The blood of Christ will purify our hearts from deeds that lead to death so that we can worship the living God.
Hebrews 9:14 NLT
Yearbooks came in...BIOLOGY...CHEMISTRY...CALCULUS 8O

For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
1 Corinthians 14:33 NLT
peace...this is what i long for...

Live in harmony with each other. Don't try to act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!
Romans 12:16 NLT
*smacks head against desk* i definitely don't know the Bible as well as others do for sure now...i can't believe i passed up the oppurtunity to learn about the Old Testament more...stupid bio, stupid chem, stupid calc...ARGH! I hate the work in front of me...not enjoyable at all...

Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT
We can be confident that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will.
1 John 5:14 NLT
Those two Bible verses are for yesterday and today...*sigh* so stressed out...to the max...don't know how i'll survive uni life, btw, getting new glasses and CONTACTS! Yes...finally...laugh. SO SCREWED for bio bell ringer test and Chem test...i know nothing...ANYWAYS, i wrote to my little cousin in HK...teehee...i'm trying to improve his English writing skills...ne ways, he wrote back to me! Yay! *smiles* his letter is so cute and sweet, he even did a drawing for me! *laugh**gush*...i'll put all his letters in my keepsakes box ;P Only THREE more weeks of high school to go...CANNOT wait...our yearbooks came in today, and our composite thingy is up on the school wall now also :) NE ways, better do SOME work...

God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin.
2 Corinthians 7:10 NLT
*sigh*...i'm going to have a VERY busy weekend up ahead, prolly for the next 3 weeks...Thurs at Montreal for Musicfest thing, Fri have a Jeremiah meeting, Sat is Walk through the Bible, Sun is church and then tutoring lesson, Wed is HUMONGOUS bio bell ringer on cat (gonna fail that), Thurs is chem test, also have my music summatives this week sometime following Tues is calc exam, Weds is chem exam, Fri is data mgmt exam, then the following week on Tues i have bio exam, and lastly i have my music exam on Fri. *AUGH* >< gonna feel sick...i think i also screwed up on my canfam presentation today also...too nervous, didn't practice a lot beforehand...>< Lord...i can't do this alone...i need Your help...*sigh*

If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us.
1 John 1:9 NLT

If...you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person.
Matthew 5:23-24 NLT
>< *argh*...i shouldn't be up at this time...*parents*...gotta finish up some work anyways...*sigh*

All of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds.
1 Peter 3:8 NLT
Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ?...Then make me truly happy by agreeing whole-heartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one heart and purpose.
Philippians 2:1-2 NLT
i forgot to post my daily bible verses...oops...*sigh* it's the long weekend...and it's going to end tom. buwaaaahhh...done most of my hwk...gotta start studying for exams, cat dissection is really cool, the bellringer for it will be brutal tho...i can see it already, which reminds me...i should finish drawing those diagrams for it. Got a chance to spend some time w/ some of my gurls last night :) fun times...egad, Caucasian restaurants are so expensive...why do they need to be so expensive? I went to ESM btw...my bill came up to $15.25 plus tips...ai ya...where's a job when you need one? Also hooked onto 24...LOVE that show...the twists they just throw into the plot...it boggles my mind sometimes...haha...i guess i'm lucky i can watch the Whole season, or else i'd be running around for a week trying to figure out what would happen next. ANYWAYS...i want to finish up a book i'm reading...so i'm going to go now...

He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us.
2 Corinthians 1:3 NLT
Ahh...indeed He is merciful...i'm SO glad my data summative is over...and i can't believe i pulled an all nighter for it too...i have hardly slept more than 3 hours over the past two days...i think i'm going to be very cranky tom. Good thing tom. is a Fri. also...i can't wait until school is over, exams are over, and summer is here. I just had my last high school band concert of my life...sniff sniff...*sigh*, the memories of high school...laugh, and elementary school...good and bad memories. Just SLIGHTLY scared about next year...btw, we're doing cat dissections in bio right now, SO cool...teehee, we named ours Lucky...i know, i know, wasn't she lucky to have us dissect her? Haha..okie that was kinda cruel. Tired...very tired...going to go to bed now...

Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.
Revelation 3:20 NLT
*AUGH*...going crazy...up to my head in summatives...exams in two weeks...so NOT ready...haven't had a chance to study at all. Today was my last day of high school soccer...sniff sniff...i'll miss it, mabbe i'll join Queen's soccer/ or swim team...that could be fun. Gonna need to take a lot of adjusting for next year...it will definitely allow me to put my full trust in God as i have no idea what i will be doing. *sigh*...my goodness, i never thought that i will miss him that much...just thinking about it now just really seriously saddens me. I also realized that i write more on this internet blog thing than my own personal journal...hrmmmm. I So want to plan a surprise b-day for him, before i leave...*gosh*, i'm gonna miss him...

