Wait

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” Psalm 37:7
Oh to wait on the Lord… what a difficult task. I have learned a lot this summer. One thing that has been put to the test is my patience and my ability to wait. It is hard. I get extremely anxious and frustrate myself by trying to figure out answers, answers that are not for me to figure out. That is when God faithfully covers me with grace and peace and reminds me that he is in control. God is sovereign. Through life experience and stories from the bible we have come to find that his delays are always purposeful. When we dare to live by his timing great things are bound to happen. “They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint. “ Isaiah 40:31 Certainly we all like the idea of renewed strength, soaring high, running without weariness and walking without getting tired. But…we must wait for the Lord. I am writing this as a reminder to myself. To wait, and hold fast to what is good and true. God has always shown his faithfulness. Why would he all of a sudden stop?

Yay for pictures

Here is a brief over view of my past week..

On monday nigth I met these girls at Coache's on main street in Huntington Beach


Wednesday night was Sarah's bachelorette party...it was a fun one


Some good friends :)


Here is my basketball team. We all went out to dinner on friday night and then I took them to a haunted house and golden spoon. I don't think I have ever wanted a group of girls to know the love of Christ as much as I want these girls to know it. I have enjoyed every moment spent with them this summer. I will definitely miss them :)


On Saturday Kyle and Sarah got married!

The Wedding

Well...after anticipating and waiting, the day has come and gone. Kim Weisenthal is now Kim Imai. Praise God for this amazing couple. It was a wonderful wedding in which God was truly glorified. I had a blast and was extremely blessed to spend time with the whole wedding party. It was a great group of people. Here are a few pictures...

The bridesmaids at the rehearsal dinner


Kim and Derek got the bridesmaids and groomsmen rainbow sandals :)


The morning of the wedding... We call this our ugly picture. :) Chap and I just got back from a run and everyone else just woke up. Speaking of Chap...I am really going to miss her. It was a bitter sweet weekend because Kim and Derek got married but I also had to say good bye to a very dear friend. I love you Chappy, I will be praying for you!



A beautiful bride...inside and out




Kimmy and I



Waiting for the wedding to start


Rob and I and our brother Derek at the reception

Some random thoughts for the week

HOPE-
I have been thinking a lot about this word these past few weeks. Do I really understand it? Not to its full meaning I am sure, but I am thankful for the little bit of understanding that the Lord has given me. Often I struggle with putting my hope in anything that I think will bring satisfaction in this life. I think a lot of times I am even unaware that I do this, until the Lord searches me in and out and brings it to my attention. I have been humbled time after time for this. The Lord is constantly trying to grasp my heart and turn my focus back on Him. It wasn’t until this week that I have realized how many times God has reminded me that Christ is my only Hope. (countless) Which brings something else to mind; his abundant grace and overflowing mercy blows me away.

Anyways...knowing that God desires for me to know the Hope to which he has called me gives me more Hope…a feeling of trust and security. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 So many verses in the bible talk about Hope. “I hope in your word.” Psalm 119:81 The word of God itself is my hope in life. This is a subject that I could write and think about for hours upon hours and still never be able to fully cover it. I am constantly learning more and more about the meaning of hope as the Lord molds me and directs my every path. Romans 12:12 says to rejoice in hope. It is Christ working in me that brings me joy. I am grateful for that joy and I desire for him to receive all the glory for the joy that is shown through me. Thank God that the hope of His glory does not depend on me, but Christ who is working in me.

My Favorite Smell

So...in case no one knew...One of my favorite smells in the whole world is sex wax. Ok, you people with the dirty minds that are obviously California nerds, stop with that thought for a minute until I tell you what it is. Sex wax is the name of the surfboard wax I use.


I bought it like a week ago when my good friend Kimmy and I were going to go surfing. We ended up not surfing because it was overcast by the beach. So instead we decided to go back to irvine and ride bikes to the lagoon and lay out. It was great to spend time with her. Many times when we have conversations I want to have a note pad with me because she is very wise for being so young. I love her so much. She has been an amazing blessing in my life and a friendship that I will treasure forever. There will be more of her to come because she is getting married in two weeks and I im in her wedding, which means I will have lots to say and lots of pictures. This picture that I put on here is from Malaysia. (one of the great memories I have with her)