banana-haters have feelings too

we don't stop playing because we grow old.
we grow old because we stop playing.

- from an email forward from my little cousin.
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"with great power, comes great responsibility." ~ ben parker, Spider-Man

i just spent my friday night watching spider-man all by myself. isn't that sad? it's a good movie... but not quite as enjoyable when you're holed up in your home with no car cuz your younger brother took it for the weekend. anyway, i was thinking about this quote that's like the whole theme of spider-man... it kind of works for us too doesn't it? God has given us this great power, the power that comes from the Holy Spirit. how often we abuse it and take it for granted. "oh holy spirit, please help me do well on my test." "oh holy spirit, heal my sore throat." i don't think this is how God intended us to use the Holy Spirit. let's take on the responsibilty and calling God has given us to really be empowered and make disciples of all nations! i was thinking about this making disciples deal last night as i was reading my old diaries (my favorite pasttime when i'm at home...hehe...) and i realized that my gift is most likely not in the outreach realm of things. i have tried, but i don't know... it's not really in my nature. that's not to say i shouldn't share the gospel with non-christians. no, i believe that i, along with all christians, am called to do this very thing. but making disciples doesn't just mean evangelizing. it also entails building up other christians so they might understand their calling and responsibilities. and i think this is something i can do. i almost regret handing over the ccf newsletter this year, because i think i actually have a lot to say this year. i don't know... perhaps i can transform my blog into some kind of exhortation newsletter for ccf people to read... to encourage them and challenge them. what do you think? you people who actually read this? i dunno. it's an idea. it'd be way more useful than this silly little blog.

anyway, just wanted to share that tonight. i'm out! i'll write again hopefully before i take off for the phils. it's weird, this past week i heard it referred to as "flip" or "flip side". is this some weird asian slang i was not aware of? i just call it the phils. well, at least i haven't heard "philippians" too much. hahaha... alright, ttyl!

posted by Laura @ 11:59 PM