- Do you prefer a guy who consciously attracts you, or attracts you by the way he lives?
- Would you go with me to a Mariner's game?
- What does it mean for you to live for Jesus?
- What are some of the values you plan to incorporate into your family life?
- Why are you so hard to read?!
- Do you think physical appearance is a reflection of a lifestyle?
- Would you play sports with me? Are you interested at all in working out me?
- What role does attraction play in relationships with you?
Saturday, March 22, 2008
All the questions I want to ask girls.
I've been thinking about this lately... I've been talking to some girls lately and I'm not really interested in any of them, because they aren't head over heels in love with Jesus. Long story short, I'm confused about ladies, and I just want to vent out! Here's a few questions I have for ladies in no particular order.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Fanks, Bruv.
Workout of the Day:
I called it complements..
My brother just left for Winnipeg, Canada. *Sigh* But I will tread on!
... I'm baking cookies!
Anywhoo, back to being the [only] man of the house... Here's a couple of todays Highlights... and Lowlights:
17 "What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention,
Job 7:17-21
This scripture just makes me feel tiny. God keep me in perspective!
[Cookies are almost done!]
I called it complements..
- Handstand Push ups [3 reps]
- Sprint (attempt to sprint...) 25 feet there and back.
- Dead lift 133% BW (came out to 205 pounds) [3 Reps]
- Sprint
- Pull ups [3 reps]
- Sprint
- Knees to Elbows [3 reps]
Do 5 rounds.
My brother just left for Winnipeg, Canada. *Sigh* But I will tread on!
... I'm baking cookies!
Anywhoo, back to being the [only] man of the house... Here's a couple of todays Highlights... and Lowlights:
Highlights:
I helped in Steve Ballmer (Microsoft's new CEO)
I guess he's a big deal. I wasn't even allowed to enter his room, I brought his luggage in escorted by a security guard; defintely the most awkward luggage delivery I've ever done.
I still managed to help in/out every guest in the lobby though things were extremely busy. I looked like I wasn't doing anything when I was actually in the middle of 3 or 4 LARGE tasks.
I think my brother and I represented Semiahmoo Resort well today in front of Microsoft, and our Resort's owners Trillium. Today was an intimidating day.
Lowlights:
I'm single (Haha)
Reading Job these last few days is reminding me that I need to praise God for the Highlights... AND the Lowlights! (Basically... I feel iddy biddy.)
17 "What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention,
18 that you examine him every morning
and test him every moment?
19 Will you never look away from me,
or let me alone even for an instant?
20 If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a burden to you?
21 Why do you not pardon my offenses
and forgive my sins?
For I will soon lie down in the dust;
you will search for me, but I will be no more."
Job 7:17-21
This scripture just makes me feel tiny. God keep me in perspective!
[Cookies are almost done!]
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Finding God ... in the MUCK!
What a day!
Today started off like any other, woke up at 5:30am... and went back to sleep. :)
Woke up again at 6:15am, took a shower, and was at work by 6:50am. Today was
an awesome day at work, I must say. I handled one hundred thirty check outs today
as a lone bellman. Finally, I'm doing something right!
After work, I drove home, wrestled with God about tithing and grabbed my Bible --- wait, where's my Bible? Long story short, God won; I will definitely write about tithing later.
I arrived at the Home, and hung out with the Whatcom CCFers. Good times.
A little something came up that really began stirring my heart:
message (don't worry, my argument was Biblical! he used a few scripture out of context, I think...) Then I talked to Jennifer Gailey and Alexi Sapida (again? I'm as surprised as you are!)
Here's where the fun actually began:
I got to the home around 9:50pm, I had to go home because I have to work in... roughly 5 hours (7:00am). I go to my car and the dome light is out. Crap. I didn't want to interrupt my Core's "manover," so I called my dad (who recently got his job and slept through his alarm... I woke him up to make it to work), then I called my sister. After a couple moments of catching up and talking, she drove over to help her brother out. I LOOOVE my family. She drove up from Oak Harbor to help me out. (1 hour drive, one way!)
