Indiana: It's snowing!

I can't believe it's already been over a week since I've been here in Indiana. Things have been good here. I've been meeting more really awesome people from my Actuarial Science program. I noticed that these guys are very selfless and helpful to one another. They genuinely wish the best for each other in the Actuarial career and exams and they do whatever they can to help each other succeed. It was extremely encouraging to see this kind of selflessness and I believe this is the key to thrive and excel in our Actuarial career.

Well anyways, it's been snowing a lot here since yesterday and forecast shows there are more to come! I'm beyond excited for more snow to come because it doesn't snow in Orange County. I woke up this morning and opened my curtain to see this:

This is the view from my dorm window. I'm on the 10th floor so I actually get a good view! :)












After class, I came back to my dorm to get some breakfast. I was in the shop for at least 30 minutes because I didn't know what to eat for breakfast. Finally, I picked out cereal (Raisin Bran), 2% reduced fat milk, chocolate chip muffin, and a kiwi. I ate the cereal & milk with the muffin first. Then I took the kiwi out and wanted to eat it but I wasn't quite sure how to cut it. So I went on Youtube and found a "How To Cut Kiwi" video made by some old Koala looking chef which I thought was hilarious. Check it out. So I followed what he said in the video and cut my kiwi. The only difference between mine and the guy from the video was that I ate mine in one bite without cutting them into pieces. Sorry, Mr. Koala! :)

Enough baloney. Let's get to real blogging. I started reading the bible more, frankly because my girlfriend asked me to since I'm so lonely, but God is good. He's been speaking to me so clearly and directly through the Word and it's been a long time since I've encountered Him in this way. And I also started reading the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan again and in the beginning of the chapter, he tells us to go to the website to see the Awe Factor of God video. I was looking at some more videos from his website and came across a video that really caught my attention. He was talking about how he met a girl during a conference who seemed so passionate every single time she was worshiping God and he asked her how she did it. And she told him that when she has a great time with the Lord, she never says, "God, give me what I experienced last time." but instead she prays, "God, you are a creator. Would you create something new this time as I worship you so that I can experience you in a completely different intimate way?" And I was so encouraged to hear that and decided to pray that every single time I read the bible and prayed. When Matthew 7:7 talks about "“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you," I don't think God was talking about materialistic things like asking for a new Audi R8 and you will get it, but instead asking for the Heavenly thing, the spiritual gifts, or the Kingdom minded things that will glorify God. Asking for a whole new encounter with Him. Asking for spiritual gifts. Asking for fruit of the spirit. Asking for the power to love or the power to understand God's love in a deeper way. And I'm telling you right now that I've been experiencing the answer to my prayer about encountering God in a whole new way every single time I opened the Word and prayed since I've been here in Indiana. It's absolutely amazing. And I believe that He'll answer you too as you ask, seek, and knock on His door. Happy Friday! :)