Behold the man upon the cross..my sin upon His shoulder

When I reflect on the cross and how He died for me, it hurts my heart to know that the punishment I should have received was put on a righteous man. Just recently, I wrote a paper on Luke 22 - 24, which is his version of the Passion of Christ. I love the part when Luke talks about the two criminals who are being crucified beside Jesus, and how one criminal mocks Jesus, telling Him to save them and Himself if He was really the King of the Jews. The other criminal rebukes him for saying such things, and telling him that they deserved the punishment they were receiving, but that Jesus was sinless. And then, when he turns to Jesus and asks to be remembered, Jesus answers him by saying that he would see Him in paradise. It reminds me of the beautiful gift that God has given to me, that I am able to enter heaven because of His Son.

We sang this old hymn during service on Sunday. It epitomizes the Son, His sacrifice, death and ressurection. It reminds me of how I should be living my life. That because He has sacrificed Himself for me, that the only thing I can do is to repond back and offer my life to Him.

When I Survey The Wonderous Cross
When I survey the wonderous cross
On which the Price of Glory died
My richest gain I count but loss
And pour contempt on all my pride

Forbid it Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
All the vain things that charm me most
I sacrifice them to His blood

See, from His head, His hands, His feet
Sorrow and love flow mingled down
Did ever such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns composed so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were a present far too small
Love so amazing, so divince
Demands my soul, my life, my all

May the Lord continue to bless you and may you discover the peace and joy that I have in the Person who suffered the most for me; Jesus Christ, Saviour of all.

Here we go...#3

As promised, the 3rd one of this week.

Sometimes, our lectures are in auditoriums here the rows are progressivly lower than the one behind them. (Imagine the ACC where the 12th row is lower than the 13th). Anyway, a person's feet is usually right at the back of your head when you're sitting down. As students, you tend to lean over and write notes, thus there is a small space between the back of your seat and your back. So..as you can guess...it really bothers me when a person rests their feet on the back of my chair. I mean, what if I had my hair down that day? My hair would be touching your dirty shoes!!!! I dont know where those people have walked, and I can sure bank on the fact that they dont clean their shoes before they put it up behind my head!!

This is kind of gross, but illustrates my point above. In the beginning of the year (Sept) when it was still nice enough outside to wear flip flops, I saw this girl, who had nasty feet, put her feet on the chair in front of her. As she was talking to her friend, she leans over and starts to PICK her nasty toes!!! Can you imagine the gross stuff that's underneath those toes?!!?!? And she's just picking at them right over someone's hair/head!!!! I dont know why people do that. Dont they understand that I DONT want any of their gross toe crud on my hair, jacket or anywhere near me?!!? Dont they understand that I dont want to be DIRTY..and that I have some standards of hygiene?! So please...the next time you feel the urge to put up your feet, make sure there's no one sitting in front of you first.

Have a great rest-of-the-night.

Pet Peeve #2

I know that today is Wednesday and I should have written my #2 yesterday, but I will have two posts today to make up for my tardiness. Anyway, I just visited Clumzy's site and he's talking about stuff that he HATES. So this post will be in tribute to his hatefullness. The second that bothers me...and that I HATE:

I HATE it when people are wrong, but make it sound like they're right and YOU'RE wrong. And I HATE it when they take a condescending tone with you, like you're some idiot 4 year old and needs to be spoonfed. For example, I have a group project that's due this Friday. It's a short, 10-15 min presentation that I have to do with 3 other students in my English tutorial. Last Friday, we had arranged to meet at the library Monday evening (March 14th) to work on our presentation and discuss what we're going to do. Somehow, with my busy schedule, I completely forgot until one of the guys emailed to comfirm the time and place. By the time I received that email, it was already 10:30, way past the meeting time. So I emailed back, apologizing sincerely and profusely. Acknowledging that it was my fault, I was prepared to take on any work they decided since I wasnt there to discuss the parts.

Later on that evening, one of the girls email back and says: "I dont know why you guys didnt show up, but Im sure that you guys have good excuses"....is that not DRIPPING in sarcasm?! You KNOW why I didnt show up and you KNOW that I apologized and was willing to take on anything that the group decided. Easy with the condescending voice there...