She's driving up... and we talk about everything. Everything that God's been doing in each of our lives, I was STOKED to hear how obedient my sister has grown to be. I'm so proud of her.
Long story made even longer, my sister gets lost due to lack of clarity and confusing Bellingham roads. I came running; here's my route (ended up coming to 1.3 miles).
Yeah, I ran the wrong way, so what? I was using my map doohickey on my phone (finally put into use!) and eventually found my way. We hung out a bit more, I taught her how to jump a car, and sat down and told her not to grow up to be a drunk. Bellingham at midnight is a scary place ladies and gents. A scaary place.
God's been at work in my life. The harvest came up when I was most broken. Well, my car was... AGAIN! No matter, God showed up, and the night rocked. I wouldn't trade tonights experience for anything. Tonight I faced a few areas I need to be praying for God's direction in:
Today started off like any other, woke up at 5:30am... and went back to sleep. :)
Woke up again at 6:15am, took a shower, and was at work by 6:50am. Today was
an awesome day at work, I must say. I handled one hundred thirty check outs today
as a lone bellman. Finally, I'm doing something right!
After work, I drove home, wrestled with God about tithing and grabbed my Bible --- wait, where's my Bible? Long story short, God won; I will definitely write about tithing later.
I arrived at the Home, and hung out with the Whatcom CCFers. Good times.
A little something came up that really began stirring my heart:
We had a 'name game' with the following criteria...Headed to CCF at Western, had a blast worshiping God, wrestled with thoughts during the
What would you do if you could do anything you wanted and money was not a factor? (In one sentence)
My reply... "I would take my mom and visit her family in the Philippines, and just pour a blessing on them."
Who was that reply for? Jesus and my Mom. All around the room I heard response after response about selfish desires. Lord, I want ... and I'm sure You do, too... to be a part of the Body that keeps You the head and desires to do Your will. I was so discouraged. Sure, it was a game, but... I'll probably blab about this later, too.
message (don't worry, my argument was Biblical! he used a few scripture out of context, I think...) Then I talked to Jennifer Gailey and Alexi Sapida (again? I'm as surprised as you are!)
Here's where the fun actually began:
I got to the home around 9:50pm, I had to go home because I have to work in... roughly 5 hours (7:00am). I go to my car and the dome light is out. Crap. I didn't want to interrupt my Core's "manover," so I called my dad (who recently got his job and slept through his alarm... I woke him up to make it to work), then I called my sister. After a couple moments of catching up and talking, she drove over to help her brother out. I LOOOVE my family. She drove up from Oak Harbor to help me out. (1 hour drive, one way!)
She's driving up... and we talk about everything. Everything that God's been doing in each of our lives, I was STOKED to hear how obedient my sister has grown to be. I'm so proud of her.
Long story made even longer, my sister gets lost due to lack of clarity and confusing Bellingham roads. I came running; here's my route (ended up coming to 1.3 miles).
Yeah, I ran the wrong way, so what? I was using my map doohickey on my phone (finally put into use!) and eventually found my way. We hung out a bit more, I taught her how to jump a car, and sat down and told her not to grow up to be a drunk. Bellingham at midnight is a scary place ladies and gents. A scaary place.God's been at work in my life. The harvest came up when I was most broken. Well, my car was... AGAIN! No matter, God showed up, and the night rocked. I wouldn't trade tonights experience for anything. Tonight I faced a few areas I need to be praying for God's direction in:
- Tithing! (I'm excited to write about this!)
- Bellingham outside of CCF. (Boy are we in a bubble!, those people need Jesus, too!)
- Being there financially for my family.
- Authenticity (being real)
- Understanding of: Love, Patience, and Faithfulness and incorporating it into my life!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The GIFT of Purity
I've been wrestling with this all day:
What is purity? Is it a gift from God or a gift to God?
What does Jesus have to say about this?
Alright, I got it. The list (come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly) seems more evident in my life than the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control). I don't really need to qualify myself to anyone, but God. I need fundamental change, and persistent effort to seek what God wants with my heart.
