That’s me!! I’ve got somewhat caught up with school and other stuff, which took my focus off of God and more important matters lately. As such, I (obviously) have not been updating the journal with regards to my readings. But, that does not mean that I have not been reading. I’m still chugging along, albeit a bit slower than before.

I’m also in the middle of moving hosts for my website, so that’s also not working. I will be redoing the site from scratch, so it will be a little bit longer until that’s up again. While that is being transferred, I hope to make a larger post to reflect on the past few days’ worth of readings.

So I moved from my temporary stay to St. Paul’s once again. A new room, a new setup. I think I’m most pleased with the way I have it set now; I have lots of space in the bedroom area, and the floor looks to be really good. It could be a very fun term, if all goes well!!

I also finished my co-op term at Legg Mason Canada… I was extremely happy with the term, and I plan on going back! They seemed to have liked me, too, so I’m very excited!! Hopefully, the next term will bring about new challenges and bigger projects. But now, I need to focus on my work term report, which is always looming whenever I go and watch hockey lol…

I’m also continuing my readings, which brings me to… *drum roll* Day 10: The Heart of Worship.

Here, Warren talks a lot about surrender.. in fact, it’s mentioned a ton of times throughout the chapter. In particular, he writes about surrendering to God, and how even the notion of giving up to anything has a negative connotation in today’s society. But he justifies surrendering to God using a number of verses from the Bible, and points that that, if we don’t surrender to God, we will inevitably surrender to an idol.

Question to Consider: What area of my life am I holding back from God?

Of all of the things, I think my service in this life is held back the most. I am still very self-serving, and I do a lot of things for my own benefit. While this is very natural to do, it often creates a very hostile atmosphere, since I become very competitive. But I need to learn how to take the focus away from me and turn it to God instead.

Quick post today.. need to get to bed for class tomorrow!!

This chapter basically deals with God wanting to have an intimate relationship with us, and it sort of suggests ways that we can build and maintain that friendship. A big part of it was having continual conversation with God, not just setting aside time for Him once in a while. The notion of unceasing prayer is mentioned, and I think that’s the goal of what we should do in life.

Question to Consider: What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to him more often throughout the day?

Heh… I’ve seen this done in a bunch of other rooms, but I can stick Bible verses everywhere… all over my room, the computer, my books… maybe. We’ll see 😛

Bed time. Nite nite!