Flint

This past Sunday, we talked about a verse that is pretty darn dear to my heart; it was Isaiah 50:7, and it talks about how we should set our “faces as flint” in times of adversity and trials. Now, the message was great as we talked about how whenever we go through times of struggle that setting your attitudes and approaches strong like a rock (flint) will allow us to adhere to the very values we strive to develop in our lives. I truly believe firmly in that, but I as I drove into work later on that evening, I started thinking about the characteristics of flint. Let’s think about it. When you hit two pieces of random rocks together, what does it do? Merely nothing but cause more damage and scratches to the rocks itself. But if you hit two pieces of flint together, something magical happens. A spark appears, that develops into a flame. Isn’t that an amazing thing? Seriously think about it. It’s awesome to think how it happens. I think we can relate that to the verse in Isaiah and in our own lives. I think that whenever we go through trials where our lives and our guard is being beaten down by something else, we should “set our faces as flint”, where something of life “sparks”. What does this mean? Whenever we get hit spiritually and emotionally, we should work hard to emit a spark of love in reaction to it; to bring something fruitful like humbleness and patience. I know it’s the hardest thing to think of positive things when we get hurt, but when the world comes at us with full force, instead of taking the beating and allowing them to scratch us up as such, we should allow it to bring our a fruit, a spark rather, of love to the enemy. Is it not a part of our calling as disciple-makers? As it is said in Isaiah, lets be like flint, where no matter what hits us, we bring forth a spark so amazing that is causes a flame of passion towards God.

I love my family…

Well, today I wrapped up three weeks of unforgettable leave time away from work, and I had a blast. I’m sitting in the terminal of the San Jose Airport waiting for my flight to Honolulu, which won’t be boarding until at least another hour and a half. It’s been really fun, but alas, I must go back to reality and start work again tomorrow. At least though, I’ll be going in refreshed.

The first week was at Indy07 – The National Youth Convention, and as exciting as that was, I’ll write more on that in another part. You can hold me to it. I really had fun though with my family for the past two weeks. It was good to see my parents and all them again, especially since it’s been almost two years since I saw them. My little sister started college and I’m so proud of her. She’ll be knee-deep in the years to come in work and study, but it’ll be worth it for her. Along with my other siblings, I got to see my little niece Aolani, who I haven’t seen since she was a little baby, and my nephew Abraham, who I saw for the first time. It was great to see them, and although it’s only been an hour since I said goodbye, I already miss them all.

I’m glad we all get chances in life to go back to a place where you thought you had to outgrow. I think that if you cherish your past and what it was worth despite some negative influences, I don’t think you can ever outgrow your family, but rather just move along. You’ll always have that part of your life to reflect on, and it’s good to revisit it again from time to time, but if you understand where you come from and where your foundation led you, you’ll appreciate your time both with and away from loved ones, especially when it comes to family. I wish I could stay with them longer, but my life now calls and I must continue on what I moved on to. I’m glad, though, that I can sometimes go back, both physically and mentally.

Back home to Hawaii I go, and I can honestly say I’m ready.

Okay, let’s try this again….

Hey everyone. So I tried this blog thing last year, and needless to say, it didn’t do so well because I didn’t really keep up with it. I guess you could say I was way too occupied with other things that needed more priority than an Internet blog. But now, I really want to make an effort o keep up with this. I guess you could say I’ve turned over a new leaf since then, and I now want to really document my thoughts more, especially since my brain can be so tricky with memory ( stop laughing Linda ). I think we can learn a lot more about who we are by just looking over what was going on in our heads at a certain point in time. We can see what bothered us, how we dealt with situations, and what made us really happy. I think it’s a great tool, especially with an online blog. It sure beats having a metallic pink pocket book trimmed with fru-fru lace and glitter hearts with a plastic lock opened only by a tiny key ( or scissors.) Aloha!