I heard an amazing statement while listening to a sermon in my Text and Traditions class and it was something along the lines of "Until we understand the nature of who Jesus was, we wont know where to find him". This sermon was based on the story of when Jesus was at the temple and his parents were looking for him all over Jerusalem and the last place they finally looked was the Temple and that was where Jesus was.
I find that this is message profound because a lot of the time I don't know where to find Jesus and in that sense don't know where to find that sense of connection connection with him. But when we look in the scriptures we can learn that our bodies are temples of the holy sprit. And when I finally understood that I learnt that in reality the place where Jesus was, was at the temple as the holy spirit (which is apart of the trinity of God which is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit).
I guess in this short but powerful revelation, we can look everywhere for Jesus and question where He is in our world, but until we understand the nature of who God is we wont understand that He dwells within us as the Holy Spirit. And that He has always been with us. In that sense when we understand the nature of who God is, we can understand furthermore how amazing grace is and how He continues to bless abundantly.
"God loves us the same before and after sin, and even while where sinning" - Jon Tran
"He was there"
Peter
*Note: I editted it because of people noticing my lack of vocabulary. I hope your happy now.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
But I Did!
The past few weeks have been simply hectic especially with school and the many SACS they throw at me. And thats to be expected of since I am in year 12 this year. With the piling amount of stress that I have been overwhelmed with it seems no matter how hard I try there always seem to be more i should have done, to further and extend what I try to achieve.
The common thought would be that you are thinking that I am talking about my studies, but for that point your only half right. For those who know me it is clearly obvious that I am a fat guy. And in the past couple of weeks I've rapidly changing what I eat in an attempt to reduce my weight and become more healthy in general. Heres is what I eat in my usual eating routine:
Breakfast- Coffee and and a banana
Recess- fruit juice
Lunch - Some healthy expensive bread roll/wrap
After school snack- Banana and maybe some sweets like ice cream if I have any.
Dinner- Usually rice and other stuff that goes with rice.
And on top of that I drink a lot of water now
Impressive I know, but as impressive as it seems the results aren't appearing. It's been like three to four weeks since I've been doing this routine and nothing! Why??? You can say " you haven't been trying hard enough Peter" and i would reply "But I did, I have been!".
I guess it is a bit early to expect such results, but I still hope for further improvements in the future. On that note it would probably be more effective if I exercised, but the epic fail attitude of "I can't be bothered" lingers around in my thoughts and therefore is not allowing me to do so.
So thats enough rambling from me. Year 12 is beginning to apply pressure on me and it doesn't ever seem to get easier. But on my quest to get an 85 i will persist and yeah lets hope its not an 85 kilos.
The common thought would be that you are thinking that I am talking about my studies, but for that point your only half right. For those who know me it is clearly obvious that I am a fat guy. And in the past couple of weeks I've rapidly changing what I eat in an attempt to reduce my weight and become more healthy in general. Heres is what I eat in my usual eating routine:
Breakfast- Coffee and and a banana
Recess- fruit juice
Lunch - Some healthy expensive bread roll/wrap
After school snack- Banana and maybe some sweets like ice cream if I have any.
Dinner- Usually rice and other stuff that goes with rice.
And on top of that I drink a lot of water now
Impressive I know, but as impressive as it seems the results aren't appearing. It's been like three to four weeks since I've been doing this routine and nothing! Why??? You can say " you haven't been trying hard enough Peter" and i would reply "But I did, I have been!".
I guess it is a bit early to expect such results, but I still hope for further improvements in the future. On that note it would probably be more effective if I exercised, but the epic fail attitude of "I can't be bothered" lingers around in my thoughts and therefore is not allowing me to do so.
So thats enough rambling from me. Year 12 is beginning to apply pressure on me and it doesn't ever seem to get easier. But on my quest to get an 85 i will persist and yeah lets hope its not an 85 kilos.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Orientated Family
This is an older blog that I wrote a while back and I wanted to bring it from myspace to hear because this is utterly important to myself. It is also a bit long so be warned. enjoy.
