The Lost Gets Found.

How come we can pray and pray for other people we care about, but yet fail to pray for our own family member? 
or how come we have that want to help others and bring others to Christ, yet we fail to see that there is someone in the family that needs guidance and direction to see that without God, their life is meaningless?


i used "we", but really, i just meant me. 


i do so much research on people around the world that are in need of the gospel, of hope, of faith, of God.
but before all that can happen, i need to realize now, that someone more important to me needs all of that. 



"Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found" 


Luke 15:11-32. The Parable of the Lost Son.


some people just need to go through the hard road in life and have everything go wrong in order for their eyes to be opened, and to see that a life without God is not a life at all. A life with nothing to look forward to and nothing to work towards is not worth living at all. Just like this Parable. The Lost Son eventually saw that being in his Father's house is much more valuable than anything the world can ever offer. i believe some people just need to hit that dead end in life, to completely turn back and re-dedicate their lives. 
yes, we worry. some more than others. but we can't do anything to change the situation. Only through prayer can God change any heart. So really, there's no need to worry about it all the time. Though it could be different for parents. But pray and have peace in your hearts, that God is in TOTAL control. 
by worrying constantly, we show that we do not absolute faith in God. i know this is very hard to do sometimes, but would you rather have a troubled heart or a restful heart? 
We can't always be with him, to always watch over him, to always be there and help him choose from right and wrong, but we don't need to. For the Holy Spirit lives in him. deep in him. and that is more than what we can do. 


when he does turn back, we'll be a family who will celebrate and have a feast, for the lost son who was once dead is alive. he was lost, but now he is found. 


Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

有一個很特別的爸爸

people always say that they have the best father in the world.
even people with father's who are not even in their lives half the time. 
hmm, well. i'm very thankful to say that i am not one of those people. and that i really do have the best father in the world. 


Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
-Ephesians 6:4


Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

-Colossians 3:

Good job living up to [some of] the verses dad! haha. 

from brushing my teeth, to tucking me in at night, to driving me to my friends house, to staying up waiting for me to come home late at night, to helping me move my things into college, to giving me advice for what to do later on in life. all these things i'm very thankful for. 

time is definitely passing us by quickly. we all are living our lives in separate places now. but no matter what, we will always remember everything you've done for us. and we'll always be thanking God for blessing us with, truly, the best father in the whole entire world. 

Happy Father's Day! ( not just on June 19, but everyday) 

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

-Romans 8:28

Lord, You're With Me Forever ~ Thanksgiving Day 2: Mama!

主你永遠與我同在

危難臨到　我信靠你　深知你必領我度過
你信實　為我堅持到最後當暴風雨向我靠近　有你同在我不至畏懼
你是我的牧者　我所依靠
每個夜　每一天
我知你永遠在身邊
主你永遠與我同在　在你裡面沒有改變
你的堅定　從昨日到今日一直到永遠
靠你豐盛應許站立　我的未來在你手中
堅固磐石　全能真神　我敬拜你


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs_MauptHfo&playnext=1&list=PLB5803D481A414BB0


---hmm, my new favorite song! yay! Sang this at Grand Rapids Chinese Christian Church this past Sunday, and I wanted to cry -__________- such a touching song.  


Family




Mama!: my mama is basically my best friend. Everytime something happens, i have to call her immediately (or...if shes sleeping...i have to call her the next day when she gets home from work) and tell her what happened, or when something happens, i always need to call her and ask for advice. Even the littlest things - like asking her if what i wrote to my small group girl was appropriate or not- 
i miss our daily walks in the evening (...well, it's not daily since sometimes i'd be too lazy and not go)..but when i do go, we would walk for like an hour, just talking. i miss our saturdays....waking up to go to the mall, walk around, then go to BK for our dollar menu. haha. 
My mama's favorite hamburger is the Whopper, and everytime we buy that and go home to eat, my brother (either one) would always be hungry, and my mama would always give her whopper to them..and just eat paomian....but i guess that's what parents do hmm?


My mama use to be CRAZY MEAN when we were kids. haha. i always dreaded coming home from school, but i dreaded summers more. where she would always make us wake up crazy early (8am....not THAT early, but still, it's summer break, the point was the sleep in!) and do hours and hours (...or at least it felt like hours)....ALWAYS MATH HW -_______- blah. and then hours of piano and violin practice...which NEVER worked well with me. i can't sit still. so i would always play piano for like 10 min, then go to the bathroom and play my gameboy :D 
that's what my brothers and i always did. whenever we needed to go to the bathroom, we would sit there for like 30 min just playing games. haha. 


It's surprising how much my mama changed, and most people today probably wouldn't believe what a strict person she use to be. but nevertheless, she's the best mama in the whole world! 


blah, i miss talking to my mama, or waking up and running into her room and hoping in bed next to her...and just talk...until we're both ready to stop being lazy and start out day.


My mama is someone i look up to spiritually. Every night, growing up...my mama would always be sitting in her bed reading the Bible and memorizing it. Anytime i needed to ask her a question about a particular verse, she could tell me where it was located, what book, chapter, ect. Her head is filled with knowledge of the Bible, and study Bibles. She sets a good example for my brothers and I. 


I always thank God giving me a mama who's so understanding, and who knows how to listen. I'm figuring out that not many of my friends have such a close relationship with their mama's.
But i'm able to tell my mama anything. ANYTHING. God, Faith, School, BOYS, haha. i'm a lucky one :D 


I love my mama a lot a lot a lot :D


--mama! i think you'll like that song i posted. Hopefully it'll be an encouragement to you, cause it is for me :D