We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
2 Corinthians 4:8 NLT
*woah*...saw the Passion of the Christ yesterday...all i have to say was that it was a very powerful and graphic movie...showed up close Jesus being brutally flogged, His hands being nailed on the board, and the spear going into His side...*wow*...I actually had to turn away several times because the things being done to Jesus were so brutally violent. But it is a good movie, and i think it is a great tool to spread the gospel with others. Full house btw, *laugh*...sat in the fourth row from the front...smart, yeah...Glad tho that i got a chance to spend some time with Scott, cuz i wouldn't have been able to see him for the next 3 weeks...:( *sigh**smiles*He's so good to me...and i thank God for placing him in my life everyday...:) Only one more week until i leave...pretty psyched...have to start thinking about what i am going to pack right now...what WORK i'll be missing and needing to do for school...:P lucky we're still termed for now, otherwise i don't think i would have been able to make this trip. *sigh*...counting the days...and thank you Lord for the great sacrifice You made for all of mankind, the suffering must have been unimaginable...all our sin...thank you for Jesus, thank you for the Cross. You are Almighty.

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Psalm 73:26 NLT
Going to see the Passion of the Christ movie tonight...kinda interested...laugh...and i'm seeing it with *ahem*...smiles...loving it. :)

Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16 NLT

In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.
Ephesians 6:16 NLT
Something to remember...we are here on earth for a reason...to spread the gospel and do God's bidding...we will face persecution and injustice, but just as Mel Gibson's movie comes out...it reminds us of the greatest sacrifice God made when He had His Only Son sent to the cross for our sins...Forgive us as we forgive our trespassers...Oh Lord, You are beautiful and You alone make everything perfect in Your eyes, and i love You.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 NLT
O Lord, i just want to really sincerely thank you for everything you have given to me...i know that i am totally unworthy of Your love and mercy, but thank you for loving me anyways, You have blessed me beyond my scope of imagination.
I bow, O Lord, before Your throne
In awed humility
When I reflect on who You are
And all You've done for me. --Sper

Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith...
Colossians 2:7 NLT
Service at the MET was great today, i find that i learn so much from his sermons. Saw ppl who came back for their reading week...it was nice talking to them again ^^ so excited for my trip in two weeks...can hardly wait.

He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work...
Ephesians 4:11-12 NLT
:) Don't feel like writing...so i thought i would just place a verse here everyday even tho i'm not writing my thoughts down.

Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do.
Ephesians 5:17 NLT

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:11 NLT

No wonder our hearts have melted in fear!...For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.
Joshua 2:11 NLT
Lord, help me to be honest
In all I do and say,
And grant me grace and power
To live for You each day. --Fitzhugh
I love You Lord...You come first in my life, and i hope You know that. P.S- i am ever so grateful for everything and everyone You have brought into my life...without You i am nothing, i am Yours.

YEEAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you sweetheart! :D You make my world spin round and round...and i thank God each day for your love and presence in my life. Thank You Lord for everything...absolutely everything...

...how can you claim that you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people more than others?
James 2:1 NLT
Interesting verse...i'm going to dwell on it...today, have to finish up hwk...eww yucky...getting hyped up for my overseas trip...can't wait to go, see places, explore God's wonders...prolly going to walk some trails w/ Scott tonight...laugh...smiles...going to be super fun...i'm really in a good mood today...parents gave me some stuff for valentine's day...kinda surprised, but very happy...thank you Lord for giving me such loving parents...smiles...now i have to figure out what i am going to get my parents...hrmmm. *sigh*...time to go back to hwk now if i want to go out tonight...:) God...You are certainly good to me...and i am not just saying it cuz things are going well right now...but i know that even through trials and fire...i know that You will always be by my side, You will carry me to the end, and i can trust You to give me the best in Your Kingdom...i love being your servant and little princess

