ohhh my. no. PRAISE THE LORD!!

    i got accepted into uga today XD

i was expecting a call on the 15th, so i thought i would be extremely rushed about my college decision cause i would have to pay for housing to georgia state the day i got my reply from uga. BUT, no worries now!! :)

Currently Reading The Screwtape Letters By C. S. Lewis see related

man .. this book is so deep.

i like how it shows things from such a different perspective.
instead of from our perspective, as humans & christians, this book does the complete opposite.
but yea. spiritual warfare is so real.

"It is during the trough periods, much more than during the peak periods, that it is growing into the sort of creature He wants it to be. Hence the prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him best. ...He wants them to learn to walk and must therefore take away His hand; and if only the will to walk is really there He is pleased even with their stumbles."

God gives us free will, so it's our decision whether
we want to live for Him or not.
He refuses to carry us to any of the goals He sets before us,
but leaves us to 'do it on our own.'
And there lies the devil's opportunity to tempt us.
But there also lies his danger.
Because once we get over the initial dryness successfully,
we become much harder to tempt because we become
much less dependent on our emotions.

powerful, huh?

major picture update
here are a few of the pictures from the past 1 1/2 week
:D

thanks for always having us over pastor kim!
 

  (there's a reason why these pictures are small)

 --the end :D

        ecclessia was .. amazing.
   nothing more to say :D
               it was great having days full of only "talks", praise & prayer.
           and, i miss the people already :T
 
  God is so awesome

here are some pictures from after the retreat




thursday -- flushing, NY


manhattan, new york!! :D
can you tell it was freezing?? thank goodness for northface.













 

friday -- last day

so. i learned that i love the city. not enough to live in it, but to visit. a lot.
..the suburbs seem so slow & boring now T.T

:]
 

upon seeing this picture ....
Annie: "i think it means the little droplet is going to grow into a big waterfall"
Donna, John, Josh: "oh .. i saw it as a cross with a tear going down"
Eunice: "uhm .. i just saw it as a water droplet ....."

a conversation
Patrick: oh yea. i thought i saw you guys at taco bell.... well, i got a ___ on my calculus test. what'd you get?
Donna: i got a chicken quesadilla

XD