Words of Encouragement

Hello to all my fellow blog followers (<-dang that is hard to say) and to the few random strangers who have stumbled upon my personal website. I am glad if you are reading this because what I have to say might be of some encouragement to you.

Have you ever had a moment when you were driving in your car alone, and you just felt like praying out loud? These moments may not come regularly for some, including myself, however, tonight I was truly blessed to have this intimate time with my Lord and Savior. For some reason, I felt like praying. It was really out of the blue too! As I was on my way home from hanging out a friends house located in the valley (8 1 8), I was on the 118 freeway, middle of the night, and I was coming over this hill. As I reached the top of the hill leading into Simi Valley, I saw the vast city lights all around me. A very cathartic moment, I inhaled then exhaled deeply, and with eyes open, I began to pray out loud! A song came on soon after, and to no surprise it was "How He Loves", sung by David Crowder. It was really amazing to talk with my Lord, praising Him for all that He has done in my life. I prayed for my friends, family, friends of family, and also myself. I called out peoples names who I barely even knew! I prayed for the food he daily provides for me, the air I breathe, the trees that provide the air I breathe, and everything else on this planet that I have taken advantage of. I gave praise and honor to Jesus Christ who died for my sins, for your sins, for all of our sins, and in this one moment, I truly glorified Him!

But although this time of prayer I had was a very intimate time with my Lord, I came to realize that I needed more of this. And so I am writing this blog to you all, to remind you if you haven't been reminded already, or even if you pray alot, that we should find any moment that we have and spend it with our Father(in the car for example), to pray and just talk with Him. I was truly blessed by talking with Him and I am going to try and make it a more regular thing. Go Jesus!

Through God's fervent love,
Robert

A Prayer For the week of Sunday, February 21, 2009.

Lord.. give us a calm and peaceful heart
let us not stress over the little things in this world
but rather think of You our almighty father
who is always there watching us and protecting us
you are so good
let us be like John the baptist
who set the path for Jesus and glorfied You till the end
and let us always think of you during our busy weeks
with school/church/friends/tests/pretty people
and keep you as our number one priority
let us not lose sight of you
thank you for always guiding us
and loving us
when we feel like we dont deserve it most
you maintain us
thank you jesus
amen!
SUCK ON THAT SATAN

A humble beginning

Where do I start? I guess..
Greetings! I'm Robert.

If you're reading this, you probably already somewhat know me. People regard me as the awkward, fairly tall (for an Asian), and sometimes the creepy/weird guy. But hopefully I can open up and show you who I really am deep down inside. Its kinda getting dark now. Lets let some light in. Recently, I changed my major from Computer-Science to Sociology. I know, big change right? But there is a method to God's appearing madness.

During the winter break, I did many things. I bombed the slopes of California, I experienced a film that took fourteen years to produce, I devoured many delicious meals, and I met up with some of the most important people in my life. However, this winter break would not have been the same if God had not convicted me to pursue my calling.

Of course it would have been awesome if God had came down to earth in physical form and tell me my purpose, my calling. I can only imagine what that would be like. "ROBERT. This is God. You are to become a physical therapist and help those in need of physical therapy." But that didn't happen. I was convicted, but not in that way.

I guess you can say He listened to my prayers. With the little time I gave up for God, I prayed. Worried about my undecided future, I earnestly talked to God. He did not respond to me physically, but He gave me a peace of mind. He also gave me the courage to tell my parents what was driving my mind almost to insanity and depression. I was so scared of how my parents were going to respond to my thoughts of changing my major so late in college. I was shortly relieved. They were happy for my decision, and told me that they were going to support me in any way they could.

I'm not out of the woods yet and I'm still praying. But God, you're in control; I'm just going with the flow.

This is Robert. Over and out.