Friday, June 10, 2011
Only one Judge
I went to jury duty yesterday, and it was so cool. The judge wanted to ask me a question, & as I stood before him, I was nervous. But he completely put me at ease, and I felt so relaxed. Then I thought about our heavenly Judge, GOD, who will judge our thoughts & deeds & life on earth. See, if we accept Jesus into our hearts, then Jesus pays 4 ALL our sins, & we get into heaven. I pray He lets me in, even though I'm a wicked sinner, because I've accepted him & I'm living for Him now and He loves me, & died 4 me. Please accept Him as YOUR savior. It's never too late. Until you're actually dead.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Top 5 Reasons to Abstain from Sex before Marriage
1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases-best way to not worry and not catch them... Stop having sex before marriage! Condoms break. And even if they don't, they still don't protect against most STDs.
2. Trust-if you're ready to take that crazy step of faith, you might be ready to trust someone with your body...and your life.
3. Pregnancy-Raising a child in this world will take lots of energy, time and money. Are you prepared? Will your one night stand help raise your child?
4. Abortion. Not ready to have a baby? Ready to be a murderer? Koreans count the 9 months in your mother's womb as the beginning of life. Koreans are wise people. ; )
5. Head games. Not sure if he or she truly loves you? Well, if they're willing to commit to spend the rest of your life together, it's gotta mean something, right?
2. Trust-if you're ready to take that crazy step of faith, you might be ready to trust someone with your body...and your life.
3. Pregnancy-Raising a child in this world will take lots of energy, time and money. Are you prepared? Will your one night stand help raise your child?
4. Abortion. Not ready to have a baby? Ready to be a murderer? Koreans count the 9 months in your mother's womb as the beginning of life. Koreans are wise people. ; )
5. Head games. Not sure if he or she truly loves you? Well, if they're willing to commit to spend the rest of your life together, it's gotta mean something, right?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
funding the terrorists in Pakistan
Okay, $1,000,000,000 per year to Pakistan. Sadly, we are paying or hopefully !were! funding large sums of money to people who essentially hate us. Or hate Chrisitians. And Hindustan (India). Pakistan an ally to the U.S.? That's a joke if I ever heard one. When you read 3 Cups of Tea, now I really know who's been funding the mahadrassas (sic?), the schools of jihad...probably not the Saudis...it was probably US!!! Who's friggin hare-brained idea was that? 10 years ago...that's George W. Bush!!! None of this is making ANY sense to me at all. Why would we send that kind of money that way? Do you know what $1 billion can buy in Pakistan????? I think it proves that George W. Bush is not a Christian. Because the Holy Spirit could NOT have advised this...
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Furiously Happy
Today, I am furiously happy. I'm finishing my 3 day fast in 2 hours, which I am wildly excited about. The funny thing is, I'm not even excited about eating, I am excited about the spiritual cleansing not eating has given me. I got a chance to resolve some things with people and air some feelings that were clamped down inside my heart and it was eating me up! But I love that God has given me the gift of tears. I can't imagine being one of those people who never cries and never being able to release these serious emotions. Crying is a shower for the soul.
I feel so blessed to be in a church community. So many times I meet people who say they believe in Jesus, but they don't want to go to church. WHAT?!?!?!?! Obviously Jesus never told us to go to church, but that's because he started a movement that we are called to follow. Paul the apostle was given direct insight from God on how we were supposed to act as a body of believers, but really, a body of believers will be filled with humans. And you know humans! They are filled with SIN! So we have this inherently sinful group of people, that is NOT God, but is supposed to FOLLOW GOD, but as we all know, PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES! That's why you can't dismiss church because people will hurt your feelings or piss you off or rub you the wrong way. You're going to have these things happen to you. Without a doubt, without a question. But the beauty of a body of believers is that we are each called to love and serve the LORD, and each other. That's all. And if we both have the same set of instructions, beliefs and goals, we'll eventually have to end up in the same place. NO CHURCH IS PERFECT! Why? Because humans are imperfect, sinful, broken. But as a body of believers, we are called to humbly limp together as best we can to love and care and pray for each other as much as we know how and love each other as Jesus loves us. It's odd, but it works.
