1. late to 0 period 2. switched couple answers on econ test. at least 3 wrong. 3. apparently didn't do physics hw the night before. couldn't ask for help. 4. wrote a crap paragraph in english. 5. my own section doesn't listen to me. yelled at them today. 6. got a parking ticket. 7. have 0/5 stanford essays written.
am i allowed to complain? am i allowed to cry? why do i feel like i'm not allowed??
you know what?? suck it up ashley. let's get a move on. work w/ what's here.
This past season has been a time of a lot questioning.
Why can't we have a lot of Christians that can represent Christ? Why can't we have people come to the church immediately when they're sick? Why do we have to be delusional to be happy? Why do we have to prove there's a God when the proof for life starting on its own is barely there itself? Why do I rely on people so much? What happened to some people? Change?
What i realized recently. is that one of the most effective tools the devil has against me is discomfort. When i was little. i was so afraid of demons and getting scissor-lock that i couldn't fall asleep a lot. after some time. that fear was diminished through God giving me comfort in His power and sovereignty. However, that wasn't a process that took up a span of a day. It took months of conditioning. I'm so afraid of everything collapsing under me... that I won't allow God to take control of every aspect of my life. I know that He's God and that I need to give Him complete control, but I'm afraid He'll take away my family, my friends, my health. and i don't know if i can praise Him in the those kinds of storms. I don't know how long it'll take me to recover. and to be frank... i don't know how much time i have.
God. Help me to trust you. Help me to surrender. But be gentle. I'm scared. Appa.. I'm terrified of what could happen. Help me to find solace in You alone. Your daughter.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Today's the first day in a while when I've finished homework before 10.
I think it's because I stopped napping. Hahahaa.
Writing these personal statements about myself have been interesting. I really thought there was nothing really special to me. I thought I was a typical Asian girl just working hard. but now. i realize there's so much more. God has put me in experiences that only I've gotten to experience. and thoughts that have only been tried in my brain. of course. other people probably think of the same stuff. but not in the same way i do.
on a different note.
i've been realizing more and more. how dumb... drugs and alcohol are. really. is it worth it to be stupid and unfeeling for the couple of hours? of course. i'm not perfect. i know that fully and completely. but... people can't just call us hypocrites.
I know that I suck. that's the foundation of christianity. christians are not perfect. that's why we turn to Jesus to make up the rest.
God.. please give me hope for those who are lost. Please help me to pray for them and be patient I thank you for all that you've done. and I love you Dad.
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