Musings about Studying and God
While I am taking one of my numerous study breaks I have decided to update my live journal. Being up here for Easter has not been so bad, on Thursday after class I studied during the day and late that night watched 13 Going on 30. It is a really good movie if you have not seen it, I think it tackles the problems of 13 year old girls pretty well. Friday I studied most of the day and thanks to that I feel alot better about my organic chemistry test coming up and about my spanish exam (a least with the grammar part of Spanish), I have not tackled History yet because I can't find a book anywhere that I need but I have been planning on waiting to study for that exam anyway. On Friday night, I hung out with Anna and went over to Duke's campus for Agape (a mostly Asian Christian ministry it seems), agape by the way is a reference to the love that was revealed when Jesus died on the cross (it is the Greek word for love). A selfless and a spiritual kind of love (there is more background behind it I am sure but I can't remember it right now). Anyway the prayer time was like a Pentecostal church, in case you are not familiar everyone just begins to pray out loud letting the spirit move them. Being raised Baptist, the first time I experienced this quite a few years back I kind of freaked out because I felt like, "Everyone be quiet! I can't think to pray with everything else going on around me." I am still trying to determine how I feel about this kind of praying because I know you must speak things in order for them to become fulfilled but also the Bible says that God is not the author of confusion and I can see how that could be a little confusing. My Mom had a similar experience when she first was exposed to this, although she was only four and her sister was five (I think) and they were so confused that they hid under the pews. Although, I can see how if someone was raised in that type of church and went to say my church at home they would think it was uptight and think it has no passion (in my opinion my church at home could use some revamping lol). So after adjusting to everyone saying something different at the same time during our prayer time for Good Friday things went relatively smoothly and I could see that the people in this group are truly committed to spreading the message that God loves each and everyone of us. After worship was interesting, because we all went over to one of the member's house and watched the Carolina game with a divided allegiance in the room because alot of the students were from Duke and then the other half of us from UNC. Luckily Carolina pulled it off against Nova, as my Dad says, "Survive and advance."
And now that brings me to today, I have looked for a book and was unsuccessful in finding it but I can borrow a copy from someone so I am not too worried. I just finished doing a review sheet for my Spanish and am about to go over some Organic Chemistry again, but I am not stressing about all of this work because I know that God's angels will take charge of me and lift me up on eagles wings to finish the race that God has put before me. I am pretty sure that is from the Bible if not it is just something reassuring my Mom tells me, she is really good about that. Whew, well it is getting to the time where I should start back on the Chemistry and the studying. Have a good Easter everyone!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ. --Philippians 4:4-7
Note: the icon up here for exanimate makes no sense! Sorry that was random but I was looking for moods to put up here (I am not exanimate) and I saw that and the icon for it makes no sense. Exanimate -- lifeless, dead, to deprive of animation, disheartened and this icon is happily sitting under a palm tree he does not look disheartened to me. Maybe there is a meaning I am missing out on, I should ask Stef lol. However I like this nerdy icon, that will be me for the day :)
And now that brings me to today, I have looked for a book and was unsuccessful in finding it but I can borrow a copy from someone so I am not too worried. I just finished doing a review sheet for my Spanish and am about to go over some Organic Chemistry again, but I am not stressing about all of this work because I know that God's angels will take charge of me and lift me up on eagles wings to finish the race that God has put before me. I am pretty sure that is from the Bible if not it is just something reassuring my Mom tells me, she is really good about that. Whew, well it is getting to the time where I should start back on the Chemistry and the studying. Have a good Easter everyone!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ. --Philippians 4:4-7
Note: the icon up here for exanimate makes no sense! Sorry that was random but I was looking for moods to put up here (I am not exanimate) and I saw that and the icon for it makes no sense. Exanimate -- lifeless, dead, to deprive of animation, disheartened and this icon is happily sitting under a palm tree he does not look disheartened to me. Maybe there is a meaning I am missing out on, I should ask Stef lol. However I like this nerdy icon, that will be me for the day :)