to learn how to cook :)) Okays, I really need to come clean before God first before I serve Him...God wants our hearts, not our actions.
Okay, I'll keep this short cuz I have class in 4 minutes. Went hope on Friday, led worship w/ praise team....pretty good for the first time as a group I guess...then led BS on prayer. MUST KEEP GOD #1 in Prayer. Sleep. Saturday...sleep...Steve's surprise party at Alice's....waited 1 hour for breadsticks. Had fun. Sunday: Church, met Diana, learned about why type of EV I was...(Intellectual/confrontational)...missions in service. KFC lunch w/ Dave and AACFers, back to school to read and study. Evan said I didnt have his name in my journals...I'm sorry....so Evan is in my suite....he's eating chips as I type this...