Thank you

To those who've been remembering me in prayer :)

It's been a rough week, and I've been trying to consciously depend on God and not slip into a cycle of just working without remember why/for Who I do it.

This song is amazing -- my song for the week :) The video quality isn't so good (so don't stare at the video it'll make you dizzy, just listen haha), wanted to put some proper music videos, but I chose this one because she talks about her inspiration for the song.

ABOVE ALL ELSE, Vicky Beeching

Jesus, my passion in life is to know You
May all other goals bow down toThis journey of loving You more
Jesus, You’ve showered Your goodness on me
Given Your gifts so freely
But there’s one thing I’m longing for
Hear my heart’s cry
And my prayer for this life

Above all else
Above all else
Above all else
Give me Yourself

Savior, the more that I see Your beauty
The more that I glimpse Your glory
My heart is captured by You
Jesus, You are my greatest treasure
Nothing this world can offer
Could ever compare to You
So, hear my heart’s cry
And my prayer for this life

Happy v-day

My friend S says that V-Day is Singles' Awareness Day -- S.A.D. Haha.

I like the way we 'celebrate' it at church; we use the occasion to appreciate the sisters :)

Come like the rushing wind

The wind outside howled yesterday. Like I've never heard before, and from the 20th floor the effect of the rushing wind is extremely amplified -- leaving a small gap in your window causes doors in the entire apartment to swing violently; even walking through Locust Walk against the wind required much effort. In these brief displays of majesty and grandeur through nature, it gives me much perspective -- what is man that you are mindful of Him Oh God? 

Come like the rushing wind, leave us abandoned to Your praise.

CONSUMING FIRE -- Hillsong United
There must be more than this,
O breath of God come breathe within,
There must be more than this,
Spirit of God we wait for You.

Fill us anew we pray,
Fill us anew we pray.

(Chorus)
Consuming fire fan into flame,
A passion for Your Name,
Spirit of God fall in this place,
Lord have Your way,
Lord have Your way with us,

Come like a rushing wind,
Clothe us with power from on high,
Now set the captives free,
Leave us abandoned to Your praise.

Lord let Your glory fall,
Lord let Your glory fall.

Stir it up in our hearts Lord,
Stir it up in our hearts Lord,
Stir it up in our hearts Lord,
A passion for Your Name.

Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear)

Graham Kendrick

All I once held dear, built my life upon,
All this world reveres and wars to own;
All I once thought gain I have counted loss,
Spent and worthless now compared to this.

CHORUS:
Knowing You, Jesus, knowing You
There is no greater thing.
You're my all, You're the best,
You're my joy, my righteousness,
And I love You Lord.

Now my heart's desire is to know You more,
To be found in You and know as Yours,
To possess by faith what I could not earn
All surpassing gift of righteousness

Oh to know the power of Your risen life,
And to know You in Your sufferings;
To become like You in Your death, my Lord,
So with You to live and never die.

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Haha one of my favorite things to do: posting songs that speak to me :)

There's a meningitis scare on campus -- and all the cases have been related to students in frats/sororities. All events/parties involving food and close human contact have been cancelled for the weekend.

Not quite sure what to make of all this; my first reaction was apathy, but then emails from multiple sources begun flooding in about cancelled events, precautionary measures, and health check-ups. Hmm.

Today it struck me during helpers' training that achieving success in Christian ministry does not say anything about your character, or whether you're continually in the process of becoming more Christ-like. Sometimes God gives your ministry growth because He cares about people, but it is in no way God's affirmation of the integrity of your character.

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I have resolved not to complain about busyness, not out of hypocrisy or a masking of problems to create a facade of calmness -- but to learn to operate on grace :) For the joy of the Lord is my strength.

Kinda filled to capacity with my time now, yet another thing I learnt today: Let every moment be spent with God, or being used by God.

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It snowed really heavily the other day, and patches of white dot the landscape. THE GROUND HAS LEPROSY. Haha