This is His design
Starry Night by Chris August
From the Birds that Sing, In the Tallest Trees.
To the Human Life, of you and me.
From the Desert Sands, to the place we stand.
He is God of All, He is Everything.
I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.
Every Starry Night, that was His design.
I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come
Let the praises ring, 'cause he is everything
'Cause he is everything
From the Autumn Leaves, that will ride the breeze
To the Faith it takes, to pray and sing
From the Painted sky, to my plank filled eye
He is God of all, He is everything
I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.
Every Starry Night, that was His design.
I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come
Let the praises ring, 'cause he is everything.
Ohhhhhhh (everything)
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah
I believe
Ohhh
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelujah
I believe
I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun
On that Starry Night, He changed my life.
I'm giving it all to the only son who gave me hope when I had none.
So let the praises ring,
Ohhhh Let the Praises Ring
I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.
Every Starry Night, that was His design.
I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come
and the Angels sing, that he is Heavenly
So let the Praises ring
'Cause he everything
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Listening to the radio in a car on the way to church to prepare a farewell party for a friend,
a familiar tune caught my attention earlier tonight.
Starry Night by Christ August
I must have heard this song many times on the radio in a car after Sunday School,
because I don't have this song in my itunes and I don't listen to the radio unless I'm in a car.
We encounter so many different things in our lives that often times, we don't get to appreciate our surroundings as much as we really should.
It wasn't until today(by that I mean Friday night) that I really listened to the lyrics and really appreciated the song.
I've known the chorus part a bit, but I don't think I ever really tried to listen and sing it with my heart.
Ah, what a beautiful confession...
I like the night sky. I like the stars and the moonlight.
I like the silence and the stillness of the nature after 3 am in the morning.
"I'm giving my life to the only one who makes the Moon reflect the sun.
Every Starry Night, that was His design.
On that Starry Night, He changed my life.
I'm giving my life to the only son, who was and is and yet to come
and the Angels sing, that he is Heavenly
I'm giving it all to the only son who gave me hope when I had none.
So let the praises ring."
His design. His beautiful and perfect design beyond my comprehension.
Life is hectic - filled with troubles. ups and downs; rollercoaster.
People are interesting - unique and different in one way or the other
It's interesting that all these strangers meet, be friends, trust, share, love, and live on their lives.
There is nothing in this world that's not His design.
He is everything and everywhere.
He is the only one who is faithful and unchanging; everlasting.
We change.
No matter where we are, what we are doing, how we've changed...
He remains the same God.
The Father I met yesterday is the Father I meet today, and the Father I will meet tomorrow.
The Father I meet at home is the Father I meet in my dorm, and the Father I will meet anywhere else.
There is no word that can justly proclaim how amazing, awesome, and perfect He is.
Listening to Starry Night and be moved suddenly tonight is His plan as well.
Thank you Father for a beautiful starry night.
By His love I've become a new creation; give it all to Him and let the praises ring.
PS. Only ironic thing would be there was no stars on the sky last night - snow.
But it's okay. Stars aren't the only beautiful creation that He made for us as reminders of His love.
Nostalgia. Confession. Surrender.
I just got back from a late-night chat "sesh" with my friends in Hillside.
The usual midnight chill sesh with my friends, enjoying our favorite Buffalo Chicken Panini at Hillside.
Tradition started since last year by last year's ACF freshmen.
I don't know how, but we started talking about our high school years.
and it brought back lots of memories.
I went to church. I was an active member of my youth group; always attended our weekly Bible Study meeting, helped my youth pastor organizing events, volunteered for events and activities...
I hate saying this kind of things about myself, but I think lots of people saw me as a very good christian girl...
The saddest part of this story is that I actually believed that lie.
I must confess:
I've never actually read the Bible until college.
I read the Genesis and Exodus, and did a chapter study and reflection on it as part of my youth group's Bible study...
I struggled so much when I read those first two books... Because I approached them like how I approached my English literatures and assignments.
I must confess:
I compromised my time with God; I set my week days as days for school work and other things that I was involved in, and set my weekend as days for church.
I was so confident that I'm doing the right thing; I was so convinced that my "balance" in life is "perfect".
I must confess:
A lot of times, I said I'm doing them for God, but I always had( and have and will have sadly) so many other self-driven motives and other sources of inspirations/motivations/drives.
I was a liar to myself and God; I was a fool, blinded by self-created lies and hopelessly lost in denial.
4 years. racing to the destination with a wrong purpose. living in dark pit of lies and denials. constantly justifying my existence with lies. giving no place for God to stand in my heart as I praise God and invite Him into my hearts with just words, without actions nor heart.
How easy it is to lie, to give false testimony, to let your lips say things that your heart doesn't say...
I was lost in the desert during my four years of high school.
But my heavenly Father knows the best of me and knew how to draw me near to Him.
He is the most patient, tender, quiet, faithful, and never-changing Father I know.
He waited for the right time. He called me.
and here I am in University of Rochester, almost ending the first semester of my sophomore year.
I've never thought I would've ever come to this school in high school.
Even in the beginning of my freshman year in college, I was still somewhat unsure and lost.
But now I know I am at a place with my best friend, best guide, and the best Father.
I'm happy to be here, to meet people that I know and call as friends, to learn, to read, and most importantly to persevere with my Father.
It's true that I still let Him down and that I sometimes don't put Him on the top of my list.
But it's also true that no matter how many times I fail and fall short, He still loves me and cares for me.
How can I not love my Father?
I thank my Father for another day.
I don't want to go back to my high school days.
I want to go forward, start anew every day with His daily bread for me.