Mmmm...lovely day today i say...:) Went skating on the canal w/ Scott, Andrew, his gf and some other ppl...was really fun. We skated like almost on the whole canal...stopped at Dow's Lake and turned back. I actually saw some ppl i knew there! Had a beavertail...which i haven't had in ages...saw Andrew's mom again...laugh...i like her...she's cool:) Ordered some pizza at Andrew's house...originally they were planning to go see 50 first dates...but we ended up seeing Italian Job instead at Allie's house. Although Scott, Andrew, Kevin and Allie had already seen it...it was a first time for Sara(h)? and i. It was alright. Then Scott drove me back home...and tom., if my parents allow me...Scott and i will be walking some of the trails in Hull together...pretty cool...*adventurous* Looking for oppurtunities to say the gospel to him everytime, have asked some of my friends to pray for me, and our relationship...that it be God honouring and blessed by God. This is one thing that i definitely don't want to do...disappoint God and disobey Him. Lord...i just want to really thank you for today...that you have given me the oppurtunity to spend time with him and my friends...i couldn't have done it without you. Please Lord, please look after me...love me and never let me go.
Something happens when we pray,
Powers of evil lose their sway,
We gain strength and fear gives way--
Therefore, let us pray. -Anon. (from Daily Bread)

And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you...
Ezekiel 36:26 NLT
*sigh*...tomorrow is going to be a good day...first period- CANFAM...for 75min...next period- SPARE...for 75min...lunch...SPARE for another 50min...next period...CHEM...bleh...then finally MUSIC (a spare)...then friday...PD day! :D And if Scott gets around to calling me...skating on the canal on friday...almost whole day spent w/ him...*sigh**heavenly*...BTW, my chem test was moved from tom. to next weds. i dunno...kinda wished it was tom. and get it over with, but am kinda happy because i don't think i am ready for it. Tom. is the valentines school dance...:( cuz can't invite guests...but i think i will have fun...laugh...i think this is the first school dance that i have EVER attended in high school...meh...no big deal...i'm doing it for my grad ne ways...laugh...i WANT it to happen! :) Feeling happy...Lord, You are SO so good to me...You wash me all over with Your pure everlasting love, and i love it.

And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won't he more surely care for you?...
Matthew 6:30 NLT
I think that God does really care for me...i look around myself i just look at amazement at all that He has created, and all that He has provided for me, and i feel so blessed...to have a good family, caring friends, an awesome guy friend ;P, wonderful counsellors, etc.
O God, grant me the strenth of heart,
Of motive, and of will
To falter not but do my part
Your purpose to fulfill. Anon

...Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity?...I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love...
Romans 8:35, 38 NLT
*sigh*...such comforting words in this chaotic world.

...No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
so true...God is good to those who love Him :)

nothing much happening...feeling sick...:P popping in day and night tylenol cold pills plus 2 vitamin C pills plus every other day's vitamin A pill...argh, must not get too sick...then i can't see scott :( haha...love You Lord...i know...You come first in my life

friendship is an interesting thing...it is a gift and a blessing, but i've learned that it is a two way street. Both must be willing to commit to the relationship, or else it won't work. Sometimes i get so caught up with things happening in my own life that i fail to realize some of the consequences that come out from my actions. But i don't think that i am entirely at fault...and i am definitely not trying to seem righteous...because i admit i do have my own shortcomings. However, I don't talk and rant about ppl on the internet either, especially if they know that those particular ppl can read about it. Or is that the purpose? I learn things from experience and time, and i just thank God for teaching me so many lessons. I find it difficult to tell people the closest things to my heart because i know that they will not understand, or simply cannot comprehend what is going on in my life and because they have not gone through those experiences either. That's why i love You and treasure You so much Lord, You alone understand me completely, You already know my deepest secrets, desires, dreams, struggles, pain, etc. Life is a learning experience, and i look forward to reaching the end of the road. But i know that i have a purpose here on earth. School and friends are there to help me achieve it and no, they should not be taken for granted, but i have a purpose to spread the gospel as a follower of JC...do i follow out with this everyday? try to...but just knowing that You care and love me Lord is sufficient enough. You are my Best Friend, watch over me Abba and cover me with your love and mercy~