so the past few months i haven't found anything worth updating until now.

'He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.'
Revelation 21:4

well, that finishes that.

hrm... i was hoping i would be tired by the time i finished writing that, but unfortunately i'm not. i'll go a little longer.

a brief summary of the past months of my life:

1. i passed all my winter classes (i thought i was gonna fail one cause i had a -d half way through, but that grade got bumped up considerably... thank You very very much, God)

2. helped out in a Bible study for aacf. i have a new respect for the leadership in aacf and aacf seems more like a family now.

3. doing quiet times in the morning instead of at night. solitude is a better way to start out the day than sitting infront of a monitor eating a banana.

4. i enjoy rainy weather now. maybe cause i skate a lot less? i'm getting really tired now. anyway, back to my point. rainy weather is fun without an umbrella. if you don't believe me, try walking in the rain, look up, and close your eyes (continue walking if possible). each drop of rain that falls on your face is like getting touched by God cause each is sent from Him. each drop made its long trip just to say hello to your face. i suppose you could say the same for poo from aerial bird attacks, but i have yet to deem that as a pleasant experience... maybe one day?

5. got a new phone, spring break was good cause i got to see friends and family again, guitar is getting gooder, stopped watching naruto and started samurai champloo (i know. i should stop all together... i will in 2 episodes!), playing wow a lot... less!, i eat a bit healthier and work out more, really liking the johnny parks album more each time i listen to it. stopping now.
 
my eyes are heavy again. mission accomplished.

²⁸ Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,
and he brought them out of their distress.
²⁹ He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the sea were hushed.
³⁰ They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.
³¹ Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love
and his wonderful deeds for men.
[Psalm 107]

though my life is far from showy, nature will display His majesty.
if i fail to obey and thereby dishonor God, He will still be worshipped.
when my own strength falls short, His will will reign.
should i cease to exist, the gospel will continue thru the ages.
in Him, people will forever find faith, hope, and love.
in this i find pleasure.
that though i am human, God is, and will always be, God.
Glorified, Omnipotent, and Divine.

it's 7:33 am. i dropped my parents off at oakland airport and i should probably go to sleep soon, but i'm not really feeling like it (even though i only got 1 and a half hours of sleep last nite)... maybe cause i'm listening to some good tunes like turning circles' "a prayer for you" which has shane everett playing guitar, waterdeep's live version of "the razor light" which includes some crazy drum and guitar soloing, and jamiroquai's "canned heat" (that song featured in napolean dynamite's dance sequence). that reminds me, the past three songs i listed, i have killed. i normally kill songs when i find out about them. i.e. overplay till i hate the song. so far i hate canned heat and the beginning of "the razor light" but the guitar solo in razor light and the whole song "a prayer for you" are still good. the world needs more guitar solos.

ok, if you've read this far, i applaud you. your integrity to read boring xangas is beyond normal. i would have quit reading my xanga when i started mentioning songs... man that's boring. anyway, congrats. now onto the real meat... the salty meat... like bacon... mmm mmm salty bacon. have you ever wondered why restaraunts only give a 3 strips of bacon? what's with that? why don't they give me more of what i really want? i don't pay restaruants cause i want to eat less bad food. i pay restaraunts so i can eat more bad food. anyhow, the world needs more bacon... well... actually, no. i need more bacon. the world needs to go on a diet.

ok ok. either you're really bored or your integrity to read even the most boring xanga is beyond extrodinary... or you're a nate yuen fan (if so, thank you for all your support... i wouldn't be where i am without you. your 3 complimentary bacon strips are being sent to you as i type... they should arrive in 4-6 weeks.) moving on...

i'd like to explain my previous post. i figured if you've read this far you'd have to know me in order to withstand the grewling textural punishment i just delivered. so why did i say, i'm "restarting summer"? well, the first 2 months of summer i spent too much time playing everquest (i played pretty much every day for 3-5 hours). thankfully, i went to an aacf Bible study last week and we happened to touch upon tithing and offering. now typically when i think of tithing and offering, i think money. but, for the past 40 something days, i've been reading Exodus which has recently become my new favorite book of the Bible... previously Job. anyhow, in Exodus God's people are drawn away from their slavery and commanded by God to day by day depend on Him.

i saw myself in this situation. my slavery was everquest. i was spending way too much time with everquest and not spending nearly enough time with God. i remember a few sundays i would think about everquest before church... it was very distracting. in Exodus, God shows that offerings don't have to be money based. example: God tells His people to give them their firstborn. now, i thought to myself at the Bible study that i should really give up everquest and focus on more Godly things.

but, i immediately saw a danger in quiting everquest. i would be bored... very bored. however, in Exodus, God wanted His people to leave egypt. now, it is typically thought that people don't like being slaves. but, when God freed them, some of them complained to moses cause they wanted to go back to egypt since they had no visible food supply for future. weird enough, i believe this was God's plan cause He wanted to show them that His people needed to depend on Him daily for their necessities. So, after reading and realizing this, it was time for me to do something similar.

when i got home from that aacf Bible study, i quit everquest (deleted account and gave away all my stuff). no less then 5 minutes after i deleted everquest, i realized what i did and got a bit scared. i had just put myself in one of life's worst feelings. being bored. thankfully though, God has provided and taught me to depond on Him for my entertainment... kinda like what He did to the isrealites. i have found different things to do since quiting and it feels awesome.

so now, i'm restarting summer and living it how i should be living it.

now i don't say this to brag about myself. but, to brag about God and His coolness. if you could think about something in your life that is distracting you from God, maybe it's time to give it to up to God... to offer it to God... cause God will provide if you're willing to depond on Him to be your daily supply.

sidenote: you have the reading stamina of an internet ox! you deserve a chocolate chip cookie or some bacon strips for reading this far.

it's now 8:43. i think i'll go to sleep  (this is seriously one of the coolest smilie faces i've seen. it's up there with , , and )