http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faBePym9g3w
The GLORY of GOD! His PRESENCE.. is here! I will not limit His power anymore. I will no longer pray meaningless words. I have seen the power of God and what it can do to me, and to others. Release the FULLNESS of your spirit!!
God is most glorified when I am most satisfied in him.
The very fitting answer to my however-long struggle was there the whole time…
And Romans 1:16-17. Too crazy!
Becoming a millionaire has always been a dream of mine. It’s just a mere segment of achieving the American Dream. Why is it that I want it so much? The American Dream looks and sounds so desirable, but I’ve found something better. I’ll write up a post (actually probly an essay) about the American Dream and Christianity one day.
But for now, I want to make a life goal. I’m going to make a million dollars! It’s simple, just invest $5000 a year for around 35 some-odd years, and bam. Million!! Simple! And then I’ll tell my kids how I invested a million dollars into my savings account.
Or, I can invest, $5000 a year, for around 35 some-odd years, into global missions. Into feeding, caring, building the poor, the lost, the sons and daughters of God around the world. Then I can tell my kids that I invested a million dollars into the kingdom of God. Not for self-righteousness, not for legalism, but for God’s glory.
God.. please heal me from getting nose bleeds..
I’ll never understand them
This has been a theme for quite a bit in my life.. Perspective has allowed me to love my mom and dad and have a strong relationship now. All those times I was being whiny and wanting it my way, I look at their point of view and I see a brat. If I were to have children soon, I would hate to see them like I used to be. To be appreciated, loved, and not just a bank is what I as a parent would like to be known as. I am proud to say my relationship with my family has never been better.. praise God! I encourage everyone that is having family problems (probly everyone) I’m sorry but you have to look at yourself too.
Perspective has also allowed me to discern my whole relationship with God, and to help others. It seems like this is definitely the season where God is humbling, testing, and causing great suffering almost everyone, including me. But to know that we are sharing thr same sufferings of christ, someone who most definitely didn’t deserve anything at all, changes my heart.
Today was one of the most challenging days, physically and emotionally, and I felt like complaining. Then I looked to a different vantage point. How dumb would I look as I type into a smartphone about a decently-paying job and a “saddened state of mind” when there’s people with actual problems? Hahaha so foolish of me!
This is definitely a season where God is refining me, and albeit painful, I’m thankful to have a God that loves me unconditionally, cause if it was conditional I would die in a second. Each day I find myself more sinful than the day before, and each day I come up with the same epiphany, and it always seems new!! “What? He STILL loves me???” And then from there, with faith, hope, and love, comes the ever so paradoxical, yet beautiful, process of ‘dying to gain life’.
So today my brother sent me a link to a Christian song and he told me he liked it. He said not so much because of the words but hey I’ll take it. Then he said he liked some of the Christian songs that I listened to that he can hear through the hallway. God, I know that you’re working, slowly but steadily!
Oh lawd, where to begin? Camp Grandview is a place where people and kids of any age can escape their lives for a couple of days and worship the God of creation. It was a safe haven for some, and for others just a break from their home. For me, it was all of the above!
At first I was obviously scared and nervous going into this new job almost blindly; I didn’t know a single soul there. It was time to get out of my Korean bubble. What was my purpose? I was at Camp Grandview for the kids, to provide encouragement to fellow staff members, pretty much to shine the light of Jesus!! God had huge plans for me..
Now what can I remember…
-Simon Birch - God has a plan, always!
-Lindsay - majoring in sign language to be a missionary for deaf people.. wow
-Camp food - give me chicken tenders all day. everything else.. eh
-Soccer!! My new sport
-6 hour first aid and CPR class….
-Blake Lanier - coolest guy/name ever
-Bethany - hugs, smiles, :)
-Shane - best co-counselor. ever. Thank you God
-10,000 Reasons
-Epic biking adventure/epic bruise
-Vespers - Gabriel’s inspiration was Andy
-God is breathing here!
-The Salvation Army
-BatBro
-Follow the leader leader follow the leader! Pizzaman! Cha-Cha Slide! Dougie! Hoedown Throwdown! Jesus is my Superhero!
-This is my favorite job ever. It’s definitely the hardest one though!
-First day of kids, Best day ever! First night with kids, worst day of my life! kids running around naked, smacking eachother with bibles, how did i survive week 1…
-Monterio - dads in jail for life, moms a prostitute, he (9 year old) and his 11 year old sister take care of each other… Father please help him
-Radarious - the worst kid I’ve had, but I pray that God will be his everything one day!
-1, 2, 3, Motivate Me! 1, 2, Motivate You!
-Epic water carnival MUD MADNESS
-No, I am not jackie chan and eric hong is not my brother. “Say something in korean!!” “Something in korean.” x1000000
-No I was not here last year, that was dan. he is not my brother. he is korean too
-Li’l Shane - cutest kid ever. Unfortunately has a sad story behind him as well..
-Justin Collier - chorus winner!