This is the message he has given us to announce to you: God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.
1 John 1:5 NLT
didn't finish my CANFAM summative until 3 this morning...uhhh...need sleep...still need to study for calc test this weds. and HUMONGOUS data summative this thurs that maybe i should finish up on. *argh* >< too much work...so little time. Ai ya, next year is going to be even more crazier. *think retirement**think retirement**beaches...ocean...sun* :P You know it's true though eh? God didn't create darkness, it was just named darkness when no light was there. :P thank goodness for the long weekend...*smiles* :D Ya ya...*sigh*

His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family . . . through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.
Ephesians 1:5 NLT
had a nice evening last night...watched two episodes of 24 w/ Scott, prepped his family up on my prom thing...*so excited*...haha he has to go out and rent a tux...;P prolly looking for one today *smiles*...i hope he finds one cuz he's taller than the average guy ;P *HUGE sigh* Gotta finish up my CANFAM summative today plus my data mgmt summative for thurs PLUS study for a calc test on weds. SO going to look forward to retirement...>< Church service was good as always at the MET...went back to OCAC after to chat w/ some ppl...*sigh* should finish up my summatives now...toodleloos

Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
Ephesians 1:4 NLT

When your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
James 1:3 NLT
tied our soccer game today...:( i wanted to win. *sigh*...teehee...*smiles* so ALthough i have like two summatives due next week...i'm willing to sacrifice some time to spend w/ *ahem*...geez, sometimes i don't understand myself...ANYways, *laugh*...guess what we're doing? Watching 24...borrowed season 1 from a friend, and we're just gonna watch some of it at his house...*sigh* if only i could spend 6 hours w/ *ahem*...i think that's how long the season 1 thing is. Anyways, next year i think my faith will really be tested...we'll how things go...

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 NLT
my data summative got pushed back three days...yay! We play a soccer game tom...i know where i'm going next year and starting to get used to the decision, and i have a God who would and is and will always be there for me. Life is good...i am content...on a more depressing note...exams start in like 3 weeks...EGAD...that's right...haha...i am supposed to maintain at least an 82% average...ya.

Since Christ suffered physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too.
1 Peter 4:1 NLT
Ahahaha...how appropriate is this verse for today? :P We'll see how much i suffer uni next year...FINALLY decided where to go for uni next year...seriously...i didn't decide where to go until lunch today...then i made a friend of mine drive to the post office w/ me to send it express mail...>< cost me a lousy $6.14...discussed w/ parents for like two straight nights...pros/ cons/ benefits/ costs...came up w/ Ottawa having the most pros...haha...but can you guess where Benita finally decided to go in the end? QUEEN's!! So...here i come Queen's...hope i made the right decision...laugh...if i can't handle it, i'll just come crying home...which i hope that never happens ;P I guess it was a good day today...we won our soccer game! 1-0 against West Carleton...who WHERE the top of the league until now...hahahaha...;P It didn't rain today either...Lord, i seriously hope i made the right decision...in all things i do want to honour You...i place my complete trust in You alone. Again...You know my wishes...plz make them come true, may they certainly become blessings and answered prayers...

Don't be afraid; you are more valuable to [God] than a whole flock of sparrows.
Matthew 10:31 NLT
Saw Queen's today...and Andrea ^.^ So yeah...need to sort out the pros and cons of studying at either Queen's or Ottawa...haha, parents weren't too happy at the state of the dorm rooms...and the fact that there are so many pubs around...laugh...or the fact that there could be a lot of boys floating around the halls (co-ed)...:P

He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the downtrodden will be freed from their oppressors, and that the time of the Lord's favor has come.
Luke 4:18 NLT

This world is fading away. . . . But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.
1 John 2:17 NLT
What is your will O Lord? Where do You want me to go? I'm so confused...everyone wants me to go to Queen's, but is this what You want? Do You know what my wishes are? Will they all come true? I've got so many unanswered questions in my head...where are You leading me Lord? What is this You want? I trust only You implicitly, and know that in all i do i want to honour You.

The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
John 6:33 NLT
**Yes**...the weekend's here...;P I lOvE weekends...:P no school for 3 days...haha...then Benita the pessimist will appear once more on Tues...such a drudgery i say...such a routine...when will it ever end? >.< Looking forward to retirement...*laugh**sigh*...this life...this world...this routine...is getting old. But LifE has been brought down from heaven, for the Lord has already come, and we are waiting...i Can't wait.

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God.
Romans 6:22 NLT
uhh...so tired, must...keep...going...played against St. Mark's today...:P it's a tie! Yes! Un pour tout...so much to do...so little time...Lord, plz help me to rely on you more...uni deadline is approaching...need to make decisions Now...Love u Lord.

Dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
1 John 2:28 NLT
*SIGH*...finished writing chem test today...LOADS of stress lifted off me...glad that's over. Data test fri. tho...HUGE GaMe tom. haha...we're so oo gonna lose tom...oh well, all in fun right? Ack, deadline for uni's is approaching...visiting Queen's on Mon...we'll see how that goes...Queen's?..Ottawa?...Queen's?...Ottawa? :P Argh...back to work it is for me...

Everything else is worthless when compared with . . . knowing Christ.
Philippians 3:8 NLT