q.t

quiet time.

i wonder why it's so hard for me to spend time with a certain someone whom i can fully trust. that certain someone whom i know i can always lean on.

i'm never consistent with q.t (aka devotionals) with God. but with all this free time that i have, and with all these challenges i'm faced with, i know that i can only depend on God. with that in mind, i started q.t a few days ago and man, it's been so good.

there are a lot of things that are up in the air right now. freakin' cpa board is taking its time trying to decide whether or not i'm qualified to sit for the cpa exam. i know that their response takes 6-8 weeks but c'mon! it's 8th week now and i haven't heard from them, nor have they responded to my email. they were so quick to cash in my $100 application fee, and yet they take their precious time with their response. ugh, cpa board. you are not nice at all.

a new challenge has arisen in my life. it seems like it's a battle between God vs. the unknown. obviously, God reigns. but for some reason, i'm still troubled by this battle. or maybe i'm just really weak. hrm.

i wish i can be in control of my life. figure everything out on my own. the only thing that i am in control is, is making sure i spend time with God. and not surprisingly, this part of the day is the only time that i feel safe. that i know everything will be all right.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. -- Proverbs 3:5-6

sexual impurity

it hurts.

it hurts when i find out about christians who have been consumed by the temptations of sexual immorality. it hurts even more when i find out that these christians now take sex so lightly, that their innocence has been replaced by the socially accepted ideals of this corrupt world.

all this time, i was starting to believe that maybe i'm just being really silly. that i'm being conservative and naive. maybe i am a bit of all these things, but God has reminded me, through his Word, that it's not about what i think but what He thinks. what His view is on sexual immorality. what He commands us to do.

The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body... Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!... Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. -- 1 Corinthians 13b-20

i'm not writing this to judge, hurt, condemn, or offend anyone. i'm writing this as a reminder to myself and to everyone, particularly to christians, on how sinful sexual immorality really is. don't listen to me but listen to God.

black tea

thanks to a special friend, i've been introduced to the delectable world of tea. i'm not very knowledgeable about tea but so far, my favorite is the black tea. no sweeteners. no honey. no extra flavors. just your ordinary cup of black tea. mm~ :)

sipping on this warm tea during a cool autumn day is very comforting. so comforting that i'm dedicating an entry on this beverage, haha. i used to take tea for granted and i thought it was just water with a subtle flavor of whichever tea leaves you'd like.

... it IS just water with a subtle flavor, haha. but as plain and simple as this drink is, it's quite soothing and very relaxing.

there's really no point to this entry. i just wanted to say that i really like tea. especially when the weather is becoming cooler. and also, when life becomes a bit frustrating, it's nice to have something to calm me down :)