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Blog about the important things in life
Family. The thing I dread the most but also need the most. Yes both are contradicting statements, but time and time again I fail to realise the importance of family. In this Blog I don’t want to be telling anyone what’s right or wrong, but rather just my side to this issue. The greatest issue of people disrespecting our parents. And I know I need to work on these things to because we are all culprits of this, sometimes with out realising it.
We all get into fights with our parents. They can be over anything from going out to much, spending too much time on the computer, boyfriend or girlfriend and even simple things like not doing our chores. Our main argument is "Mum/Dad you never understand me" or "you don’t know what its like" or even "I am old enough to make my own decisions". And as much as it seems that all they want to do is bring you down it is really the opposite. Because in actual fact the only reason they would ever some would say interfere with your life is because simply because they care and love you. Sure they might not understand your exact situation and sure they might over react a little, it doesn’t change the fact that they'd do anything to protect their kid. It's a parents duty to worry, because in the end all the ever do is care.
I remember when I was a kid I use to be the worst. I would always get into trouble and my parents would have my kneel down in the corner or hit me with a something. And I know for a fact in my mind I would be like "I hate you mum/dad". Why? Simple because they hit me. I didn’t understand in the heat of the moment why my parents hit me, which is because when we are young we are simple minded and fail to look at the bigger picture. Our parents don't enjoy punishing their kids. In fact they would rather avoid it. I mean who would seriously want to hit their own kids. There has to be more to it and there is. That’s because they are disciplining you so that in the future you would be a better person. The reason I brought this up is because for teenagers we don’t understand why parents don’t let us go out or do things that might be harmful to us. Likewise as a child we are simple minded and don’t see the bigger picture that it only benefits us. A parent punishing their kid brings them no benefit. They gain nothing except the heartache of hurting their child. As much as we believe they don’t understand it is in fact us that don’t understand. But like I now understand why my parents hit me with a chopstick, we will understand why our parents didn’t let us go to that party.
Don’t you hate it when your parents are right? We always go to them nah that wont happen to me. So they let us go on our merry way and we soon discover that oh crap they were right and then we have to up to them and apologise. Even if we already know they are right we continue to make our stance against them to some how manipulate words to make you sound right. Let me give you an example. Growing up I have always been eating junk food. My parents would be like hey don’t eat so much you'll get fat, but I was like Nah I'm fine don’t worry sif I’ll get fat. And look at me now. Oh crap if only I listened to my parents. I don’t understand it either but some how our parents always seem to be right. I guess we just have to learn to trust them because as much as they aren’t you, you aren’t them either (well you kind of are) and that’s exactly my point. You keep telling them they don't understand when you have no knowledge of what they apparently don’t know if you know what I mean. They just simply want to pass their experiences on to you so that maybe you wouldn't make the same mistake. It might be a different situation but it’s the same concept. Different, Differentbut the same.
The last thing I really dislike is how teenagers talk to their parents as if they are trash. I mean it might not necessarily be like fully swearing or abusing their parents, but more like just pushing them away in harsh tone of voice. As much as we might have a crap day or you might have bad relations with your parents, they still deserve to be respected. Besides they did bring you up as a child till where you are today. Parents are awesome. Some aren’t as lucky to have parents, and I guess it’s another reason to respect your parents because I would hate to regret not spending time with them when they are gone, because truth is they don’t last forever. It might seem like it’s always the same but one day they will be gone and the worst feeling is regretting after it’s too late. So yeh treat them with respect not only because they deserve it, but because you want to give it. After all they gave you everything you have.
Peter
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Blog about the important things in life
Family. The thing I dread the most but also need the most. Yes both are contradicting statements, but time and time again I fail to realise the importance of family. In this Blog I don’t want to be telling anyone what’s right or wrong, but rather just my side to this issue. The greatest issue of people disrespecting our parents. And I know I need to work on these things to because we are all culprits of this, sometimes with out realising it.