-Tommy Peacock - dance winner! (the only boy in dance class. the only white boy in dance class. the only 9 year old white boy in dance class. epic white kid hip hop dancing hath falleth) “Sorry tommy, we had some bad kids in our cabin this week and you definitely deserved a lot better” “It is what it is”. EPICKID
-Kids lie all the time
-Cabin 1A Kid - his dad died in Iraq a month ago, and his mom beats him. He cried all morning. He always put sand in his shoes to help him remember his dad
-Camp 2 - 14 African american kids! Little observation, turn on lean back/teach me how to dougie/2 step, and they will go NUTS. LOL
-Triston - stress..
-Davionce - STRESS. Very sad story behind him too. Still not sure if its true however he lied 99% of the time
-De’oz - probably the biggest difference I made in a kids life this summer. I “fixed all his problems”. boy, Jesus did all that! :) Glory to God all the way
-Drunken spinny cyclone epic ring toss with Carl
-Angie Kim - :)))))
-Camp 3 - 7 kids. Best week ever
-First time swimming at lake. Best thing ever!
-Shaving cream with cheese balls game
-Balloon tied to ankles game
-Date with Gabriella - interesting to say the least
-Forever Reign - my drought ends
-Talent Show! Uh Huh! You know what it is.. Mike and Adam, Mike and Adam, Mike and Adam, Mike and Adam - Free Fallin, honorable mention!!
-Arnaz and Ronald - Captain Sturdy rap. EPICCC
-Hezekiah - stress to the max
-David Thompson - the opposite of stress to the max; camper of the week! Awesome kid
-Ali - most awesome girl ever :)
-Altar calls - this is when God MOVES!
-“What are we, chopped liver/ bologna sandwich?”
-Epic climb up Sharptop Mountain
-Canoes!!! Amazing view in the middle of the lake…
-Quailman! Or to the kids, I’m underwear man/ Captain Underpants…
-FLAVOR FLAVVV
-The full armor of God
-Erika - God kept telling me to encourage her
-Devotionals - light of the world, Saul/Paul, God’s Chisel, John 3:16, many more
-Alex Diaz - love this kid
-Daesung Kim - elected general, best male camper, HOLLA
-Awesome last week… but sad..
-Nicest male superlative - me haha
-Life goal #361 - take a picture with 2 cute twins, ACHIEVED
-Bear hunting around camp
-Jackbutt 3
-The staff of Camp Grandview
-Captain America, Stefan the cook! LOL
-Making a difference
-If you managed to read all of this, you have a lot of spare time :)
-Captain Sturdy, Mama Sturdy, Miss Wendy
-Yellow water/ water shortages…
-The walk to and from the lake - shoot me
-The staff’s help for Austen Hutto, $1300??!! insane!!
-Rolllll down the hill with Carissa! NOREGRETSLETSGO
-I like smoodie!
-BUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best dog ever. bit 2 kids and 2 staff members holla back
-Honaw - my indian name, means Bear
-Sofia and Allie! best girls ever
-Flag raising and lowering…
-Aaron and Adrian, Baby Jesus, Isaiah, The Equadorian Mite Twins, Matthew, Braden, Luis… love you guys
-Jonathan, Tahj Michael, Little annoying Michael, William, Yonathan… STRESSSS
-The crazy boy Patrick, cussed out everyone LOOOL. CYA BOY!
-BED WETTING OMG TWICE IN A WEEK MAN
-Doctrine 2
-The smelly petting zoo with the pot bellied midgit pig, midgit horse, donkey, and 2 sheep
-The Grand view at Grandview
This was by far the best job I have had (and probably will have). I loved the staff, I loved the kids, I loved God’s work there. He seriously moved so freely at those camp grounds. There were many dark moments but the myriad of light moments outshine those so hard. I thank God a billion times. I thank God for making me stronger, guiding me every single step of the way, and for being the savior of the world. The only expectation I had prior to going to camp was that He was gonna rock my world. It hath been rocketh. I’ve met absolutely amazing people, amazing kids, and seen/walked through the most BEAUTIFUL places of God’s creation. Our God is truly an awesome God.
Camp Grandview 2012???
Onward
“Real joy does not come from favorable economic conditions, being accepted by society, or by owning a luxury car. These bring only temporary happiness at best. Joy comes from one thing alone: a sure knowledge that you are saved through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Real joy comes from knowing that your sins are forgiven, that you are in right standing with God, and that He is working all things together for your eternal good, preparing an eternal home for you. “
There’s an INFINITE amount of reasons for us to be joyful. He broke the chains that binded us!! Sin and death is nothing; our God is FOR us. In Christianity, it always goes back to not us working for our salvation, pleasing God through our own ways, or stuff like that, but always to God himself humbling himself serving us, all by grace! Meaning we did absolutely nothing to earn, or rather deserve it.
Through Him, we find joy in knowing that we are more than conquerors of sin, pride, and bitterness.
Praise God!
