Goals for Next Week:

- be purposeful and intentional w. my time with my parents

- QT (quality time) w. God

- relax

Currently Listening To:

- Our God, Chris Tomlin

- You Alone Can Rescue, Matt Redman

My Spiritual Reservoir

For the last College&Career meeting we were reflecting on our how the Lake Model played out in each of our personal lives. In other words, the question we had to reflect on was, is there a balance between the spiritual input you're getting and the spiritual output you're giving?

For myself, I realized that these last few weeks have been such a blessing. Currently my spiritual life feels balanced; that my spiritual input and my spiritual output have been about equal. I still need to increase my intake of Scripture and my outpouring of prayer, but the spiritual feedings I've been getting from fellowship and discipleship have been so fulfilling. Same goes for my outpouring of witnessing and discipling others.

In more detail, through my discipleship with Pastor Don and Pastor Scott, I've been both challenged and encouraged. Also, with the plethora of knowledge I'm gaining it's really helping me get a better grasp of what I'm doing right and what I need to improve on in terms of my faith and mindset on things.

Also, it's been so encouraging to experience true fellowship these days with brothers and sisters in Christ. Like I mentioned already, with my mentors, then also with Mushroom and Clarence at our Think Tank meetings, and with my small groups (Da Sisterhood and PRIME). As well as Sunny and Erica who I plan to start discipling, and all the other Boonies I've had the privilege of sharing in part of their lives with over the past few weeks (like today after evangelism outreach). Lastly, with the other ISAAC interns, in getting the opportunity to see more of Christ's body at His many different churches. Through all these experiences I think I'm really getting a better sense of what God calls 'fellowship'.

Anyways, need to sleep soon. Tired; sorry if this post wasn't very coherent. Much to do this week. And going to Aruba for vacation next week with the family. Hope to update more later but there's been so much going on these days it's so hard to find the time. =)

NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2010

Hmm...where to go?

For French Food

- Cafe Boulud

- Le Cirque

For Outdoor Dining

- http://www.nycgo.com/?event=view.slideshow&sid=236190&slide=1

Baby (Garter) Snake at VBS

"Pastor Scott, can we keep him?"

We'd probably fail every health/safety inspection haha.

All I Ask of You

Just finished watching "Phantom of the Opera" ^^

RAOUL
No more talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
my words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears.
I'm here with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you...

CHRISTINE
Say you love me every waking moment,
turn my head with talk of summertime...
Say you need me with you now and always...
Promise me that all you say is true
that's all I ask of you

RAOUL
Let me be your shelter
let me be your light
You're safe, No one will find you
your fears are far behind you...

CHRISTINE
All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night
and you, always beside me, to hold me and to hide me...

RAOUL
Then say you'll share with me
one love, one lifetime
let me lead you from your solitude
Say you need me with you here, beside you...
anywhere you go, let me go too
Christine, that's all I ask of you...

CHRISTINE
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime...
say the word and I will follow you...
BOTH:
Share each day with me,
each night, each morning...
CHRISTINE
Say you love me...

RAOUL
You know I do...

BOTH
Love me - that's all I ask of you
Anywhere you go let me go too
Love me - that's all I ask of you...

A well-known passage, but it's a classic for a reason.

1 Corinthians 13

¹If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ²If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ³If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

I still have a long way to go....

A day of many shortcomings and regrets....

Praying for grace, discernment, discipline, and obedience.

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