We all get into fights with our parents. They can be over anything from going out to much, spending too much time on the computer, boyfriend or girlfriend and even simple things like not doing our chores. Our main argument is "Mum/Dad you never understand me" or "you don’t know what its like" or even "I am old enough to make my own decisions". And as much as it seems that all they want to do is bring you down it is really the opposite. Because in actual fact the only reason they would ever some would say interfere with your life is because simply because they care and love you. Sure they might not understand your exact situation and sure they might over react a little, it doesn’t change the fact that they'd do anything to protect their kid. It's a parents duty to worry, because in the end all the ever do is care.
I remember when I was a kid I use to be the worst. I would always get into trouble and my parents would have my kneel down in the corner or hit me with a something. And I know for a fact in my mind I would be like "I hate you mum/dad". Why? Simple because they hit me. I didn’t understand in the heat of the moment why my parents hit me, which is because when we are young we are simple minded and fail to look at the bigger picture. Our parents don't enjoy punishing their kids. In fact they would rather avoid it. I mean who would seriously want to hit their own kids. There has to be more to it and there is. That’s because they are disciplining you so that in the future you would be a better person. The reason I brought this up is because for teenagers we don’t understand why parents don’t let us go out or do things that might be harmful to us. Likewise as a child we are simple minded and don’t see the bigger picture that it only benefits us. A parent punishing their kid brings them no benefit. They gain nothing except the heartache of hurting their child. As much as we believe they don’t understand it is in fact us that don’t understand. But like I now understand why my parents hit me with a chopstick, we will understand why our parents didn’t let us go to that party.
Don’t you hate it when your parents are right? We always go to them nah that wont happen to me. So they let us go on our merry way and we soon discover that oh crap they were right and then we have to up to them and apologise. Even if we already know they are right we continue to make our stance against them to some how manipulate words to make you sound right. Let me give you an example. Growing up I have always been eating junk food. My parents would be like hey don’t eat so much you'll get fat, but I was like Nah I'm fine don’t worry sif I’ll get fat. And look at me now. Oh crap if only I listened to my parents. I don’t understand it either but some how our parents always seem to be right. I guess we just have to learn to trust them because as much as they aren’t you, you aren’t them either (well you kind of are) and that’s exactly my point. You keep telling them they don't understand when you have no knowledge of what they apparently don’t know if you know what I mean. They just simply want to pass their experiences on to you so that maybe you wouldn't make the same mistake. It might be a different situation but it’s the same concept. Different, Differentbut the same.
The last thing I really dislike is how teenagers talk to their parents as if they are trash. I mean it might not necessarily be like fully swearing or abusing their parents, but more like just pushing them away in harsh tone of voice. As much as we might have a crap day or you might have bad relations with your parents, they still deserve to be respected. Besides they did bring you up as a child till where you are today. Parents are awesome. Some aren’t as lucky to have parents, and I guess it’s another reason to respect your parents because I would hate to regret not spending time with them when they are gone, because truth is they don’t last forever. It might seem like it’s always the same but one day they will be gone and the worst feeling is regretting after it’s too late. So yeh treat them with respect not only because they deserve it, but because you want to give it. After all they gave you everything you have.
Peter
Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Awesome Three
Even with the common prospect that these people will probably never read this blog, in the hope that these people will I would like to write anonymous messages to them as they are important to me at this point in time. These will remain anonymous. If these messages inspire, teach or encourage you in anyway, that’s awesome, if not I’ll say I’m sorry for wasting your time in advance.
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Man you are by far one of the most important people in my lives. In many ways I live for the hope and aspiration God has placed in your life and more (including mine). As much as you are a great leader and mentor to me, your also one of my closest friends. There are too many things that I can describe as the same between us for me to mention, but it’s just in effect even more so why you mean so much to me. Where ever you are I know you’ll keep me in your prayers and vice versa.