I've been reflecting on this for weeks now, the one thing I do know about my heart is this: it's not pure, but it wants to be. I read about King David, the man after God's heart, and I want this indeed. I've been learning that the foundation of a pure heart requires a lot of work, but it's incredibly self-motivated and proactive. Hear me out on this, you need to be self-motivated to keep yourself away from selfishness. There's a quote I've been meaning to share:
Those filled with unchecked pride cant love as they should or receive love as they could.
I hate how pride finds a way to destroy everything, it can make a pure heart impure. Most of the work needed to protect a pure heart involves initiative to keep pride from getting involved. I don't want this gift I desire from God to be anything but this: I want to reflect Christ. Not just His image, but His character and love. Lord, check my pride.. and let's get to work!
What is purity? Is it a gift from God or a gift to God?
What does Jesus have to say about this?
All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.' "
17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'unclean'? 19For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods "clean.")
20He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' 21For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "
Mark 7:14-23
Alright, I got it. The list (come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly) seems more evident in my life than the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control). I don't really need to qualify myself to anyone, but God. I need fundamental change, and persistent effort to seek what God wants with my heart.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,Create in me a pure heart...
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.11 Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.Psalm 51:10-17
I've been reflecting on this for weeks now, the one thing I do know about my heart is this: it's not pure, but it wants to be. I read about King David, the man after God's heart, and I want this indeed. I've been learning that the foundation of a pure heart requires a lot of work, but it's incredibly self-motivated and proactive. Hear me out on this, you need to be self-motivated to keep yourself away from selfishness. There's a quote I've been meaning to share:
Those filled with unchecked pride cant love as they should or receive love as they could.
I hate how pride finds a way to destroy everything, it can make a pure heart impure. Most of the work needed to protect a pure heart involves initiative to keep pride from getting involved. I don't want this gift I desire from God to be anything but this: I want to reflect Christ. Not just His image, but His character and love. Lord, check my pride.. and let's get to work!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Work-Out Day!
Today was an awesome workout day... Check it out!
This quarter is coming to an end... and I'm beginning to decide my schedule for next quarter, what classes will I take? I guess, right now, I've been wrestling with how I invest myself today for my future. I'm studying hard, working hard, and resting hard, and there are still a few things I need to improve:
Prayer life (prayer for my future ministry... and... wife? [c'mon God!])
Friendship life (Phil and I: Roomates 2008?)
School (What am I going get my degree in?)
Bah, making decisions for myself. Tough work!
Rounds of:What a day! My brother and I have an unwritten competition for all the workouts, and I beat him on one of them... It was awesome! Basically, I'm exhausted.
5 Pull ups
10 Push ups
15 Squats
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes... I ended up doing 11 rounds.
1 to 10 breathing ladder of Kettle bell swings.
I did 4 rounds, and a couple more adding up to a total of 220 swings in 19minutes and 10seconds.
This quarter is coming to an end... and I'm beginning to decide my schedule for next quarter, what classes will I take? I guess, right now, I've been wrestling with how I invest myself today for my future. I'm studying hard, working hard, and resting hard, and there are still a few things I need to improve:
Prayer life (prayer for my future ministry... and... wife? [c'mon God!])
Friendship life (Phil and I: Roomates 2008?)
School (What am I going get my degree in?)
Bah, making decisions for myself. Tough work!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Whoa! Wake-up call!
Workout of the Day:
This is what my schedule looks like:
5:40am - try to wake up, pray, do devotionals
6:00am - get ready for work (eat breakfast, shower, etc.)
6:40am - drive in to work
7:00am to 3:00pm - WORK!!
3:10pm - get home, get ready for school
3:25pm - start driving to school
4:00pm to 5:05pm - English 100 class (Monday through Thursday)
5:10pm to 7:30pm - Math 131 class (Monday and Wednesday)
6:00pm to 8:00pm - Sociology 110 class (Thursday)
If I get home around 8:00pm, I try to work out, but if I don't have the time, no biggie!
8:00pm(ish) to 9:30pm - Homework!
