The 365 Project - Day 55

A Pokemon is hardly suited for a picture, but I just had a day where I was playing around, and I had a friend's Nintendo DSi with Pokemon Pearl version on it. I was trying to go for the 2nd badge and needed a fire type pokemon to beat the gym, and found a Ponyta, and started to raise it...So now I have a fire type pokemon on my team..Listen to me I am acting like a child again, and it took me a while to find out that it was okay to play around...

FLASHDEVO

So I finally finished 1st Corinthians today...

Today was chapter 16, and at this point I have been listening to the instructions of Paul to the Church in Corinth, and I realize that also, he has been telling people of the plans that he has for his future (Lord willing, he says). He spoke of Timothy and the work that he had to accomplish because of the Gospel...

I at often times feel a lot like Timothy, I have work that needs to be done, after people have been pouring their lives into me, I am called to tell other people about Christ and to make a difference, we'll have to see what 2nd Corinthians has in store for me...

GRACE AND PEACE!

The 365 Project - Day 54

This was a success! The picture I mean. Today was a day where I had an itch to take a great picture and I truly found the picture. I was walking with a close friend, Gus, and we went to Reservoir Park off Frankfort Avenue in Louisville, and caught this picture as the sun was going down. It was perfect, absolutely perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better shot.

Tonight was the glamour of the oscars, and I must say I was shocked. Avatar was my top pick for every Oscar it was nominated for, and then it was beat in 2 places, Director and Best Picture. That both went to the Hurt Locker, which was interesting because this was the first time a woman director won for this category. Congrats to her. One of these days, I will see Hurt Locker and tell you what I think. It may end up being like that movie No Country for Old Men and I may absolutely hate it! But we'll see...

FLASHDEVO
1 Corinthians 15

When I read this chapter, I was reminded immediately of the importance of actually being around to preach the gospel. we have to proclaim Christ as he is. Crucified for our sins, and then risen from the dead.

Then there was the verse that caught my attention
1 Cor 15:34
Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning

I use this verse to encourage you to examine your life and to see that you have so much you have to live for, and sinning shouldn't be a part of that...

If you are a believer, examine your actions for your choices and see that there is always a different option, and that is Christ....

The 365 Project - Day 53

You know, after today, I feel that someday, I will learn to ski and snowboard. I was at a skiing resort in Indiana called "Perfect North" today...All I did at this place was go snowtubing. This sport is so fast-paced, and it also reminded me of being back home in Florida when I would go on innnertubes on boats. People from my home church, FBC of West Palm Beach, would bring their boats up to camps during the summer and we would ride on the tubes that they pulled with their boats, it was an amazing experience...

This experience was something that I will never forget. When I first went to the park, it felt like I had stepped onto Olympic training grounds, preparing to do a ski-jump or do a half pipe or something. However, considering that I have never done either above mentioned activity (someday though) I stuck to something a little more tame for my taste, and that was snow-tubing. You go down hills covered in snow on an innertube, need I say more? I seriously thought I was doing almost 100 miles per hour. The rush of the wind, the speed, it was an incredible feeling...

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1 Corinthians 14

This chapter talks about the uses of Tongues. I really don't get any of the speaking in tongues business. I personally don't believe in practicing it, and also don't know anyone who ever would or has done it before. I think as believers today, it is a very touchy and gray area when it comes to interpreting this. However, there was a verse in this passage that deeply caught my attention...

"Through men of strange tongues
and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
but even then they will not listen to me," says the Lord. (1 Cor 14:21)

"This People" I believe to me personally, this is referring to the Japanese. Of course it does, I mean look at my blog title, what could it possibly mean otherwise? I believe in this case that the Japanese are not meant to hear the gospel from the mouths of their own people but by the mouths of outsiders. People who come into their country, and into their world. That has truly been the case, ever since the 1500s when Portuguese Catholics landed there..."Though men of strange tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people"

God, I pray a prayer for Japan right now. You are the only one who knows what is best for that proud and ancient people. Give them joy that they have never known, let the mouths of foreigners be the ones that lead them to you O Lord. I pray this in your holy name, Amen!

GRACE AND PEACE AND PRAYERFULLY (a bed to sleep on for those who don't have one)
Because I am off to bed myself...

The 365 Project - Day 52

This was one of the most wild things I have ever eaten in my life. I almost didn't believe I had put it into my mouth and swallowed it until I had. This is what I had for lunch today, FROG LEGS!!!!!!

I took this picture and sent it straightaway to my mom, dad, and older brother. My mom was more shocked at this than my dad, but at least they weren't the most disgusting thing I have ever eaten in my life. I put them in a dish with some cocktail sauce, and when I ate it, it reminded me of being at Johnny's Restaurant on the City Island pier in New York. It was crazy that I ate them nevertheless :P Just don't eat it without the cocktail sauce...