Sung Yun's Top Ten Reasons to go to Church!
10. Praise and Worship. Where else are you going to sing your heart out and dance around like crazy and not look like a nut? Ok, I look like a nut anyway, but at least it's tolerated or mildly understood!
9. You get to dress up and wear cute outfits and strut your stuff! (okay, not really, I was just checking to see if you were paying attention.)
8. You have a community of people who will pray for you as you struggle through life's inevitable struggles.
7. Communion with God. It says in King James Bible, Matthew 18:20 "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It's a time to reflect on God and everything he is blessing you with.
6. You get to hear wonderful scripture. Let's face, you and I both know we all fail at keeping up with our Bible reading. At the very LEAST, it's a dose of much needed scripture. Why do you need scripture? It's the Word of God, which is the Sword of the Spirit, which is one of our most powerful weapons against the enemy. When he's attacking, you need a counter attack.
5. If you're not in a family, it's harder for you to grow. Growth takes discomfort and change! God's changing you and developing you so you can be of use to him in advancing HIS plan and HIS kingdom. Not yours. (Ok, that was a little plagiarized from my pastor's sermon today.)
4. Accountability! It's a group of people who will keep you in check. Your ego. Your sin struggles/issues. (Everyone has one, trust me.)
3. A place for you to tithe! God gives us 100% of what he have. He asks us to give him 10% back as a love offering. A thank you. And then he will actually bless you with much more! You do the math, it's a win win situation! Try it for one year. Even if you don't believe in God, send a check to any church (mine is Beacon City Church if you don't know where to find one), 10% of all your earnings, and just see if he doesn't bless you above and beyond by the end of the year! You'd be silly not to benefit from his financial blessings!
2. School of life. Life on earth is a just a training ground for HEAVEN (if you let Jesus into your heart, receive Him as your Savior who died for your sins so you can become a new creature in Christ who follows his commands and shares His love with others) or HELL, (if you refuse to accept Jesus into your heart and say that it's just a bunch of baloney and continue sinning and refuse to turn away from your sin and help and love others).
1. Where else are you gonna meet other Jesus freaks?
Ask not what your church can do for you, but what you can do for your church. Too many people come in with the attitude, what are these people doing for me? That might be a wrong attitude! Think about it. Jesus was serving his constituents, and the disciples were healing and sharing Jesus' plan of salvation. They weren't like, oh, what are these people doing for me? It's actually a pretty simple formula. You love others, and God loves you. You meet others' needs, God meets yours. Cool, huh?
If you're not attending church, I question whether you are truly committed to following Christ and loving your fellow human. Or if there is something on your heart you need to approach people about, and forgive them for. My take on Christian conflict is that at least ONE or BOTH members are in sin. We are commanded, if we have a problem, to approach that person directly. Not backstab, backbite, gossip, but to directly go to that person and talk about what's bothering you. Jesus calls for assertive people. Not passive aggressive, but straight up and directly. Paul was all about owning your feelings and taking responsibility for them, as well as your actions. I love that about being a believer in Christ. There is one truth, and that is truth is LOVE. Love of God, love of Jesus, love of Holy Spirit, love of one another. There is always a truth and clarity in love.
I feel so blessed to be in a church community. So many times I meet people who say they believe in Jesus, but they don't want to go to church. WHAT?!?!?!?! Obviously Jesus never told us to go to church, but that's because he started a movement that we are called to follow. Paul the apostle was given direct insight from God on how we were supposed to act as a body of believers, but really, a body of believers will be filled with humans. And you know humans! They are filled with SIN! So we have this inherently sinful group of people, that is NOT God, but is supposed to FOLLOW GOD, but as we all know, PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES! That's why you can't dismiss church because people will hurt your feelings or piss you off or rub you the wrong way. You're going to have these things happen to you. Without a doubt, without a question. But the beauty of a body of believers is that we are each called to love and serve the LORD, and each other. That's all. And if we both have the same set of instructions, beliefs and goals, we'll eventually have to end up in the same place. NO CHURCH IS PERFECT! Why? Because humans are imperfect, sinful, broken. But as a body of believers, we are called to humbly limp together as best we can to love and care and pray for each other as much as we know how and love each other as Jesus loves us. It's odd, but it works.
