supplication.

Nevertheless, I am continually with you,
You hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel
and afterward you will receive me to your glory.

Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth
that I desire beside you.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

[Psalm 73:23-26]
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humble me, Lord. really break my heart for what breaks yours. continue to show me that You are sufficient above all things. i want to seek your guidance over anyone else's. grow me to desire You, to delight IN you alone, not just the gifts, but the Giver. yes, i struggle with the conflicting desires of my prideful flesh and my selfish heart, but i pray that i will learn to trust You completely. i stumble more than i want to admit, but i pray that my faith is grounded in good soil to produce good fruit, so i may please You. re-focus me to serve with humility, patience, truth and love. purify my thoughts and actions to fully re-center them on You, the one who deserves all the praise and glory for any good thing in this world. thank you for being so patient with me.

encouragement.

God does not call the equipped,

God equips the ones He calls.

200th post word jumble.

God is good. There is so much to be thankful for and so much to pray for as well. There are so many souls all over the world crying out for physical, mental, emotional, spiritual comfort. I pray that they draw close to God as He will draw close to them. Lord, I know we cannot answer why suffering coexists with such an omnipotent God, but I do know that You are a loving God of salvation that restores us even after the greatest trials. And we see that in a clear example of Christ's incredible suffering on the Cross that led to amazing, eternal rewards. I need to always remember that God is faithful and that His will is waaaaaay better than anything I could ever imagine. I can never wrap my mind around how absolutely wonderful you are. I praise you for Your mercy, your power, your kindness, your goodness: true, intimate, consistent, everlasting.

For me, I pray that He rids my anxious heart from worry and I hope pride and bitterness does not continue plague my heart. I want to passionately serve Him without becoming a meaningless routine. I pray that the Holy Spirit grants me the spiritual fruit to be a light in this dark world. I want to make everything of this world super tiny compared to the grandest of heavenly things. There should be no limit to me loving You, a God who pours out His infinite love so abundantly. Use me, mold me, Lord. Continue to transform my mind and heart to know and love you more and more. And I pray that God continues to stir in the hearts of those who are seeking and to be ever-so-evident in the lives of those who do have Christ. Lord, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

trip to the concrete jungle.

snipits of my mini-vacay to the east coast.

to visit the bfriend, the brother, friendsies.

lots of walking, lots of eating, lots of laughing, lots of learning.

and lots of pictorals... here's just a few!

subway. ride fresh.time squizzle and all the lights... and tourists.central pErk.

walking, talking, dodging people.
at the MoMA with the brother and his gf.
5 pointz.

starting the new year together! ...in times square...kinda.

day trip to DC (the other windy city) to visit miss ica.how we escaped the wind chill.

detention. assisting my bro in his 4th grade class.

day trip to cafe habana with the dan davis.

check out his photography skills:

and... the last pictoral of zee trip.

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praise God for the blessings He granted us during the week! im so undeserving. God is so good for being so consistently faithful, for always providing, for rebuking us out of love, and for teaching us how to be patient in His timing. im so thankful for the people He has blessed me with, including the bfriend who i loved hangin out with in his new 'hood. im so proud of and encouraged by the courage and faith that led him to the east coast. what an absolute blessing to have a friend to laugh, eat, pray and grow with. you're awesome, love.