Yikes! I think it's my turn! :)

Sorry for the late post...to be truthful, I forgot who I was supposed to contribute after...BUT ANYHOW!

I've been out of town (for a mini vacation) to the nearby county of San Diego with my grandma and my cousin, Jason. We had a really cool time there visiting scenic spots such as Point Loma, touring the battleship carrier, having fun at the Birch aquarium...etc. It was especially a blessing because not only did I get to spend exclusive time w/ the fam, I also got to see Jeremiah for all of Saturday (he was our tour guide around SD) and today at his church (he led worship at big church for the first time). Today's message was on Luke 12:32-46 and the topic was "The 'not yet' of the kingdom." It was about the promise of eternality with God in heaven, and how although the 2nd coming has "not yet" come, God gives us a "now" solution with Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. It was an awesome message, and the worship was awesome too....EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME! hehe

Ummmmm....let's see. Over break, I realized that spiritual discipline is easier said than done. It really takes a lot of discipline and accountability! As for my devos, I wanted to share with you guys 1 Corinthians 6:12-15. Even though this passage is specifically about sexual immorality, I think it's reasonable to apply to a lot of other things too! The passage says:

"Everything is permissible for me"- but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me - but I will not be mastered by anything. Food for the stomach and the stomach for food - but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?

It's amazing to know that our bodies are temples of God! So whether we eat or drink or whatever we do, do all to the glory of God. And how our choices should reflect our love for God, because we're changed creations! Whoohoo.

Another cool thing that I listened to last week was a sermon by CJ Mahaney recommended by girltalk.blogs.com. You can find the link at the 12/11/2007 post. It's seriously really good..it gave me a great (and sad) reality of how we want to hold on to the world, when it's so miserable and poor compared to the riches of God!

Prayer requests... Being a light to my best friends: Annie, Karen, Tiffo (nickname) and Twong (nickname). None of them are believers, and it's easy to get back to the worldly things of hanging out. Continue taking my gma and cousin to church (it's a lot harder getting plugged in than I thought). Mm...also sticking to my plan of reading Love to Eat, Hate to Eat, and 1 Corinthians for this break. And finding good fellowship and accountability at home!

I miss you gals :). I definitely take you for granted knowing how easy I have it (accountability-wise) at UCLA.

-Lucy