Sung Yun's Top Ten Reasons to go to Church!
10. Praise and Worship. Where else are you going to sing your heart out and dance around like crazy and not look like a nut? Ok, I look like a nut anyway, but at least it's tolerated or mildly understood!
9. You get to dress up and wear cute outfits and strut your stuff! (okay, not really, I was just checking to see if you were paying attention.)
8. You have a community of people who will pray for you as you struggle through life's inevitable struggles.
7. Communion with God. It says in King James Bible, Matthew 18:20 "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It's a time to reflect on God and everything he is blessing you with.
6. You get to hear wonderful scripture. Let's face, you and I both know we all fail at keeping up with our Bible reading. At the very LEAST, it's a dose of much needed scripture. Why do you need scripture? It's the Word of God, which is the Sword of the Spirit, which is one of our most powerful weapons against the enemy. When he's attacking, you need a counter attack.
5. If you're not in a family, it's harder for you to grow. Growth takes discomfort and change! God's changing you and developing you so you can be of use to him in advancing HIS plan and HIS kingdom. Not yours. (Ok, that was a little plagiarized from my pastor's sermon today.)
4. Accountability! It's a group of people who will keep you in check. Your ego. Your sin struggles/issues. (Everyone has one, trust me.)
3. A place for you to tithe! God gives us 100% of what he have. He asks us to give him 10% back as a love offering. A thank you. And then he will actually bless you with much more! You do the math, it's a win win situation! Try it for one year. Even if you don't believe in God, send a check to any church (mine is Beacon City Church if you don't know where to find one), 10% of all your earnings, and just see if he doesn't bless you above and beyond by the end of the year! You'd be silly not to benefit from his financial blessings!
2. School of life. Life on earth is a just a training ground for HEAVEN (if you let Jesus into your heart, receive Him as your Savior who died for your sins so you can become a new creature in Christ who follows his commands and shares His love with others) or HELL, (if you refuse to accept Jesus into your heart and say that it's just a bunch of baloney and continue sinning and refuse to turn away from your sin and help and love others).
1. Where else are you gonna meet other Jesus freaks?
Ask not what your church can do for you, but what you can do for your church. Too many people come in with the attitude, what are these people doing for me? That might be a wrong attitude! Think about it. Jesus was serving his constituents, and the disciples were healing and sharing Jesus' plan of salvation. They weren't like, oh, what are these people doing for me? It's actually a pretty simple formula. You love others, and God loves you. You meet others' needs, God meets yours. Cool, huh?
If you're not attending church, I question whether you are truly committed to following Christ and loving your fellow human. Or if there is something on your heart you need to approach people about, and forgive them for. My take on Christian conflict is that at least ONE or BOTH members are in sin. We are commanded, if we have a problem, to approach that person directly. Not backstab, backbite, gossip, but to directly go to that person and talk about what's bothering you. Jesus calls for assertive people. Not passive aggressive, but straight up and directly. Paul was all about owning your feelings and taking responsibility for them, as well as your actions. I love that about being a believer in Christ. There is one truth, and that is truth is LOVE. Love of God, love of Jesus, love of Holy Spirit, love of one another. There is always a truth and clarity in love.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Blue like Jazz by Donald Miller
Page 34, such an amazing story on why we should follow Christ.
I realize, as I am living with a girl temporarily, that I am afraid of people. I'm afraid of doing the wrong thing. Upsetting the balance. Being thought of as rude and inconsiderate. Being a bad Christian. I'm not good with boundaries. I want to use all of her stuff without asking. Something you're NOT supposed to do. I'm drinking her juice and eating her food. Reasons why I hate roommates. It's harder to share stuff. There are all these new rules one has to follow and obey out of consideration. And I'm generally fearful of being considerate.
I'm also afraid of intimacy. I'm afraid of people. Rejection. Hurt. Hurting others. Having too high expectations and being let down! I want to love people and be close to them, but it seems like if you show people kindness, they want more and more until it almost eats you up! Like I said, I'm not good with boundaries. But I suppose I'll have to keep learning!
