I am so encouraged and amused by my psychology teacher. No matter how disinterested his students look, he still has this passion for what he teaches us and I think thats so essential; having a desire to pass on what you know and continuously trying to encourage your students. No matter how tired I am in the morning for this class, I leave so encouraged and a bit more curious. Other than that..

So many times a day I realized how many times I use the word "I" , "Me" , "My" .. and every time i use the word "I", I use the word "You" a lot less. So selfish when it comes to my own desires, so quick to victimize myself when something goes wrong, so proud when I do a small task right. How many times will I stop using the word "I" and start saying "You".

How frustrating is it to watch Your children stumble over the same cracks on that same road that we've been on before? Hearts continue to harden, heads continue to turn away and for what? For a world that only gives us this momentary pleaure- and like fools we continue to run back to it.

When will our heads and our hearts faithfully turn to You?

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

I wanted to harden my heart, to not feel as vulnerable as I had a few months ago. But now I realize, opening myself, putting everything down and possibly humbling myself before You gives me nothing to lose.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Romans 3:5