So I thought I would bring you endless hours filled with laughter and really funny/annoying scenes that will replay in your head throughout the day! Life can be stressful sometimes but I hope these videos can give you a break for a few minutes. Enjoy! Love you guys :)
Chimpanzee ridin' on a segway. Chimpanzee ridin' on a segway...
Those sneaky ninjas...
I'm glad my parents didn't outsource me to India... Maybe I'll do that to my kids...
Wow. It's been kind of a rough week for me but it ended on a high note. Last saturday night I was at Wal-Mart buying some batteries for Wii-Remotes and checked out. I was on the phone with a friend and I started pulling out of the parking lot. I saw a homeless man standing on the corner of the gas station in the parking lot. I felt like I should do something, and that something to me was to give him a few bucks and drive away, but my friend told me to go talk to him and when he said that I heard a stronger voice say the same. After about 2 minutes of debating on whether not I should talk to this guy I parked my car... and closed my eyes and prayed. I prayed for the right words to say and for the courage to say them. I still had no idea what I going to do after I opened my eyes so I opened my Bible. I started to choke up and had knot in my stomach. I didn't know what I was doing which meant I had no idea how to do it. I flipped to Matthew 6 and copied verses 25-34 from it on to a scrap piece of paper. I also wrote "God always provides, in all circumstances, and in all situations" underneath that. I opened my wallet and stuck some money in and took a deep breath. I bought some vitamin water and some snacks at the gas station and started walking toward him, still wondering what I was going to say and still wondering what I was going to do...
"Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should." - Ephesians 6:19-20
I said, "hi" and the conversation started. After a few moments the worry of what to say went away. I didn't think about what to say, it just came out. I asked him if he needed anything and without skipping a beat he looked me dead in the eye and said, "no, I'm actually okay right now." WOW. I feel like I need more money, more time, more everything, but this man who had nothing told me he didn't need anything at all. That blew me away. We talked for a few more minutes and I told him I was going to be praying for him and I took the note out of my pocket and gave it to him. I started back to my car and half way there he asked me my name, "Lynh" I yelled back. "I'm Johnny." The next words out of his mouth brought me to tears. "Lynh... thank you for everything. I'm a Christian and seeing you do this... gives me more... hope. Thank you."
You already know that at this point I was fighting back tears, not of sadness or pain or anything like that but tears of utter joy and encouragement and love. God is so good! I wanted to encourage Johnny but in the end I felt more encouraged than he probably did. In situations like this that God reveals to you, I pray that you take courage and speak. It's a great feeling. Glory be to God for breaking my cold heart and replacing it with His loving and faithful heart. I pray that you not take those opportunities for granted and that you strive to live out the gospel every day. Godspeed.
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7
As my devoted readers could tell I took a blogging break during the holidays but I'm heading back into the swing of things.
Joy... a word that is used and known but not really huge. Joy is defined as the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. Okay well what satisfies you? A Snickers bar? A nice cool drink? What about the Word? This past holiday break, I've felt content and joyous and excited, and I owe all of that to God. I had a really rough time during the break so I held on to the only thing that felt solid, my Rock... and in Him I found joy and peace.
Apart from Him we have nothing. Without Him, there wouldn't be love or hope or peace. Without Him everything would be meaningless. God is so good and so great. And He loves us. He loves me. He loves you. He is our joy and our everything. I challenge you to get into His Word and become satisfied. God is most glorified in us when we are most content in Him. Love you guys. Godspeed.
"You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing." - Psalms 145:16
"Shout with joy to God, all the earth!" - Psalms 66:1
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13
I've been thinking about Jesus a lot lately this Christmas season, and it has shifted my focus from presents and family to well... Jesus. But I've felt like something's missing. I have been focusing on the "Reason for the Season" as so many people put it but I feel like there's something more that baby Jesus in a manger... something greater... All I've been focusing so much on the fact that Jesus was born on Christmas... that was it... that's all I thought about. I wanted to keep focus on Him and solely on Him, so all I thought about was every single little nativity scene I've ever seen in my entire life, but that still wasn't enough for me... And then... it finally dawned on me.
I had been in the mindset that I was celebrating a kid's birthday. I had made it something much much smaller than it was. Jesus just wasn't some baby born in Bethlehem... Jesus was a little baby that was fully God and fully man. He was and is our Savior and our Redeemer... and I had forgotten that. I had forgotten that this particular baby boy would grow up in wisdom and stature to become the One that would save my life. I had forgotten that...
I feel like I'm not the only one that feels like this though. I feel like others may have built up baby Jesus and have kept him as a baby this Christmas season, but that's not all He was or is for that matter. Jesus would grow up to be the reason why we get up in the morning, or the reason we sing, or the reason why we even live our lives. He became glorious and He became our everything. I pray that my words would remind you of the true glory of Christmas: the coming of our Savior, our Redeemer, our Healer, our King.
The Christmas season always makes me a little nostalgic. I really like the smell of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. I really like the streams of colors lighting up trees and homes giving off a sense of warmth. I really like the snow flakes filling up my yard. I like to catch the 25 Days of Christmas countdown on ABC Family. I really like singing Christmas carols at the top of my lungs. I like the goofy santa and candy cane sweaters everyone seems to have. And I really like listening to Christmas stories like "A Christmas Carol" or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" or "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
But the true story of Christmas isn't found in any of this.
One of my goals this year has been to focus on Jesus and solely Jesus during the holidays and it's left me longing for more... and that's definitely a good thing.
The whole concept of God's love blows me away. He loved us, loves us, so much that He sent his only Son to die for us... to be murdered for us... on our behalf... in our stead. How great is that? Jesus took the place of our sin on the cross... He took on our lies, our impurity, our hate, and conquered it. He rose and lived and lives through us. How awesome and glorious is our God?
We're meant to celebrate the coming of our Savior, every Christmas. So I challenge you to remember who you are meant to exalt this season. Our one and only Redeemer, our Healer, Christ Jesus. Now this is a story I truly love. The Author of our hope is writing the Greatest Story ever told.
I've been sitting here... thinking of words to write down... things to say that would challenge you... that would encourage you... that would move you to take action... but honestly... I can't think of anything that could express what I feel in my heart... except that... Our God is good. He's great. He's so amazing, so loving. He is our Savior, our Redeemer, our Healer. He's our Father, our Maker, our Creator. He is our Counselor. He caused the lame to walk. He opened lips to talk. He calmed the storms at night. He turned the dark to light. He's everything. He calls us His own. Do you realized how blessed you are? Don't forget what he has done for you. Rejoice! Our God is good!
Listen to this and just praise Him! There are so few words that never grow old...
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."
Welcome to Ling Ling’s World! Also known as Lynh’s Lines, Ling Ling’s Corner, or a variation of the two. This is the first post of many here to come on Thursday afternoons. Joel asked me if I would be interested in sharing my heart and my humor to the readers of the blog and I'm pumped about it. I was the guest blogger this past Saturday so you’ve seen a piece of heart and what I’m about. So take a deep breath, and get ready to dive into the depths of my mind.
This past summer, I read a book called Crazy Love by Francis Chan and it really changed my outlook on my life. Something I really struggle with is falling in to a set routine of just doing things and losing my reasoning for the things I do. I forget the purpose of my actions and seek self-glory, but I'm beginning to realize that, and I'm beginning to change that. This video really challenged and really inspired me, so I thought I would share it with you guys.
-Lynh
"Day in and day out, we find ourselves in the monotony of life; self-help books, work, family, friends, cars, house, medications. Most of us are simply trying to live a "normal life." Have you ever found yourself wondering whether or not the goal of life should be normalcy?