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The friendship we share isn’t that great at this point in time. But I know through our trials and valleys that it will only draw us closer. Though I don’t share much with you, its sweet that I know that I can turn to you. Going through this year will be a tough one and I know at least we can fall on each other as brothers in Christ. Your encouragement means a lot to me and thanks for it, may God continue just to be your rock, salvation and comfort in your life.
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You are really just a great person to have as a friend. For the short time that we’ve known each other you and I are already really good friends. It’s pretty cool that I can share to you what I’ve gone through during the week and we can have a laugh at my attempts to be funny. Asides the awkwardness created by those around us just being with you and spending time with you is great. It’s so awesome that you just accept me for who I am. Your friendship means the world to me and I treasure it so much in my heart. Seriously though you should chill out sometimes, I think your overstressed at times with school and church, all I have to say is quote “don’t worry it's ok”. Just keep being awesome.
"I treasure your friendship more than myself"
Peter.
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Man you are by far one of the most important people in my lives. In many ways I live for the hope and aspiration God has placed in your life and more (including mine). As much as you are a great leader and mentor to me, your also one of my closest friends. There are too many things that I can describe as the same between us for me to mention, but it’s just in effect even more so why you mean so much to me. Where ever you are I know you’ll keep me in your prayers and vice versa.
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The friendship we share isn’t that great at this point in time. But I know through our trials and valleys that it will only draw us closer. Though I don’t share much with you, its sweet that I know that I can turn to you. Going through this year will be a tough one and I know at least we can fall on each other as brothers in Christ. Your encouragement means a lot to me and thanks for it, may God continue just to be your rock, salvation and comfort in your life.
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You are really just a great person to have as a friend. For the short time that we’ve known each other you and I are already really good friends. It’s pretty cool that I can share to you what I’ve gone through during the week and we can have a laugh at my attempts to be funny. Asides the awkwardness created by those around us just being with you and spending time with you is great. It’s so awesome that you just accept me for who I am. Your friendship means the world to me and I treasure it so much in my heart. Seriously though you should chill out sometimes, I think your overstressed at times with school and church, all I have to say is quote “don’t worry it's ok”. Just keep being awesome.
"I treasure your friendship more than myself"
Peter.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The mix of love and attraction.
Quite often in the twenty-first century we can observe and view that the words “I love you” is thrown around all the time. We hear it everywhere, in our houses between the beautiful gift of marriage, on TV (or Movie) where the main protagonist sways the beautiful jewel with cunning and sweet talk, and now more often than ever before in our schools where teenage love seems to be in abundance. Which of these can we consider to be real love?
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Sam, a quiet guy was having just an average lunch in the company of his many friends. Everything seemed as ordinary as it usually would seem. His friends were chatting away, his sandwich in his right hand, juice box in the left, Ben standing next to him talking about his wild dreams and aspirations with no one seeming to care, Joe to his right picking out the girls passing bye and Jeremy showing off his new iPod. So Sam just eating away at his ham filled sandwich takes a quick look around the building and something catches his eye. An angelic smile was the only words that he could think of. The utter perfection of her body showing the true beauty of Gods handiwork on earth.
Weeks would go by and over the endless periods of school they got together only to soon realise that the oh my goodness don’t say it word “love” wasn’t there. And this is the thing that stumps many young teenagers in our common age. They mix the two words love and attraction. When it comes down to any relationship there is always the initial attraction. Something about him or her makes them different to the other four billion people on the earth. But this is where nine out of ten times people get it wrong. Does the phrase “I like you, lets go out” sound familiar to you? Well you see the first mistake here is, you don’t even know the person. In fact that is your only mistake. Another common phrase or something along the lines of this would be “why did it turn out this way I thought he was ‘the one’”. And that’s simply because you don’t know him (or her).