I realize, as I am living with a girl temporarily, that I am afraid of people. I'm afraid of doing the wrong thing. Upsetting the balance. Being thought of as rude and inconsiderate. Being a bad Christian. I'm not good with boundaries. I want to use all of her stuff without asking. Something you're NOT supposed to do. I'm drinking her juice and eating her food. Reasons why I hate roommates. It's harder to share stuff. There are all these new rules one has to follow and obey out of consideration. And I'm generally fearful of being considerate.
I'm also afraid of intimacy. I'm afraid of people. Rejection. Hurt. Hurting others. Having too high expectations and being let down! I want to love people and be close to them, but it seems like if you show people kindness, they want more and more until it almost eats you up! Like I said, I'm not good with boundaries. But I suppose I'll have to keep learning!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Transformational Living
It appears that the doors are being blown wide open. It says in the Word of God that what God opens, no man can shut. Praise the Lord. I have a friend, who appears to be being used as God's instrument to transform my life. And vice versa. Through his mentorship, I am meeting people I never EVER would have met on my own. And through my creative vision, his business will be transformed into a new entity, thriving, bursting, exploding, with new life and vitality. Sound good? It should. This can be your life.
I am officially launching my new business. Starts are never perfect. Look at the birth of a baby. Ew. Messy. Same with this one. This baby has been germinating in my brain for TOO LONG. Gestation period, several months, possibly years. But I am ready to birth her. Push her out of the womb, no regrets, no looking back.
I have several ideas, but the one that really grips me is the idea of me being a LIFE TRANSFORMATION COACH. LTC. A dream builder. I am someone who can help you bring what your dreams are into fruition. Uncover the mud and muck to discover why God put you on this beautiful planet. Yes, there will be many bumps along the way. But in 5 years, my goal is to have a thriving business as a life consultant. A life coach. A dream builder. A professional cheerleader. Basically someone you want to have by your side, every step of the way, cheering you to bring YOUR VISION, YOUR LIFE, YOUR DREAM into reality. Corny. Yes. Powerful, yes. Beautiful, YES! POSSIBLE....YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Don't have an official name yet for my business. But I have a few ideas. Fun in the Son. Ahhh. No. Maybe for my party/event planning company. Transformational Living. I love that one. It may be taken though. What about Christian Transformation Network? I like that, but it sounds too clinical. Maybe later on down the road. It's so "official" sounding. I don't want to sound official at this point.
Goals of my company:
Help people reach their goals, discover, and fulfill their dreams.
Get them to yes!
Clarify their lives.
Help people overcome personal roadblocks and hurdles.
As Dr. Susan Jeffers says, Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway!!!!
(btw, loved her book. She might be one of the reasons I am doing this today.)
This business will encompass every aspect of human life and development, physically, spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, nutritionally, environmentally.
Personal training if you want to lose weight.
Life coaching for a kick in the pants.
Prayer if you need guidance.
Laying on of hands if you need healing.
Grief Counseling for the loss of a loved one.
I am ready to move on with my own life. I am ready to start my own business. I am ready to launch the next phase of my life.
Second company I am starting is a non-profit ministry. Fun In The Son Ministries. Either that or SAFE, South Asian Friends Eternal. But that sounds kinda gay. This is a ministry to enable and empower missionaries who are already in the field to do their work more effectively. I'll also be distributing bibles and tracts in over 30 languages, God willing. We'll be working with sex-workers and orphans. We'll also be a small loans distributor, for missionaries to transform their lives with BAM! Business As Missions.
Praise the Lord! I am excited for life that is to come, especially the NEXT 15 years.
I'm also considering forming a real estate company for land and building acquistion in rural and urban areas. Rural for a Christian retreat center, where people can go to meditate on the LORD. Urban, to attempt to deal with issues of poverty and homelessness.
Finally, my 4th company, which has been germinating the longest, is launching an international environmental company that helps bring clean water and electricity and the gospel to every poor area in the world. No small task, but I do not serve a small GOD. He told me in Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. AND I BELIEVE HIM!
