Daily Reading!

Psalm 46:1

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 46^[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.^[b] A song.

¹ God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.

Daily Reading!

Psalm 45:17

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁷ I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations;
    therefore nations will praise you forever and ever.

Let's be the people that causes God's name to be remembered. Let's actively shape the kingdom of God!

Daily Reading!

Psalm 42:4

New International Version (NIV)

⁴ These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:
how I used to go to the house of God
    under the protection of the Mighty One^[a]
with shouts of joy and praise
    among the festive throng.

Daily Reading!

Genesis 12:2-3

The Message (MSG)

^2-3 I’ll make you a great nation
        and bless you.
    I’ll make you famous;
        you’ll be a blessing.
    I’ll bless those who bless you;
        those who curse you I’ll curse.
    All the families of the Earth
        will be blessed through you.”

Daily Reading!

Psalm 38:3-4

English Standard Version (ESV)

³ There is no soundness in my flesh
    because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones
    because of my sin.
⁴ For my iniquities have gone over my head;
    like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

Worship!

Daily Reading!

Psalm 37:5-6

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁵ Commit everything you do to the Lord.
    Trust him, and he will help you.
⁶ He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
    and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

Daily Reading!

Amos 3:3-7

New Living Translation (NLT)

Witnesses against Guilty Israel

³ Can two people walk together
    without agreeing on the direction?
⁴ Does a lion ever roar in a thicket
    without first finding a victim?
Does a young lion growl in its den
    without first catching its prey?
⁵ Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
    that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
    when there’s nothing to catch?
⁶ When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
    shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
    unless the Lord has planned it?

⁷ Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything
    until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.

Today, I was with couple members of my life group, and we just spent some time reading the Word together and these verses really stuck out to me. It was really eye-opening, and I felt that I needed to hear this. As verse 3 mentions, how can two people walk if they can't agree what the destination. When we are walking with God, how can we ever expect to walk together, side by side, if our goals are so very different. Its just not possible if we have different expectations. 

Although many times, we struggle and complain that God is not leading me in the direction or He is not guiding me, or He has abandoned me. However, it is so NOT true. As verse 7 mentions, God always reveals his plans to us. He wants us to know what he has in store for our future so that we may be on the same page. Sometimes, we feel like He isn't telling us anything, but maybe its because we are so loud and we just scream out to God asking for what we want. We just scream and shout and cry out to God to give us what we want, but maybe what we need to do is just sit and listen to God talking to us. Many times, I feel that my  own voice is covering up the voice of God. I'm so consumed in my own desires that it seems like God has abandoned me. In fact, God is trying to communicate with us so that we may walk in the same direction as him.

The best thing maybe is not to cry out, but to sit down and just listen to what God has to say.

Worship!

Daily Reading!

Psalm 32:7

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁷ For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. 

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Psalm 31:23-24

New International Version (NIV)

²³ Love the Lord, all his faithful people!
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,
    but the proud he pays back in full.
²⁴ Be strong and take heart,
    all you who hope in the Lord.

Daily Reading!

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. (Psalms 27:1, 2 ESV)

Thanksgiving Break

Hello All,


I apologize for not posting over the Thanksgiving Holiday! Going back home was such a blessing! I have to say that home is truly the best place to be. I am so thankful for the wonderful family and friends I have. I had a great time spending Thanksgiving with my family and relatives, and just having fun with my friends. I really did miss how much you have in Illinois. Let's not forget how great and awesome our God is for blessing us with a time to be with the people we love!

For prayer requests, I think this prayer goes out to all the college students as we prepare for final exams and the end of the semester. There will be a lot of work that will come.

Also, please pray for our sister, Eunice Lee, as she is leaving for Thailand for missions tomorrow! Please keep her in your prayers. Check out her blog as she is gone for 4 weeks: www.eunicelee2012.wordpress.com !

Let's continue to be in prayer and the Word!

Daily Reading!

Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Remember your mercy, O Lord , and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. (Psalms 25:4-6 ESV)

Daily Reading!

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Psalm 23

New International Version (NIV)

Surely your goodness and love will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It feels great to be back home with my family and friends. I hope you all enjoy your time relaxing! Let's not forget to thank our God for giving us this time to spend with the people we love!

Daily Reading!

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (Psalms 23:4 ESV)

Daily Reading!

Psalm 16:8-9

New International Version (NIV)

⁸ I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,

Daily Reading!

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹³ That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. ¹⁴ God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Daily Reading!

Ecclesiastes 8:15

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁵ So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.

Daily Reading!

Psalm 6:2

New Living Translation (NLT)

² Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak.
    Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.

When we are struggling, when we are in pain, when we are going through a rough time

lets ask God to help us. Let's ask God to heal us. Let's ask God to give us strength.

God wants us to ask him for help. He knows we can't do it on our own. We need him, 

and He wants us to need him.