To be attracted to someone does not necessarily mean you have to marry him (or her).It just simply means that you find a certain aspect or quality that just draws you towards them in a different way than you would be to other people. If you are able to understand and grasp this meaning of attraction, I believe that it could take friendship to a whole dimension, even better than most boyfriend/girlfriend relationships in some cases.
Now back to my original question to which of the three can we consider “real love”. As we can see throughout the tone of this blog clearly, not the high school relationships. And it is obviously not the not the actor because it’s just a TV show. Which leaves one answer and that would be the married couple. It is because they’ve over time (most of the time), built up a relationship from the first attraction and didn’t rush the true beauty of friendship. Simply its just because they know each other.
“I like you more than I love you”
Peter.
Ps: This doesn’t apply to everyone, some are lucky enough to instantly fall in love with someone, and I am jealous. But in most cases you need to work on friendship before you get relationship.
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Sam, a quiet guy was having just an average lunch in the company of his many friends. Everything seemed as ordinary as it usually would seem. His friends were chatting away, his sandwich in his right hand, juice box in the left, Ben standing next to him talking about his wild dreams and aspirations with no one seeming to care, Joe to his right picking out the girls passing bye and Jeremy showing off his new iPod. So Sam just eating away at his ham filled sandwich takes a quick look around the building and something catches his eye. An angelic smile was the only words that he could think of. The utter perfection of her body showing the true beauty of Gods handiwork on earth.
Weeks would go by and over the endless periods of school they got together only to soon realise that the oh my goodness don’t say it word “love” wasn’t there. And this is the thing that stumps many young teenagers in our common age. They mix the two words love and attraction. When it comes down to any relationship there is always the initial attraction. Something about him or her makes them different to the other four billion people on the earth. But this is where nine out of ten times people get it wrong. Does the phrase “I like you, lets go out” sound familiar to you? Well you see the first mistake here is, you don’t even know the person. In fact that is your only mistake. Another common phrase or something along the lines of this would be “why did it turn out this way I thought he was ‘the one’”. And that’s simply because you don’t know him (or her).
To be attracted to someone does not necessarily mean you have to marry him (or her).It just simply means that you find a certain aspect or quality that just draws you towards them in a different way than you would be to other people. If you are able to understand and grasp this meaning of attraction, I believe that it could take friendship to a whole dimension, even better than most boyfriend/girlfriend relationships in some cases.
Now back to my original question to which of the three can we consider “real love”. As we can see throughout the tone of this blog clearly, not the high school relationships. And it is obviously not the not the actor because it’s just a TV show. Which leaves one answer and that would be the married couple. It is because they’ve over time (most of the time), built up a relationship from the first attraction and didn’t rush the true beauty of friendship. Simply its just because they know each other.
“I like you more than I love you”
Peter.
Ps: This doesn’t apply to everyone, some are lucky enough to instantly fall in love with someone, and I am jealous. But in most cases you need to work on friendship before you get relationship.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Lunch Time
Another day passes on where life continually throws its hurdles at my undermanaged mind. I sit there thinking, pondering, wondering how long it will finally take for me to realise the time it is. Sitting, wishing, and waiting while the rush of students to the cafeteria creates the sound of a spinning tornado.
I sit there unable to comprehend the current situation I stop. Silence. Somehow in the raging chaos of the lunch hour, I’ve come to a peaceful stop in my mind. I press my palms together and pray “Oh my Lord, You are stronger”. I open my eyes renewed, excited, passionate and ready for the task ahead.
Time goes by tick tock, tick tock I continue the task at hand and soon realise I am running out of time. I begin to hasten my tempo in an act of desperation to finish my mission. Thoughts running through my head “I can’t, I can’t”. I stop and breakdown with frustration and anger towards my tormented soul. Crouched up in the corner I wait in hope of a way out something just to take it away and in that moment of distress I hear a sweet serenade to my ears “You will.”