10:00pm - pray, go to bed!
That's just my schedule, but I'm a commitment flake, here are a few of my commitments:
Jesus (give my 10%, but live for Him with my all!)
Brother (Responsible to pay bills, clean up around the house, and be there for him)
Family (You guys know this one!)
Friends & CCF (This is what I'm working on! This is my prayer and discipline focus!)
I have a lot to due, I just need to bucket down, stop wasting time, and make the most of every opportunity to have each moment I have available fully used to bring a smile to God's face. Sorry, everyone, but this is the life I'm living. It's incredibly rough, but it's what I have to do. Hey, Phil, can you hit me with a comment about this? I feel guilty that I'm not there for people, but for the first time in ages, I feel like I need help! I hate to be called a commitment flake, but it's not like I'm hogging any time to myself, and all the things I'm doing right now are preparing me for the ministry God's called me to. It's a stretchy time for me!
For time:Yeah, today pretty much sucked. I was confronted today by one of the my Core members that I am viewed by others as a commitment flake. Wait a second, a what?
50 Box jump, 24 inch box
50 Jumping pull-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood (about 30 lbs.)
50 Knees to elbows (this turned out to be about 15, then 35 pathetic v-sits)
50 Front squats, 45 pounds
50 Back extensions
50 Wall ball shots, 12 pound ball
50 Single unders (jump rope)
I finished this today at 31:42
This is what my schedule looks like:
5:40am - try to wake up, pray, do devotionals
6:00am - get ready for work (eat breakfast, shower, etc.)
6:40am - drive in to work
7:00am to 3:00pm - WORK!!
3:10pm - get home, get ready for school
3:25pm - start driving to school
4:00pm to 5:05pm - English 100 class (Monday through Thursday)
5:10pm to 7:30pm - Math 131 class (Monday and Wednesday)
6:00pm to 8:00pm - Sociology 110 class (Thursday)
If I get home around 8:00pm, I try to work out, but if I don't have the time, no biggie!
8:00pm(ish) to 9:30pm - Homework!
10:00pm - pray, go to bed!
That's just my schedule, but I'm a commitment flake, here are a few of my commitments:
Jesus (give my 10%, but live for Him with my all!)
Brother (Responsible to pay bills, clean up around the house, and be there for him)
Family (You guys know this one!)
Friends & CCF (This is what I'm working on! This is my prayer and discipline focus!)
I have a lot to due, I just need to bucket down, stop wasting time, and make the most of every opportunity to have each moment I have available fully used to bring a smile to God's face. Sorry, everyone, but this is the life I'm living. It's incredibly rough, but it's what I have to do. Hey, Phil, can you hit me with a comment about this? I feel guilty that I'm not there for people, but for the first time in ages, I feel like I need help! I hate to be called a commitment flake, but it's not like I'm hogging any time to myself, and all the things I'm doing right now are preparing me for the ministry God's called me to. It's a stretchy time for me!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Discipline
Work Out of the Day (WOD):
So far, my new disciplined life style is going alright, but I definitely need to buckle down and meet the obvious check points God is wanting me to meet. Jesus, I'll get there. I'm learning what it means to love Jesus with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength... but I want to be growing in all of those areas as well. One day at a time. You and me, Jesus, let's do this!
21-15-9 (reps) of:I need to make a lot of changes in my life. I've been facing a lot of questions... and it seems God is responding to my cries, "What have I been doing wrong?" I have a lot of issues right now. I'm becoming less consistent, and I'm messing up everywhere... I just need to let out my battle cry and face my junk, God I want to be faithful to You.
Ring Push-Ups
Dead lifts @ 100 pounds (60% Body weight)
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Pull-Ups
Overhead squats @ 50 pounds (30% Body weight)
Core Complex
So far, my new disciplined life style is going alright, but I definitely need to buckle down and meet the obvious check points God is wanting me to meet. Jesus, I'll get there. I'm learning what it means to love Jesus with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength... but I want to be growing in all of those areas as well. One day at a time. You and me, Jesus, let's do this!
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