She ended the email saying that we should meet again tomorrow (Tuesday March 15th). Now, in attempts to redeem myself, I initiated the meeting on Tuesday and suggested that we meet before class. 4:30, in front the library. I even got there on time, with a minute to spare. I waited...and one of our other group members showed up. We waited for 20 mins, and no one else came. Anyway, to make a long story short, we decided the parts, and then went to class and subsequently, went home. That night, I emailed our group...even saying that the meeting was last minute and that it was my fault. This girl emails back and says "you guys must have been late for Mills [Library].."

See, this is what I mean by knowing that it was your fault and then deflecting the blame onto someone else. Dave [the other group member] and I were standing in front of the library for 20 mins...if she came, we would have seen her. Why doesnt she just own up to her mistake and not attempt to blame someone else. That really pisses me off...

Good day.

This week only: PET PEEVES!

So, Ive decided that this week, I will be featuring 5 pet peeves of mine. One for every day. Hopefully, it will all be based on something that Ive experienced or seen. Anyway, feel free to add to my pet peeves are share your own. Sooooo, without further delay, pet peeve #1!

So, I pull into the parking lot of my local supermarket today and while scanning for parking spots, I see one that is relatively close to the entrace. Getting a little motivated, I move quicker to the spot, only to realize that someone has LEFT THEIR SHOPPING CART IN THAT SPOT!!!! To make matters worse, there was a parking spot designated to leave your shopping carts carts, about 2 spots away.

I cant understand, for the life of me, why anyone would be so SELFISH and not return the cart to the proper space. I mean, it's not like it's 2 miles away and it's out of your way! There are places in the parking lot that are made for your convenience!!! It's just really annoying to find a spot and then realize that your car cant fit because some IDIOT decided they didnt want to walk the 10 feet and put the cart back. Not to mention how annoying it must be to work there and find carts all over the place and not where it's supposed to be.

So honestly people, have the decency to put things back where they belong. It's simple, it's easy and it saves me from wasting my time venting about you stupidity. Have a great day.

Illiteracy?

So my friend Havoc here writes me this after my last post:

"My take on this is not so much that God was tryign to make you late or keeping you...it's more God's continual protection of his soverginty over all."

Havoc...read it over again!

So, on another note, I picked up a copy of "The Job Guide - Jobs, Traning and Careers" on campus today and decided to skim through to see if there are any jobs that would interest me. The stupid thing is just FILLED with ads from colleges. Why in the world would you publish a paper titled "The Job Guide" when it's just filled with ads for colleges? Im trying to look for a JOB, not another degree!!! Idiots!!!!!

Reflecting back on God's perfect timing

Whew, I have finally found some time to take a break and write in this blog. I have 2 essays due this week, one tonight and the other one tomorrow. It's been non-stop typing away on my computer for the last few days. And after this, I have to write a bible study. When will it ever stop???

So, on Monday, when I was walking home from school, a snowflake fell right in front of my eyes. It reminded me of a story that I wanted to share with you guys ("you guys" as in whoever is reading it). In the summer, Vince and I went to a restaurant in the Yonge and Eglinton area. It was thunder storming so we tried to find parking as close as possible. Since there's no real designated parking, we found a spot on the street and parked there. We tried to read the signs to see when and where we can park. We parked in an area where it was free after 6. Cutting it close since it had just turned 6 o'clock. Anyhow, we decided it was okay to park there, but while we were walking down the street, we found a car that had a ticket on its windsheild. Thinking that this guy may have just recently gotten a ticket, we paused for a few seconds, leaned over and checked when the ticket was written. The guy got caught at around 3pm, so we were safe. Continuing down the street towards the restaurant, we heard a huge CRACK, and the next thing you know, a MASSIVE tree branch about 3 1/2 feet with smaller tree branches attached to it dropped right in front of us! The couple behind us immediately caught up to see if we were okay. Im not joking when I say that the branch was literally a few inches away from my face.

From that moment on, I never ceased to remember God's intricate planning when Im running late. I know for a FACT that Vince and I would have been hit in the head with the branch had we not stopped to see the ticket on the guy's car. Now, when Im late beyond my control, I know that God has slowed me down for a reason. He's always taking care of me, watching over His children. And I will embrace it..

Alas, a new episode of Gilmore Girls is on..I'll write the bible study in the family room. Be blessed with God's grace!