unexpected things...
July 10, 2002
i was awaken this morning by a phone call at about 8:40 am.
my mom comes down into my room and informs me that i have a phone call from something international.com.
i'm like huh? what? my first instinct was to just turn over and go back to sleep since i didn't get my eight hours of beauty sleep, but the international.com thing sparked my interest, so i thought whatever, pick it up.
it was a man from a company called cabral international. apparently i had applied to them several months ago (sounds like the last job interview i went for with knowcean) and he asked me if i would like to work as a graphic designer part-time for them. so i said sure :) i'm meeting him on friday @ 1:00 pm for an interview. or to meet him. i think it's an interview. so i have no idea what's going to happen w/ this job. my mom said it seemed like he was offering me a position, but i don't want to get my hopes up for it. i'm just happy with whatever happens because i know God's planning something for me this summer. and even though the summer is like almost over, if i get a part-time job, that'd be really cool. if not, i plan to do some learning :) but yeah, totally unexpected. like this came out of nowhere. i think i'm learning to be satisified with where i'm at. SLOWLY, but i think i'm learning it.
i also found my Bible! :) i kinda forgot to bring it home w/ me on sunday night after the 24/7 meeting so i was worried that it would be lost or whatever. cuz it's like MY Bible, the one that i like to highlight and stuff. but yeah, i went by rh3c today and it was still there! awesome :0 i was really happy.
i ALSO got my cell phone back! OH YEAH:) after like millions of years, it's back. i'm a happy camper :)
so let me tell you what was supposed to happen today. i was suppose to work like a madman all day to finish the site and research for our group pres tomorrow. i was on ICQ like all day cuz i was waiting for andrew and keith to come online so we could talk about our presentation and stuff. and then i get a message from geneva & jenn asking for help about york stuff. so i was trying to do both at the same time. but i don't think it was helping too much, i mean how much can you help someone w/ course selection over the internet. so i said they could call me if they wanted to. and she said it'd be easier if i went over there. and i'm like yeah that makes a lot of sense. so i was stuck. what do you do. stay at home, finish your work, follow the plan. or go help some friends that need help.
i still remember the verse i read in proverbs? about helping your neighbor when they are in need if you can help them. if we're to love God, we have to love people like ourselves. God first, people second, me last. it's the way it's supposed to be. it's the way it has to be. and i'm learning that too. so off i went over to her house to help them out. i didn't intend to stay too long, i thought maybe half an hour or so. i was planning to get home at 3 pm. instead, i got home at about 4:30 pm. i was over at her place for a lot longer than i had anticipated! i'm not complaining, i didn't even know the time went by so fast. but yeah, this like denying myself thing is slowly clicking with me. deny myself, my wants, my needs, my everything. it's God, and nothing else. there is no other. so if that means i sleep late or whatever, it's all good. God sacrificed His own Son for me. can i not sacrifice something as trivial as sleep for Him?
i'm still not done the stuff for the presentation tomorrow, but i'll be getting up early to memorize my stuff. hopefully there'll be enough time. i'm knida worrying about it now. and i know i shouldn't. so with that, i'll leave it to God and let Him figure it out for me. He knows a lot better than i do! that's for sure :)
g'nite!
Posted by Leo Chan at July 10, 2002 12:16 AM
