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Happy thanksgiving all you koreans out there. Did you guys enjoy eating good korean/bad american food? Lol i ate chinese food on thanksgiving..... somethings wrong about that



"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:23-24)

I'm sure all you guys have heard this verse before, or at least the phrase worshiping in "spirit and in truth". I won't lie though, i had somewhat of an idea what that meant but not to the full extent. I was doing some reading (pretty good book) and they had a whole section on what that meant. They gave a description of someone who worships in spirit and not in truth, and also one who worships in truth but not necessarily spirit. I have to say, those descriptions fit me many times in my walk. Someone who sings all the right hymns, speaks the perfect prayer, and walks the righteous walk without having sincerity is just a hypocrite. To worship with spirit is to do it from the "inside out". I will admit many times we as Christians often just regurgitate some chrisitan phrases and use them as fillers, like starting every prayer w/ a thanks, or "shine our light", "you are our rock" etc. Im not saying these phrases are bad, but saying them without a genuine heart isnt real worship. And then on the flip side, you can be the most passionate person in the world, but if its about how great the music is, and how grandiose the person's voice is, then there's no truth. It's defintely a tough thing to do, worship God in BOTH spirit and truth, because a lot of times the balance isnt there. But you really cant have one without the other, can you? I'm glad i thought about this because next time I feel like my emotions are running high, i gotta ask myself, is this gospel centered worship? On top of that, if im praying a "christian" prayer, is my heart really speaking the same words as my lips? If heaven is going to be 24/7 worship of God, i should defintely get some good practice on earth :)

may the words of my mouth and hte meditation of my heart

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight. O lord, my strength and my Redeemer" -Psalm 19:14


Whenever i hear those words i think of a son looking at his father in expectation. I can picture a son telling his father of what he did, his grades at school or maybe how he did in his little league baseball game, and the father pats him on the back and says good job my son; the son then gleams with joy. All we have to do now is transcend that around 100 times greater and there we have our meeting with our heavenly father. It's so hard sometimes to imagine that because we, or at least I, immediately think of my own father or some other fatherly figure. Maybe its just our own imperfect nature that constantly puts us down because we just reflect on our weeks and realize how little we do, or in some cases how much wrong we do. I get down on myself thinking how much i disappoint God but at the same time, the book that's in front of me is giving me God's encouragement personally, individually. God is TELLING me, Jonathan Lee, draw near to me and i will draw near to you, or cast all your care upon him, for He cares for you" Those are the words of MY father. I just wish that at the end of all this, God my father can say to me, the words of your mouth, the meditations of your heart, the works you have done for me, and the life you have lived is pleasing to me, my good and faithful son and servant. Amen?

1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

1:33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

What was ironic was that as i was reading the book Pastor Stephen assigned, Spiritual disciplines, there was a part in the 2nd chapter or so when it talked about when to read the book. In fact, i was close to falling asleep and it said that was exactly when not to read! O_o well that really woke me up and the words after stuck w/ me to say the least. The first chapter of proverbs backs up his points about the importance of the word. One of the reasons our faith is so weak at times is because we dont have any physical evidence of what God is saying; many of us arent fortunate enough to experience a full-blown out miracle or sign like Moses or Abraham did, but why fret or become complacent? The physical evidence is the bible itself. I think the value of the word isn't instilled enough becuase many times we kind of "nod mm hmm heard that before", and yet how often do we read? the statistics he gave were kind of scary, espeically for those who claim to born again. To be born again, we have a new life, a new life founded upon what? HIS word. I pray that we turn to that amazing gift of word daily, for spiritual and even everyday practical help. Amen to that?

where am i?

I am currently at a friend's house doing this blog....lol

well my week's been ok, very tiring lot's of naps lolzers but i think things are going well the break's been real nice, 12 hours of sleep
I've been reading romans recently and i like the style of writing in the book. Many times it kind of quotes or paraphrases the mindset of a non believer, or maybe a naysayer of the christian faith
Im kind of half quoting cuase i dont have a bible on me but it talks about whether people should do bad, since the goodness of God is shown in our evil doings, or whether we are better people as circumsized, compared to a gentile or someone who instead. And the bible states very clearly and adamently the correct reasoning. 12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." From there the passage nicely transitions into the grace of God, from our own ineptitude. I remember reading sinners in teh hands of an angry God in english class and we basically took a decent passage from it. Almost all of it were allusions and analogies of how bad we are, and how terrible of a place hell is. Becuase of that it seemedl ike no one realized the point of the whole message, the grace. Yes, part of it is to realize how sinful our nature is, and how hell is a scary place, but at the end of the day that's not what our main focus should be on. Our main focus should be on how amazing God's love is for us, to give us such a great gift.

Well im gonna keep going w/ romans and see how that is. Peace

gahhh i keep forgetting

Proverbs 16
The preparations of the heart belong to man. But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes. but the lord weighs the spirits.

I guess this verse stuck out to be because its talking about how much we can do on our own part. As much as we can pray or reach out etc, at the end of the day its God' s hands that have the final say in what is done and not done. But at the same time, we can't be sitting on our hands, just waiting for something to happen. By nature, we tend to rationalize our actions and say that, 'well person A doesnt even go to church twice a week so in actuality im doing pretty ok.' But proverbs 16 says all the ways of aman are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits. I can defintely relate to taht verse because its so easy to just say o well everyone lies, or nobody's perfect. But if we are made in the image of God, then isnt that what we strive for? Arent we as christians undergoing the process of sanctification daily? Probably one of my biggest faults is not making that stride daily. daily Prayer meetings in the morning help for me, but i guess that day to day or even period to period in school prescence of God with me that i really want and need.

"He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he"