blind eyes open
-1 Corinthians 6:19~20-

Man I haven't been busy like this for a long while!

Got so many balls to juggle these past 2 weeks:

- Mission Trip:
flights, schedule, lodging, visa, passports, and vaccine shots (ouch!)
- My album:
contacting duplication companies, finishing up the artwork (woo!)
- Fundraising for Mission Trip:
is the album going to raise enough fund?
- My next year housing:
LORD, Let us get that gorgeous place!!!!!
- My music research paper which I haven't started:
Music that Heals Human Body/ Music Therapy
- Song Submission:
Collecting worship songs from all my friends: deadline around MID JUNE. I need to get cranking on my song writing!
- Pondering on Live Worship album sometime later in the year...
- Considering Double-Major in Economics and Music starting next schoolyear, going to talk with departments
- Register for Fall classes:
2 Econ classes, 1 Music class, and 1 Art class (PUMPED!)
- Music class reading...
I love reading it but I hate reading it at the same time... super LONG!
- My gorgeous MacBook Pro is starting to die on me...
need to clean this baby up and load her up with a new battery and a charger and get her back to slim, fast, and fit!
- Lakers vs. Nuggets. Kobe you better do your best!
- Economics never comes to my mind as much as the ones above... hmmm... =P


Johnny

TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS

Words and Music by Helen H. Lemmel
1922

O soul are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There's light for a look at the Saviour,
And life more abundant and free.

Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion -
For more than conquerors we are!

His Word shall not fail you - He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well;
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell.

Amen.
Johnny

When the world says, "Who do you think you are? You can't make it."
You tell it to shut up in a very mean manner.

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Each day as life gets hard
I would pick up that guitar and
Start fooling with some chords
And dozing into a different world

When the joy feels so far away
And the crowd left me astray
I'd remember the same ol' tune
Telling me "Don't worry, I'm coming soon."


What if He comes knocking
Will I be able to notice?
Scared of being left out
Again I'd sing that chorus

Am I disqualified or
Should I be satisfied with
All the coldness and death that's
Building up walls and making me
A frog in the well again?


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This really expressed what I'm feeling right now.
I do not want to gain the world and lose my soul. I really don't.
Life becomes dull, boring, and meaningless without Jesus.

Johnny

ps. My buddy BP wrote a post and really spoke deep into my heart.

I got my first feather was back in November 08 when I was by myself praying on the head of the serpent.


And on May 5th, I was once again on the head of the serpent praying, and then out of nowhere this feather appeared in the midair. It's been over 5 months since my last feather. Craziness. I know that angels are always with me, but seeing a feather really boosted my faith to a deeper level, knowing for sure that I am under the protection under His wings! I love those awesome surprises from the Lord! Has God surprised you with some cool stuff lately?

Johnny

Craziness. One-third of 2009 has passed.

I want to recall what happened during these past 4 months; I couldn't name them all. But would I wish I could do more during those four months? Yes. Now I look forward to the next four months, now knowing what exactly will happen, but I want to live the next four months to the fullest so that in September I will look back and see I have outgrown my April-self. What happens after a breakthrough is the pursuit for another breakthrough.


glo-ry (noun)-
magnificence; great beauty.
adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving.
something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride.

Sometimes Paul's letter can be very wordy and full of prepositions. I love Romans 5 and I want to understand every single word Paul wrote. What does it mean to "rejoice in hope of the glory of God"? I mean it sounds good and "intelligent" and all that, but what does it really mean?

Maybe I cannot understand this little phrase fully, but through reading it over and over, I believe this is what I should do: to REJOICE in HOPE - in Hope of the Glory of God. There is glory in the Lord, and there is hope in that glory, and there is joy in that hope. Knowing the root of the joy is just as important, if not more important than knowing the root cause of a sickness or disease. I need to constantly remind myself of who I am and to feed my spiritman healthy food on a constant basis in order to conquer the storms and to walk through the valleys. Thank You Jesus, I lay my burden at Your feet and I rejoice in hope of the glory of the Lord.

Jehovah-Jireh, I trust in You!

Johnny