and to think i used to believe god would only perform miracles if you were on a deathbed or your SPIRITUAL health depended upon it...

because of god's never-ending grace and mercy, i am still a student at uc davis, not kicked out or dismissed; my status is now "good standing."

there's too many bible verses and lessons that i picked up on grace and mercy and using prayer to petition to god, that i read up and tried to apply to my prayer during the 2-3 weeks that i was on winter break, just asking god to give me another chance...

so i'm gonna have to write them down upon a .doc file sometime soon... because what i learned was astounding.

i'd spend too much time to try to explain everything that went on in the last 2 weeks on this blog, when i should be getting some sleep for my nine o clock class, so i'll end with the very first lesson i picked up:

"there is nothing we can do to earn god's grace... there is everything we can do in a lifetime to show him that we're thankful"

thank you, thank you, thank you, god... you won't be regretful you gave me another chance at davis...

new year's resolutions for 2005:

1) spend more time with god in prayer, fasting and meditation: ~3-5 prayers/day, 1 ~24-48 hr fast/month, 1-2 meditations/day
2) spend more time serving my fellow christian brothers and keeping them accountable
3) work on the study habits ie spend more time @shields library
4) serve others(i'm thinking of joining awana)

now i just need to not fall away...