His grace and mercy and love.
I want to be captivated. I want my heart to be captivated by His love.
I want my heart to be filled with desires to love my Father.
I want to surrender.
"He must become greater; I must become less."
John 3:30
The usual midnight chill sesh with my friends, enjoying our favorite Buffalo Chicken Panini at Hillside.
Tradition started since last year by last year's ACF freshmen.
I don't know how, but we started talking about our high school years.
and it brought back lots of memories.
I went to church. I was an active member of my youth group; always attended our weekly Bible Study meeting, helped my youth pastor organizing events, volunteered for events and activities...
I hate saying this kind of things about myself, but I think lots of people saw me as a very good christian girl...
The saddest part of this story is that I actually believed that lie.
I must confess:
I've never actually read the Bible until college.
I read the Genesis and Exodus, and did a chapter study and reflection on it as part of my youth group's Bible study...
I struggled so much when I read those first two books... Because I approached them like how I approached my English literatures and assignments.
I must confess:
I compromised my time with God; I set my week days as days for school work and other things that I was involved in, and set my weekend as days for church.
I was so confident that I'm doing the right thing; I was so convinced that my "balance" in life is "perfect".
I must confess:
A lot of times, I said I'm doing them for God, but I always had( and have and will have sadly) so many other self-driven motives and other sources of inspirations/motivations/drives.
I was a liar to myself and God; I was a fool, blinded by self-created lies and hopelessly lost in denial.
4 years. racing to the destination with a wrong purpose. living in dark pit of lies and denials. constantly justifying my existence with lies. giving no place for God to stand in my heart as I praise God and invite Him into my hearts with just words, without actions nor heart.
How easy it is to lie, to give false testimony, to let your lips say things that your heart doesn't say...
I was lost in the desert during my four years of high school.
But my heavenly Father knows the best of me and knew how to draw me near to Him.
He is the most patient, tender, quiet, faithful, and never-changing Father I know.
He waited for the right time. He called me.
and here I am in University of Rochester, almost ending the first semester of my sophomore year.
I've never thought I would've ever come to this school in high school.
Even in the beginning of my freshman year in college, I was still somewhat unsure and lost.
But now I know I am at a place with my best friend, best guide, and the best Father.
I'm happy to be here, to meet people that I know and call as friends, to learn, to read, and most importantly to persevere with my Father.
It's true that I still let Him down and that I sometimes don't put Him on the top of my list.
But it's also true that no matter how many times I fail and fall short, He still loves me and cares for me.
How can I not love my Father?
I thank my Father for another day.
I don't want to go back to my high school days.
I want to go forward, start anew every day with His daily bread for me.
His grace and mercy and love.
I want to be captivated. I want my heart to be captivated by His love.
I want my heart to be filled with desires to love my Father.
I want to surrender.
"He must become greater; I must become less."
John 3:30
Thanksliving
I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed by.
The world keeps on changing; time keeps on racing; beginning that leads to the beginning of something new; never-ending
I like to take a break sometimes.
Just take a moment to breathe in and out; take a bite of the reality, one bite at a time.
Chewing with strength of hope and dreams
As the reality touches every senses of my tongue, I'm simply amazed at the sovereignty and unchanging God's presense in my life.
How He revealed the truth using everything, everyone, every situations, and etc.
He doesn't miss any opportunities. He knows the best.
Because of Him, I can swallow the bittersweet reality with faith and grace.
The harder I think about thanksgiving, the more I come to realize there is absolutely nothing in my life that I cannot be thankful for.
Everyone in my life, regardless whether I liked them or not/whether I feel like they treated me nice or not, without them I am not who I am today.
All the things that I've seen, learned, experienced, and whatnot has made who I am today and I'm glad God has let them happen to me.
Regardless whether I like who I am today or not, I am thankful, because God LOVES me no matter what.
So thank you God for family, friends, people in my life, and everything.
And thank YOU, all the people that God has put in my life.
And thank YOU, world that God has created and uses to bring me back to Him.
I want to live a life of thanksliving. every day. every moment of my life.
Because my heavenly Father loves me.
It's already past midnight; yesterday was Thanksgiving day and today is another day of THANKSLIVING.
Thank you God for giving me another day to thank you.
Happy Thanksliving, everyone!
The world keeps on changing; time keeps on racing; beginning that leads to the beginning of something new; never-ending
I like to take a break sometimes.
Just take a moment to breathe in and out; take a bite of the reality, one bite at a time.
Chewing with strength of hope and dreams
As the reality touches every senses of my tongue, I'm simply amazed at the sovereignty and unchanging God's presense in my life.
How He revealed the truth using everything, everyone, every situations, and etc.
He doesn't miss any opportunities. He knows the best.
Because of Him, I can swallow the bittersweet reality with faith and grace.
The harder I think about thanksgiving, the more I come to realize there is absolutely nothing in my life that I cannot be thankful for.
Everyone in my life, regardless whether I liked them or not/whether I feel like they treated me nice or not, without them I am not who I am today.
All the things that I've seen, learned, experienced, and whatnot has made who I am today and I'm glad God has let them happen to me.
Regardless whether I like who I am today or not, I am thankful, because God LOVES me no matter what.
So thank you God for family, friends, people in my life, and everything.
And thank YOU, all the people that God has put in my life.
And thank YOU, world that God has created and uses to bring me back to Him.
I want to live a life of thanksliving. every day. every moment of my life.
Because my heavenly Father loves me.
It's already past midnight; yesterday was Thanksgiving day and today is another day of THANKSLIVING.
Thank you God for giving me another day to thank you.
Happy Thanksliving, everyone!
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