Long Yet Fruitful

Thank You Jesus that I got an A on my final project. It was shown today during the last class of the quarter. The prof even asked me to stand and be acknowledged!...Crazy stuff. Anyhow, the project is to make a clear and bold visual argument of my worldview. So basically I can do anything I want about this project. So I started brainstorming and Jack helped me a bit and we ended up talking about Apple--how it connects or separates people. My original plan was to have two people holding hands with an iPod on one side, and on the other side there are two iPods pulling two people away from each other, and with a big question mark in the center.
But after thinking about that, I didn't think that would be a strong statement; it would rather be very vague because I'm not taking a side.
So I decided to make Apple into a Nazi-like cult. Props to my great sister Annie who helped me to brainstorm my supports which I rephrase them into three parts: 1. iConize(ex.- Madonna), 2. iDolize(ex.- Hitler), 3. iDentify(ex.- Disney). I have to give props to my creative brain(Thank You God!) to make the three parts i_______.
The project counts for 10% of my final grade! Sweet.

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Anyhow, that's that.
So today after class(at around 2) I got a voicemail from Peter, a brother from Bread of Life Church SD inviting me to their weekly cell group prayer meeting. I've been there once and it was pretty awesome--in this small room with about 7 people simply giving Him praise and pray for the school and one another.

I didn't know why, but I started to text Peter back--"sorry man I don't think I can go I've got homew..." Then I paused. WHAT WAS I THINKING? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?I didn't know. The next thing I did was to delete my "lying in progress without any specific reason" to "sure man when can you pick me up?"

Wow. That struck my heart. I believe it was the Devil who tempted me to reject a heavenly invitation. I was alone in my room, trying to find something to do. And no matter how small the space is open, the tempter would try to get into my heart in all ways. Praise the Lord that He saved me yet again.

So tonight we prayed for the campus and proclaimed victory over UCSD because this quarter has really been a chaotic one--with wildfire, weird weather, heavy storm, I-5 closure due to a bomb threat, and YESTERDAY's bomb threat on our Medical School Campus' closure for the day. Still I will praise You, for You are faithful and lovely. I know You're in control, my Lord and King.
And afterwards I went and grab a bite with Peter and another brother Michael. Michael then took me back to campus and I was on my way to Intervarsity's Midnight Worship from 10-12. I love "simple worship", as I call it--just one guitar with people singing aloud, and the room was big and had great acoustic so the sound of our singing echoed and echoed. A great night it was.

During Midnight Worship I got to met this guy Jon who was actually leading worship on the guitar. I got to pray for him--he's longing to know God's heart and what His plan for him is. He's on the badminton team and has started a bible study among his teammates, yet now he yearns for a breakthrough. Yeah God! You are the Lord of the breakthrough. You Love Jon and You know his heart; would you just take him and mold him again!

Praise the Lord I shall once again! It's day 4!
Johnny

ps. Good stuff always comes from the least expected place. That's how God tasted like today-a random flavor =)