SoulThirst

As the new fall semester has begun, I hope those of you who are students (including college students) are having good starts to your semesters. The apostle Paul writes:
for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13)

I heard someone say just a couple days ago, that Paul used the word "content"- not necessarily "ecstatically happy" or "overjoyed." The school year & its stresses may not fill you with much happiness, but you can still be content, knowing that God goes with you & goes before you through the halls of your schools & campuses. Knowing that not a single thing during your day is "overlooked" by him, and perhaps thinking about whether He would want you to talk to Him (even if it is venting) about those things. Maybe some of you should try venting in prayer instead of venting in Xanga/blog (or at least do both).

No matter what, you will have good days and you will have bad days. Learning to be content makes a world of difference.

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Some things you can be praying about for me:

- that I would be a minister who prays more

- greater love for people

- less selfishness

- that I would learn & mature in the area of shepherding others

- that I would find community here in Chicagoland, in CCMC (or rather, that I would find more community)

I think that'll be good for now ^_^0. Just things that God has been reminding me & teaching me.

posted by Andy Chang @ 1:27 PM