Saturday, January 28, 2006

Waiting on God

Began a new book today - "Waiting on God" by Andrew Murray

It start with a poem before you actually get into the chapters. I have started this book twice now and it always gets me to stop and think on it. Here it is for your reading pleasure.

"Wait only upon God"; my soul, be still,
And let thy God unfold His perfect will,
Thou fain would'st follow Him throughout this year,
Thou fain with listening heart His voice would'st hear,
Thou fain would'st be a passive instrument
Possessed by God, and ever Spirit-sent
Upon His service sweet--then be thou still,
For only thus can He in thee fulfil
His heart's desire. Oh, hinder not His hand
From fashioning the vessel He hath planned.
"Be silent unto God", and thou shalt know
The quiet, holy calm He doth bestow
On those who wait on Him; so shalt thou bear
His presence, and His life and light e'en where
The night is darkest, and thine earthly days
Shall show His love, and sound His glorious praise.
And He will work with hand unfettered, free,
His high and holy purposes through thee.
First on thee must that hand of power be turned,
Till in His love's strong fire thy dross is burned,
And thou come forth a vessel for they Lord,
So frail and empty, yet, since He hath poured
Into thine emptiness His life, His love,
Henceforth through thee the power of God shall move
And He will work for thee. Stand still and see
The victories thy God will gain for thee;
So silent, yet so irresistible,
Thy God shall do the thing impossible.
Oh, question no henceforth what thou canst do;
Thou canst do nought. But He will carry through
The work where human energy had failed,
Where all thy best endeavours had avaiuled
Thee nothing. Then, my soul, wait and be still;
Thy God shall work for thee His perfect will.
If thou wilt take no less, His best shall be
Thy portion now and through eternity.

- Freda Hanbury


let those thoughts soak in for a while.

I will try to voice some of my thoughts in a few days from just the introduction of the book. Andrew Murray truly was a man of God. He grasped some things that we currently scratch at.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Neglectful I am....

Okay, I will totally be updating this more regularly now. If anything I will just throw some artwork I've done so that you all can see what I've been up to and also make your comments - whether they be nice or just plain mean... i'm not thinking of anyone in particular either.

Wow - there is so much going on in my life right now. I will have to suffice to say the God is Awesome and that He is doing ever so many things in my life. Pray. Pray. Pray. That God would continue His work. Everyday I am reminded of the fact that I need Him so much.

First Installation of my work.




This is a poster I finished recently for a competition at my school - The Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg. The topic was the Chinese New Year.

This year it is the year of the dog. I found out some pretty interesting things while researching...

First - I was born in the year of the pig =-) funny I know.

"People born in the Year of the Pig are chivalrous and gallant. Whatever they do, they do with all their strength. For Boar Year people, there is no left or right and there is no retreat. They have tremendous fortitude and great honesty. They don't make many friends but they make them for life, and anyone having a Boar Year friend is fortunate for they are extremely loyal. They don't talk much but have a great thirst for knowledge. They study a great deal and are generally well informed. Boar people are quick tempered, yet they hate arguments and quarreling. They are kind to their loved ones. No matter how bad problems seem to be, Boar people try to work them out, honestly if sometimes impulsively. They are most compatible with Rabbits and Sheep." know any sheep or rabbits - j/k hahaha

Well 'nuff said. more to come...

Sunday, January 01, 2006

The Night Before

How great are friends!!! I am sitting here with 6 of my new friends from my church college group and a guy named nick that I just met. The brotherhood of Christ is truly amazing. We are sitting around talking about God and the things of God and I am hearing every argument that I have ever heard and it is showing me a lot of my stupidity. I am hearing for the first time many of the things that I myself have gotten heated up about being said outloud. It is enlightening to hear yourself outside of yourself.

We are getting geared up for our trip tomorrow... so I am going to go back to our hangout time and discussion


ONLY 7 MORE HOURS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!