Once again I stand up with my equipment at hand ready to take down the beast. I work at it, time grows short, and regardless I persevere continually telling my self “I can, I will”. I pushed through the desert and found myself at a blissful oasis relaxed relieved that it was finally over.
“Beep Beep” I get up and go. Ready for the last periods of my day, I stand strong reiterating to myself over and over “He can, He can”. Why? Because He did.
I find strength in the one who gave me strength first.
“You are my strength,
Strength like no other,
Strength like no other,
Reaches to me.” –Hillsong
Peter.
I sit there unable to comprehend the current situation I stop. Silence. Somehow in the raging chaos of the lunch hour, I’ve come to a peaceful stop in my mind. I press my palms together and pray “Oh my Lord, You are stronger”. I open my eyes renewed, excited, passionate and ready for the task ahead.
Time goes by tick tock, tick tock I continue the task at hand and soon realise I am running out of time. I begin to hasten my tempo in an act of desperation to finish my mission. Thoughts running through my head “I can’t, I can’t”. I stop and breakdown with frustration and anger towards my tormented soul. Crouched up in the corner I wait in hope of a way out something just to take it away and in that moment of distress I hear a sweet serenade to my ears “You will.”
Once again I stand up with my equipment at hand ready to take down the beast. I work at it, time grows short, and regardless I persevere continually telling my self “I can, I will”. I pushed through the desert and found myself at a blissful oasis relaxed relieved that it was finally over.
“Beep Beep” I get up and go. Ready for the last periods of my day, I stand strong reiterating to myself over and over “He can, He can”. Why? Because He did.
I find strength in the one who gave me strength first.
“You are my strength,
Strength like no other,
Strength like no other,
Reaches to me.” –Hillsong
Peter.
If faith was a rollercoaster, I'd want you to sit next to me
According to a dear friend of mine Jon, Love is defined not by all the lovey dovey feelings that are there initially, but rather sticking with the relationship when all the feelings aren’t there. Profound? It inspired me to fix up my old crappy poem from myspace so here it is.
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I know that is sounds kind of old and may sound a little cliché,
but I know there is the “The One” person who is meant for me.
Holding thoughts dear to my heart,
the that the day that I would finally meet you feels like an eternity.
To think of the joy and care I would give her,
waiting, moment by moment for the time that our two very different lives will cross paths.
We would share moments relating our characteristics,
but also learning to accept the beauty of our differences.
Though understanding may sometimes be hard to come by,
we will both know regardless that our first love will keep us strong.
The hardships will come our way and times may seem dim,
I know that you’d stick with me right to the end.
I don’t know who you are, and I don’t know when I’ll meet you,
But I know when I meet you that this is what I have been waiting for.
Readers, family and friends, you probably question “why are you writing this? What is the motivation?”
The simple answer is I know “Good love is on the way” – John Mayer
Who it is? I do not know.
It could be anyone, it might even be the person reading right now.
But who ever it is I cant wait to meet you.
Peter.
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I know that is sounds kind of old and may sound a little cliché,
but I know there is the “The One” person who is meant for me.
Holding thoughts dear to my heart,
the that the day that I would finally meet you feels like an eternity.
To think of the joy and care I would give her,
waiting, moment by moment for the time that our two very different lives will cross paths.
We would share moments relating our characteristics,
but also learning to accept the beauty of our differences.
Though understanding may sometimes be hard to come by,
we will both know regardless that our first love will keep us strong.
The hardships will come our way and times may seem dim,
I know that you’d stick with me right to the end.
I don’t know who you are, and I don’t know when I’ll meet you,
But I know when I meet you that this is what I have been waiting for.
Readers, family and friends, you probably question “why are you writing this? What is the motivation?”
The simple answer is I know “Good love is on the way” – John Mayer
Who it is? I do not know.
It could be anyone, it might even be the person reading right now.
But who ever it is I cant wait to meet you.
Peter.
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