Today I also got to see Alice in Wonderland. I was pleasantly surprised with it. For a Tim Burton movie, it didn't possess all of the creepy elements that a normal Tim Burton movie would have in it, but the character development, mannerisms, and artistic style, they all screamed out saying "Tim Burton made us!!!!" I also saw it in 3D, which made the experience even better. I find it ironic that in the movie, there's a scene with frogs, and I ate frog for lunch. You know that the movie will be incredible if 3 things are true.

1) Tim Burton directs the movie
2) Danny Elfman is the composer
3) It stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

FLASHDEVO
1 Corinthians 13

It's all about Love. I was a little convicted by this chapter to be entirely honest. I haven't been the most loving prson recently. That's really my own fault. People make fun of me often, and I shouldn't even react to it. Yet I still choose to react,(this all happpens here at Bible College, btw) and make a fool of myself in the process. This chapter said "the greatest of these is love" (v. 13). Even though I may not like people for the things they say to me, that doesn't automatically give me the right to say something negative back tot hem. It makes me no less a person then they are. I pray that God will help me see that I must reason with people in love, and not bring them down with negativity.

GRACE AND PEACE!

The 365 Project - Day 50/51

I am starting to wish that my life made a lot more sense that what it does now. I know that I am called to do great things, but it feels like everything in me is just tiring out. The semester is going to be over in just over 2 months. I will have worked for 4 years to receieve a piece of paper with my name on it. This is overwhelming, that's for sure...

I have so much I have to get caught up on, so much that needs to be accomplished during these weeks, especially since I have extended my internship.

The 2 pictures are from the past days.

Today's picture...I thought that people deserve to see what the campus looks like. There's the chapel, and the absolutely perfect day behind it.

Yesterday's picture...I bought this patch at Hot Topic, when I took the picture of the Alice in Wonderland stuff, and I realized I had just updated a bag that I bought right after I graduated from high school for my first class ever in college.

FLASHDEVO

1 Cor 11/12

I know I keep falling behind, but I have to get going with these scripture readings and to get seriously committed to keeping up with them. I will try my best to organize my time, so that way I am not rushing at the last minute to get things finished.

I hear 1 Corinthians 11 all the time. Whenever I am in church, I hear the preacher use this when we take the Lord's Supper. This chapter is basically a guide for people to see what is expected during worship. (This is in Chapter 11)

Chapter 12 talks about the gifts that the church receives from God. It is important for believers to take a chance to sit down and read this chapter, because if you are experiencing any doubts about the things that you can do, you can be assured that God has given you those talents for a very specific reason.

It is EXTREMELY LATE, and I want to go to bed.
Enjoy the pictures.

GRACE AND PEACE!

The 365 Project - Day 49

Today was the first day that I realized how behind I was. (I am talking about my schoolwork of course). I had to take a break for a while and go out somewhere to collect myself, and I decided to go to the mall, this was also for dinner too. I went to Chick-Fil-A, and stepped into Hot Topic where I took today's picture...Of course, there would be a picture of Alice in Wonderland stuff, since the movie comes out on Friday. I cannot wait for it, mainly because I am a Tim Burton fan.

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1 Cor. 10

Today was kind of funny. I jump around between BibleGateway.com or my favorite NIV bible that I've been using for 3 years, so I went to the internet, and actually used the Mac Speech for the first time. It's amazing, I've had the computer for close to a year and I never knew how to set the speech function up, and a friend finally showed me. This is my first Mac, so it's been a big transition, since I've been so used to PC for the majority of my life...

Anyway, here's some verses that stuck out to me...

(v.32-33)
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

I want to reach people for the gospel desperately, but I also have to take into consideration that when people see me, my goal is not to cause them to stumble or to sin. I pray that I may never do that.

GRACE AND PEACE!

The 365 Project - Day 48

Well here it is, finally! This is me, holding up the only known copy of my book, the Chronicles of Judah. If you follow me on Twitter/Facebook, you will see how long this has taken me to finish. I have worked on this book for over 3 years. It took me that long to get through it, so I will be trying my hardest to get this book published, so I just thought I would show you my accomplishment...

FLASHDEVO

1 Corinthians 9

This chapter was important for me to read, because it is showing me where I am going as a missions major, basically, the reason "why I do what I do"

This is the first part of what I took away...

(v. 22-23) I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

I honestly pray that when I am witnessing to people, that I can find means to reach them that will get the idea that I am there for them, and that I am not just preaching, I am listening, and I'm concerned for their soul.

Here's the second part (and it's relavent considering the Olympics just ended)

(v. 25) Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

Why do people have to prove to the world that they are "the best of the best" every 2 years on a global scale, when we, the people who will never be the perfect athlete (speaking of me), will receive a reward that cannot pass away. A medal is cool, I mean yes, people walk away from the Olympics with something to show for it, but when we talk about crowns, now that is something completely different.

As usual, I am up later than I should be, so I am going to bed.
Busy day tomorrow...again! :P

GRACE AND PEACE!