This guy made this song within an hour or so  - he talks about that in this song, and mentioned it on his twitter. Truly Yours 2 EP is coming out sometime today. Pretty good birthday gifts to me, thanks Cole! :) 

“This right here is not a preview..” 

Tonight, my prayers go out to all of my friends who said they did not want to talk about God + religious stuff with me. My prayers go out to those who said they will believe in God if they can hear him talk back to them when they pray… My prayers go out to those whom I have evangelized to, but have walked away from Jesus… also to those who grew up in the church and said that Christianity isn’t ‘their thing.’ 

I pray with 100% faith and confidence in the Lord in His promises, that one day He will save His people and make Himself known to them. I pray, because I know that prayer changes things… This love and this Savior that I know, I want you to know and worship Him too. He did not come down from the cross because the nails were holding him up there, but it was because of His love for you and me. 

Have a blessed Easter my Facebook friends. He loves you. He is love.

sleephoto:

Yosemite National Park. 

Harbor Senior Class Trip 2013 

mandu:

the city i love 

Oof. 

1. A lot has happened in the past 3 weeks. When I say a lot, I mean, a lot. I finally received my internship offer after about a 5 week delay. I also fell for this amazing sister at Harbor. More importantly, the past 3 weeks 3 of my friends in college have been diagnosed with cancer. Tyler, who had surgery on his brain tumor, seems to be recovering well right now even though his tumor was aggressive. Thank God.  If you guys can pray for him, that would be nice. 2 other folks have a thyroid tumor and a brain tumor respectively. 

Seeing young people around me with cancer, I can’t help but to think about how fleeting our lives are. It could happen to any of us. But thank God that He is in full control, and that He is not a God of mistakes. With that said, we find rest in Him and we are able to pray for our friends and their families. 

2. I filed for graduation today online and realized that exactly 3 months from now,  June 15th, I will be walking for graduation. Time flew by in high school and even college seems like a blur at times. Time did fly by… too crazy. Next quarter will be my last quarter. There are still so many things I want to do, so many people I want to get to know, but so little time. When I walk that stage, I’d hate to have any regrets. Gotta make the most out of the time I have left.Gotta do everything like it’s my last because well, it will be my last. With work coming up next quarter, it sounds like it’s going to be a busy quarter. In fact, spring quarter is always ‘hectic’ for the Harbor College Group as well. Well…… time to go ham.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.  - Galatians 6:9-10 NASB

djpark:

If you guys like hymns, you guys definitely should check out Page CXVI. The crazy thing is that they’re giving away their WHOLE MUSIC CATALOG FOR FREE throughout March. Amazing. Stop reading this and download it already. 

http://pagecxvi.com/jubilee/

JUST DO IT. 

Often we find ourselves asking questions like, “Why me?” “Why, God?” “Why this, why that, how come?” when we are in trouble, when things aren’t going the way we expected them to turn out. However, I hardly ask myself “Why me?” and the questions alike when I am talking about my blessings. Why do I have the friends that I have right now? Why do I have lovely parents and a sister? Why do I have a house to live in? Why did God place me in specific situations in this time in light of all the blessings He has provided me with? The truth is that God is sovereign and nothing in life is a coincidence. I say that I count on my blessings but as a matter of fact I think I have been taking them very lightly. I have been taking my blessings for granted. 

It’s time for me to count on my blessings, not the negatives or the disappointments from life. It is good to reflect on them sometimes, but it is not healthy to dwell in them forever. To the world’s eyes, I may not have a lot in life. But to ” have faith in Jesus is not to know what God is doing for you, but to know that God knows what He’s doing.” His grace is sufficient for me and it is all that I need. From that, I must understand that I am in good hands because I am in His hands. It’s time for me to count on my blessings in light of where God has placed me at this stage, at this time in my life. 

James 1:17-18 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”  

Thanks, Ho-Jhin - my favorite dentist of all time. 

on 07/13/12, I wrote an e-mail out to about 40 people who constantly supported me with words, prayers and actions on my summer internship process to thank them for the support. I read it again today, and this part still applies to me and now God’s asking me to trust in Him and His ways all the more for my full-time employment (and about everything in life). 

