i went to LGT's evening service tonight. after worship the pastor had a burden to pray for the young men of the church because he felt that they were being attacked by the enemy. so he was praying.. but all of a sudden he got really loud and passionate and it kind of startled me. then he started saying "i release faith upon you" (to the young men). and he said it over and over. and i thought.. can one man's faith really be the faith of another? maybe he meant "God release faith upon you". and i began to think.. a man's faith is really a personal thing. yes it can be affected by another person's faith.. but can one man really GIVE faith to another man? everyone's faith is different. we experience it differently and we share it differently. where does a man's faith come from? from God..? from others? from himself? and the magnitude and quality of the faith must depend on where it comes from right. i found this verse..

One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. Romans 14:2

but this one is contrasting the faith of 2 different men - one with strong faith, one with weak faith. i couldn't find any other verses about this.. or faith being shared from one person to another. if anyone would like to enlighten me it would be welcomed.

wowzers! look at how short my friends list got when i deleted everyone who doesn't blog anymore. kinda sad. even tho some of the ones i left up don't really blog much anymore.. i left the ones i think still have HOPE to keep blogging and of course the ones who i know still blog and i read regularly. however if i have taken you off and you resume blogging.. please notify me so i can keep up with your bloglife! :)

i'm officially a starbucks baristaaaaaaa :D started yesterday and i must say it was quite the enjoyable first day! my manager is reeeally cool and stressed that we should have FUN while working. i think i'm really gonna enjoy it there. we made a bunch of these yesterday..

and sampled them ALL.. wooo. i love fraps!

great weekend in toronto for jennay's baptism and dren's bday! i don't have pictures tho because didn't bring my own camera :( lent it to my brother for his toronto weekend. but i used ppl's cameras so hopefully they post pics up soon?

an unexpected trip on saturday night to enoch's childhood playground turned out to be a FUN but nerve-wracking night. needing to prove ourselves on the deathly 7ft tall and 6-7ft long beam. wow that was hard. i've never been so hesitant to do something that i wanted to do so badly. geez. altho it seemed like something so trivial and random.. i knew it had to be done by the end of the night. it was like one of those things you just HAVE to do or else you will regret it. main lesson learned: thinking too much will keep me from doing the things i or God wants me to do. i really just had to take that first step and the rest was too easy. afterwards i felt kind of silly for taking that long. thanks to enoch, mikey, dren, and ernie for the support and shouts of encouragement. i really don't think i could've done it without them :) afterwards i felt like this..

haha.. woot! we're nearing the end of july already.. crrazy how slow yet fast this summer has gone by so far.

i just want to share some stories about how cute my parents are.

my dad has this week off work so i've been seeing a lot more of him. sometimes i really get a kick out of my parents doing funny things. like today at lunch.. my mom's in the kitchen and me and my dad are at the table. my dad says the word "long" in our conversation and all of a sudden my mom breaks out into song "loooong ago and faar away". haha it's a song by the carpenters (her favourite music group). i really thought that was only something i did with my friends. but my mom breaks out into song quite often.. so i shouldn't have expected anything less :P

and my dad's started packing and cleaning for the move at the end of august. so he finds this stuffed animal that plays music that he got for my mom last year. when you squeeze the paw.. it plays "sugar pie honey bunch you know that i love you!" so all of a sudden i hear the song and i look at my door and the stuffed animal is dancing around in the air. my dad's crackin up behind the corner. hahhahaa..

i love my parents.

edit: i'm playing the carpenters cd in my room now and my dad walks by and starts dancing down the hall :D

my dad knows that i'm running low on funds right now. so he walks into my room this morning and tells me he put money into my account for me. i never have to ask my parents for money. they just know when i need it. reminded me of this verse.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Matthew 6:8

my parents are really great that way. and God is really great that way too :) but i know there comes a time when i will have to learn how to provide for myself and not depend on my parents too much. but that's the difference between earthly parents and our heavenly Father i guess. our Father wants us to depend on Him always and for everything. and just because He knows what we need before we ask Him does not mean we should stop asking Him. because..

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7

funny how God works that way.

i get really upset when things that i have had for a long time can't be used anymore. my lanyard broke today. my lanyard that i've used for OVER FOUR YEARS broke :( there will never be a lanyard as good as that one. it was a black thin nike lanyard that my brother gave me. and it was special because only ppl that worked at nike owned them (he used to work at nike). dang why do i let this stuff bother me so much? and what am i gonna use now?! *sigh*

i was going through one of my drawers today and came across these christian cartoons that i used to cut out of our church bulletin every week. you can find them online too but i liked cutting them out before and putting them on my desk and binders and stuff. i can't seem to find the old ones that i used to cut out on a site tho. and sidestream.com doesn't lead you to them anymore. but i found some. here is one i really liked.
















the great thing about these cartoons is that they're cute and meaningful with the scripture reference. and psalm 27 is full of great stuff!

been kinda MIA lately. the life that is mine has not been too eventful. it's my first FULL weekend in london since the beginning of summer and i can't say that much about it.. haha. i'm bored. it seems like i need to go somewhere else or ppl need to come to london in order for me to have a good time. otherwise.. it's me sitting here in my room. twiddling my thumbs.

hahaha.. ok i guess it's not that bad. i find ways to fill up my time. and starting in a week or so i'll be working at..

hm i never noticed there is a lady with tentacles for arms in the logo. anyways.. woot! the Lord provides :) if you're ever in london.. come visit! i'm at the chapters location in masonville area.

He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
-- John Piper

i'm sure a lot of you have heard that quote before. i think i have too but when i read it this time it stuck out to me. how can we be satisfied in the Lord? what does that even mean? i began to wonder if it meant being satisfied with your life. but then that can't be because if you are satisfied with your life.. you wouldn't be striving for more. which is like the theme of any Christian's life. MORE. because we know there is more. i think there are times in my life when i have been satisfied in Him. those times come and go. but a constant satisfaction in the Lord is rare. i know it's not supposed to be that hard. it's about finding joy in glorifying Him in all aspects of the life He has created for us.

totally off that topic.. i love corny jokes :P a couple from victoria. an argument between a vacuum and a fan:

the fan says the the vacuum, "you suck!"
the vacuum says to the fan, "you blow!"

HAHAHAAAHAHA! and one more:

the ruler says to the rock, "you rock!"
the rock says to the ruler, "you rule!"

:D

went back to windsor on the weekend for my ah ba and ma's wedding! i've known rich and ada for a looong time and have had many good times with them. it was such a blessing to be a part of their special day :)

so this weekend was probably the last of a string of many weekends i've been outside of london. the next couple months won't be as eventful as may/june.. boo. what will i do with myself now?

as an aside.. if you're looking for a good romantic comedy to watch.. i'd recommend music and lyrics with hugh grant and drew barrymore. such a cute flick. my friend victoria got me listening to the soundtrack too.. good stuff! if you like the cheesy-ness :P