God has so so so so much mercy!  I passed all my classes!  Praise God!  I know that I couldn't have passed without Him by my side.  Thank You so much Jesus.

But anyways, a very merry Christmas to you all!  If some of you did not receive many gifts this year, don't worry about it.  It's always always better to give than to receive.  Trust me.  It feels so much better in retrospect.  God also sees your charitable heart and that in turn deeply touches His own.  Did you know that giving is actually a gift of the Holy Spirit?  Some may have the gift of healing, the gift of discernment, of prayer, of worship, of wisdom, and etc...but there's also such a thing as the gift of giving.    It pleases God so much when you give unconditionally.

So don't hold back, you guys.  Give, give, and give again.  God gave us His life.  We need to follow His example--it's His holy standard and we want to exercise it as our own standard.   God bless you all!  Let me know how I can pray for you guys!

 I really.  really.  really.  gotta lose a lot of weight.  /oo/ I am so fat that it's not even funny.  /nn/ Oh my goodness.

I didn't do so hot on my psychology test.  /rr/ I know I deserved it though; I failed to study for it like I should have.  /nn/ If I make it through all my classes this quarter, then praise God.  If not, then praise God anyway because He is still who He is...and as for me, I just need to cultivate self-discipline on my part, even if I have to learn to do so the hard way. /ii/

For some reason, I don't feel so in tune with God anymore.  /nn/ I haven't backslidden, but I'm unable to feel His presence so deeply these days.  My spirit has developed a murkiness...and this murkiness has physically manifested in my physical health as well as through my actions and the decisions I make in my life.  /qq/

I ask, "Have I truly been redeemed, O God?".  Good question--I know that I am and always will be.  But I realized that I've been allowing my worldly pleasures compromise my personal convictions of what things and lifestyles are holy and pleasing to God's heart.  /nn/ Oftentimes, I say that action needs to be taken from the place of conviction, but what am I doing?  I'm very aware of what He wants from us, but what the heck am I doing?  Why am I such a fool?  /nn/

The sooner God shows me how sick I truly am, the better. /kk/