Today

Today...is a new day, as any other day.

I attended chapel for the first time in awhile because I sometimes chose between eating a quick lunch or attending chapel being that my drawing/design 2 class begins at 11:30, and I get out of my literature interpretation class at 11 am.

This woman who's name is Lynn, really touched my heart today. Hearing her story of how Jesus healed her was...amazing and I felt..so much relation there in that little time. She faced numerous moments of being unhappy and not knowing how to face it. She kept things inside, never wanting a break from teaching art. She was just under a lot of stress.
Then at one point she went on a break with her husband to a beach, and she spent 6 days and 6 nights at that beach just talking to Jesus, walking with Him. She explained how He began the healing with her over that time to her being completely healed of all her wounds.
The 7th day, she returned home, better.

Her story and walk with Jesus was very encouraging, insightful, and amazing. I adored what all she had said. It honestly made me sad to hear somethings and just fill with compassion.

This woman...displayed compassion for me.
I say this because before the service had started, I sat down just praying to God. It's hard to find time for God when I'm here in college. I really just wish praying on end, talking to God...
so I prayed and she noticed that earlier. When the service had ended, she asked if I was in need of prayer since she saw that I prayed earlier. I told her I didn't because it wasn't really about me, it was just about all of us God's people instead. I don't want to be selfish, but I know we should cast our cares, burdens, and worries unto Him, because He does care for us.
Anyways, she just..had displayed such a compassion for me and told me that she loved me, also sharing that Jesus loves me no matter what.
I really just sobbed there. I know that Jesus loves and cares for me, but to also have a woman who does not even know anything about me, only my name, to share a reminder and that she loves me...is wow. Usually it's often that a person would take sometime to just get to know a person before even saying I love you, even if it wasn't in a relationship sense or family way...but her display of that reminded me...that we are to LOVE all of God's creation, no matter who they are or what they've done because it doesn't even matter...that's what Jesus have always seen about us...no matter what we've done or end up doing it is forgiven/forgotten..seeing past all mistakes and transgressions, He loved us first, and still does...God wants us to have those eyes to see hearts for what they really are opposed to what we just see on the outer layer.
I hope one day that through God..He will grant not only others, but myself as well the eyes, strength, willingness to love all people and be compassionate for them because that's what Jesus did for us.

I am thankful that God had given me such an opportunity to hear a person's story and I feel He used Lynn to just remind me, "Hey, I love you, Mak..." because sometimes I have moments where I may sin and I feel..."why did I do that?? God probably hates me for it." NOPE! He is slow to anger, fast to love and forgive! He is merciful! :D

Therefore, praises to the God who loves so unconditionally and is merciful! He who is pouring His continuous wisdom on us, is awesome!!

Lord, I pray that we shall see you for who you have always been and still are, being complete living witnesses in Your name!
In Your name I pray,
Amen.




Btw...so...I have a huge amount of homework to do..and it's crazy. I have so much to do...I don't knwo if I'll ever find time.