God tests us, and asks us to test Him. First, to see if we are worthy. Second, to basically show the world what He's made of. And what we were made for. We were made to glorify Him, and His Son, Jesus Christ, and God KNOWS, I want to glorify THEM. I want my life to be a living example and proof of how incredibly POWERFUL, GLORIOUS, UNSTOPPABLE, AND INDESTRUCTABLE HE IS!!! Yes, I am feeling pretty darn like all of these things myself! And that's cuz he lives in me, and I in him.
Praise the Lord. Email me if you have any questions. I am sure you have many.
sungyun320@gmail.com. I am open to suggestions for names. : )
I am officially launching my new business. Starts are never perfect. Look at the birth of a baby. Ew. Messy. Same with this one. This baby has been germinating in my brain for TOO LONG. Gestation period, several months, possibly years. But I am ready to birth her. Push her out of the womb, no regrets, no looking back.
I have several ideas, but the one that really grips me is the idea of me being a LIFE TRANSFORMATION COACH. LTC. A dream builder. I am someone who can help you bring what your dreams are into fruition. Uncover the mud and muck to discover why God put you on this beautiful planet. Yes, there will be many bumps along the way. But in 5 years, my goal is to have a thriving business as a life consultant. A life coach. A dream builder. A professional cheerleader. Basically someone you want to have by your side, every step of the way, cheering you to bring YOUR VISION, YOUR LIFE, YOUR DREAM into reality. Corny. Yes. Powerful, yes. Beautiful, YES! POSSIBLE....YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Don't have an official name yet for my business. But I have a few ideas. Fun in the Son. Ahhh. No. Maybe for my party/event planning company. Transformational Living. I love that one. It may be taken though. What about Christian Transformation Network? I like that, but it sounds too clinical. Maybe later on down the road. It's so "official" sounding. I don't want to sound official at this point.
Goals of my company:
Help people reach their goals, discover, and fulfill their dreams.
Get them to yes!
Clarify their lives.
Help people overcome personal roadblocks and hurdles.
As Dr. Susan Jeffers says, Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway!!!!
(btw, loved her book. She might be one of the reasons I am doing this today.)
This business will encompass every aspect of human life and development, physically, spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, nutritionally, environmentally.
Personal training if you want to lose weight.
Life coaching for a kick in the pants.
Prayer if you need guidance.
Laying on of hands if you need healing.
Grief Counseling for the loss of a loved one.
I am ready to move on with my own life. I am ready to start my own business. I am ready to launch the next phase of my life.
Second company I am starting is a non-profit ministry. Fun In The Son Ministries. Either that or SAFE, South Asian Friends Eternal. But that sounds kinda gay. This is a ministry to enable and empower missionaries who are already in the field to do their work more effectively. I'll also be distributing bibles and tracts in over 30 languages, God willing. We'll be working with sex-workers and orphans. We'll also be a small loans distributor, for missionaries to transform their lives with BAM! Business As Missions.
Praise the Lord! I am excited for life that is to come, especially the NEXT 15 years.
I'm also considering forming a real estate company for land and building acquistion in rural and urban areas. Rural for a Christian retreat center, where people can go to meditate on the LORD. Urban, to attempt to deal with issues of poverty and homelessness.
Finally, my 4th company, which has been germinating the longest, is launching an international environmental company that helps bring clean water and electricity and the gospel to every poor area in the world. No small task, but I do not serve a small GOD. He told me in Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. AND I BELIEVE HIM!
God tests us, and asks us to test Him. First, to see if we are worthy. Second, to basically show the world what He's made of. And what we were made for. We were made to glorify Him, and His Son, Jesus Christ, and God KNOWS, I want to glorify THEM. I want my life to be a living example and proof of how incredibly POWERFUL, GLORIOUS, UNSTOPPABLE, AND INDESTRUCTABLE HE IS!!! Yes, I am feeling pretty darn like all of these things myself! And that's cuz he lives in me, and I in him.
Praise the Lord. Email me if you have any questions. I am sure you have many.
sungyun320@gmail.com. I am open to suggestions for names. : )
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