“…For that I want to thank all of you for your prayers, guidance, support and encouragement. Some of you guys have prayed for me throughout this process. Some of you guys asked me how things were going - that was encouraging. Some of you helped me, prepped me, and even mock interviewed me. Some of you put in a good word for me. I thank you all, and I thank God for giving me this opportunity.

The reason why I decided to write this long email is to 1) update you all, and thought it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t. 2) to share the things I have learned from all of this.  There were so many instances where I felt like it was all over, because so many people were getting hired for summer and I had nothing. I came down to sd this summer by faith without knowing what the future would hold. I tried my best each day to trust in Him, not because God does things for me because I know what He’s doing. I always had this up as my gmail/gchat status as a reminder. “Faith in Jesus is not to know what God is doing for you, but to know that God knows what He’s doing.” -Pastor Paul Kim…”

My heart is fleeting because there were many times during fall quarter I got antsy. This is the same message God has shown me through John 5/6 when I was in New York. This is the same message that my aunt shared, and I feel like He used my aunt to tell me. Even at Urbana, I learned that I gotta surrender my kingdom, in order to be used by God’s kingdom. This past Sunday’s sermon was on Proverbs 3:5-6. Although my immediate future is uncertain and cloudy, everything is connecting together.  I’ma tell myself everyday, “I am in good hands because I am in God’s hands.” 

Proverbs 3:5-6 - ”Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge (submit to) him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Shout out to the Yuen brothers (Matt & Josh). Matt shared this with Josh, and then Josh shared this with me. 

It was a great read for me and I wish I got to share this earlier, but this one goes out for everyone still going through finals! I got 2 more coming up - Fri 8AM and Fri 7PM. “So close, I can feel it.” 

Hey Guys,

Here are a couple things that I found that are really helpful in the stressful time of studying for finals. Just know all of your hard work will pay off, and there is reason to your work. Do everything so as to glorify God with your efforts and actions and thoughts.

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and here is another thing:

“Study not for yourself, not for your friends, not for your parents, but for something much greater, the greatest being possible, God because He alone is worthy of all praise.

Study not with the attitude that school is pointless, but that secular work can be glorious because Jesus, the Lord of all creation, humbly made tables for most of His life.

Study not with a complaining heart, but with a heart overflowing with thankfulness because school really can be the happiest place on earth.

Study not with anxiety but with a peace that surpasses all understanding because you can touch your hair and rest assured that every one of them is numbered.

Study not with the feeling of being overwhelmed with what you have to do, but be overwhelmed by what He has done for you because His promises are sure.

Study not with a ridiculous attitude believing that we can fully comprehend God but with a humble spirit knowing that our minds are like a soda can compared to the vast ocean of His wisdom.

Study not with an earthly perceptive, but with a kingdom perspective because 100 years from now we will be with Christ no matter what.

Study not for the grade, but for the Master because His grading system is better than ours.

Study not with a small attitude, but dream big because God can use your studies open glorious opportunities for you in the future.

Study not with uncertainty, but with peace from God because He is in control, He is never anxious, and He makes no mistakes. 

Study not with an unfocused mind, but a focused mind because life is short, eternity is long, and our lives shall not be wasted. 

Study not in a self-centered attitude, but in a prayerful attitude because we need God more than air. 

Study not for the grade, but for sanctification because our character is much more important than any letter on any piece of paper.

Study for God because, by His grace, He gave you a brain and what an honor and privilege it is to be able to think, to process information, and to study at a school where the education system is better than most kids can ever dream of. Study, because when you study, you can become fascinated with what you learn because it all points back to a Creator. The complexity of the subjects you can’t understand, the math, the sciences, the languages, the history, the arts, all of it points to a being that is so much grander and greater, a creator that is way above us, because it takes us years to grasp the simplest of concepts. Study with joy, because learning trains your mind to think, so later when you try studying the Bible, you will have a mind that can think and analyze and deduct the correct interpretation of the Bible and allow it to transform your life.”

Good luck,

Matt