rain down.

It rained in LA today. Actual rain. Pouring rain. Blessings from heaven. 

Had to wait it out inside GFS so I plugged in my earphones and turned on my ipod, and was again refreshed by a beautiful song i've heard some time ago and wanted to share, but somehow didn't get to. Till now.  

had a long moment of thanksgiving. of the Lord's favor, and His grace. of how graciously He has helped me, even those moments when i thought it was all me. it's funny. it's exciting, really, to lean on His grace every breathing moment, and then marvel at how blessed you really are. like the presentations i've had so far this semester, all rather unprepared, but trusting in God's favor really makes the difference. i wonder if it's the light of Jesus they see. 

the first verse of the song didn't take long to hit me. i don't know why, but it's this God-given miracle that i keep coming back to. that gives me strength. dwelling on a couple other issues, it's also funny how skeptical of other people's intentions you can get because you can't resist the temptations that you encounter. but then God helps you overcome all of that and then you realize that you actually can. it's like a light-bulb that turns on inside your head. you look and see where you were from, and now where you're at, and you're that much more grateful.  

Call on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. :)

Gateway Worship - We Cry Out

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Father of life seated on Your throne of grace
It’s only by Your mercy we are saved
Lord, You have said if we call upon Your name
We and our families will be saved