JUST!N

Fullerton Pizza Kitchen

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:44:51 -0400

Finally got a chance to serve the poor, hungry, naked, needy… Ones less fortunate for various circumstances. Serving food, being a runner, talking to people, brought back lota memories from my college years serving at the center in riverside.

Serving & loving on these people reminds me of how our worship isn’t just about singing…getting the awesome surge of emotions & feelings, but true worship demands justice. If our lives are changed then we should carry out the compassion of our Father.

I noticed one man yesterday…we’ll just say his name is “Hayzeus”. He was a young asian man, probably had the same build as our friend Dpeng. Similar style of clothing, had a cracked skateboard and a backpack. I was thinking, why is this man here? Young, strong looking guy. I wonder what’s his story? How did he get on the streets?

The asian-ness of it all hit me. Asian parents wouldn’t let their kids be like that!..Maybe he has no parents, or he ran away, couldn’t get along with them, strict, abusive, maybe a broken home, fell into the wrong crowd, drug abuse? etc… I don’t know what the situation is cause he wouldn’t open up to me…but we all know people who have a combination of these situations…its just for us, sometimes not all of them collide together at once, and we can bounce back from this…but for others, all the hardships hit at once and it seems impossible to get out of this…

Made me realize a couple things:

Grateful for my parents & whatever hardships
Asians have a tough time too (not just homework)
These guys need Jesus & prayer

There were some other ppl that popped out at me. Funny asian guy walking around in-doors with a helmet, in-love couple, guy named “shortie”, Wheel-chair lady, and a few others…

I look at them, and I think … why are they on the streets? Doesn’t anyone love them? When theres people in the church going through hard times, they have the company of their fellow believers in Christ to support them…financially…through prayer…through food…through transportation…through babysitting..etc… Just being in a church there is immense love. We just sometimes take it for granted.

Things that make me smile

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:28:59 -0400

I was looking through old photos to update our church website…

www.tpcjoy.com

And as I was making it..things that make me laugh and smile

@ Urbana - Playing Ninja on Escalators
@ Urbana - Playing Football inside the Airport
@ Home - Nerf Wars
Shooting james in the glasses with a nerf gun
Meeting Ronnie at the Mt. Baldy Randomly
Hanging out with Jr. High Kids at the Beach
Making Shants
Carrying Headshots of Molly, Connie, Little Katie, Little J @ Silverwood Lake
Kevin’s sleeping bag getting peed on
Fried Oreos
Finding a truck buried in snow
Riding on Trash Can Lids
Michael eating on the slopes with his belly showing
Young Eating Hot Chili Paste
Long Boarding
Lord of the Flies
BRO CODE

Getting away with it!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:26:27 -0400

Awesome day. Belinda has been telling me to shave my chinstrap…

Well I shaved my face so it’s nice and clean, she didn’t notice! :) So that means with or without a beard…Belinda doesn’t mind.

Similar thing happened. When I came back from Kyrgyzstan 30lbs lighter, Belinda didn’t notice.

Lesson to be Learned, Justin: You can grow a beard and gain 30 more lbs and Belinda will have no idea :)

Judas Iscariot

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:07:06 -0400

Jesus washed his feet. Did you know that? … He washed his dirty, sandy, poop-caked, smelly feet. Even though he knew he would betray him.

Wisdom

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:58:58 -0400

Gift vs Character is a life long lesson

≈ 1 baby Is Aborted Every 2 Seconds

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:31:16 -0400

≈ 1 baby Is Aborted Every 2 Seconds

4Ps

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:55:11 -0400

Something I heard on the radio today that surprised me…(kinda)

4 Ps that indicate the defilement of Eros (Love)…

Pruducence
Prominence
Promiscuity
Perversion

The Adult bookstore out numbers McDonalds 3 to 1.

3/4 High School graduates not being a virgin compared to 20% (some decade ago)…

60% teenage girls have multiple partners before the age of 18.

CTRL-Z

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:36:36 -0400

Give up control, and life gets easier, J.

Anti-SuperHero

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:25:57 -0400

Sometimes I just want to be normal. Live the normal life. Move to the midwest, take care of my farm, stop using these things called computers, stop emailing, stop facebooking, stop tumbling, stop caring.

PEACE.

JUST STOP

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:03:35 -0400

SHITTAKE MUSHROOMS?

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:31:09 -0400

Ran across an interesting article….

If a swear word slips out, you can cover it up by adding on an additional word or syllable that turns it into an acceptable expression, such as turning “Shit” into “Shittake (pronounced Shit-ta-kay) Mushrooms.”

……….Some people say “it is the attempt of a weak mind to express itself forcefully” because it’s nearly all emotion. Try speaking the specific reality very clearly and meaningfully, not just emotionally…..

haha

Withdrawal?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:32:00 -0500

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of facebook comments on Retreat withdrawals. How the highs of retreat are a stark contrast to the realities of life. Such a depressing thought.

This carries me back to a time in my life after my trip to Kyrgyzstan. Best time ever. Why? Cause Justin, I was living for the kingdom. Not worrying about tomorrow, for tomorrow would worry about itself. I didn’t need to worry about food, finances, clothes, etc. Everything was provided by God and ahead of time. The biggest thing were the showering conditions. I Never knew which day we would have water, and which days we wouldn’t. Surprise! Today you don’t get to shower. YES! But this is the incredible part, I was living each day listening to the voice of the Lord, spending my nights writing journal entries, praying, knowing my friends were praying for me, and then loving God and his lost children. I lived my life how God intended it to be lived - to be in communion with God. After 6 weeks, it was over. I had to return the United States.

After 2 weeks of sharing with family and friends, I felt nostalgic. I had a longing to go back. Why? Is it because people didn’t love me in the US like in Kyrgyzstan? People don’t like my singing and guitar playing in the US? People don’t like my ridiculous amount of energy?

No. When I was back in the states, reality came back and I broke my communion with God. I gave him my 10 minute mornings. 3 min prayers, left overheart. I didn’t earnestly seek God and waited upon him for guidance and direction. I took control of my own life and lived how I wanted to.

I missed living the missions life. It brought me to a place of humility, of trusting God in everything I did. I wanted to go back to the happy place, not Kyrgyzstan, but fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

BUT WAIT JUSTIN, are you implying that you don’t need to spend 30 hours traveling to go back to that ultimate mission-high feeling? PHSYEAH. The spirit of God is everywhere, just be in his presence and you’ll get it. Everyday can be like disneyland. The Happiest place on earth.

In conclusion: JUSTIN, STEP UP YO GAME. YOU ARE A LOVER OF GOD.

Justin: Yes, Captain Persona.

Personality Crisis

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:23:00 -0500

After winter retreat, we learned the differences of our personality and our persona. Our persona is what God sees us as, and our personality is a combination of our defense mechanisms dealing with hurt and pain. (i.e. Happy birthday to you).

We tend to therefore think our personality is “bad”, but if our personality type is leadership, responsibility, over-maturity? What if my E-N-T-J or E-N-F-J is not what God sees me as? But what society has molded me to become.

What if my persona is free, careless, no-commitment, non-leadership oriented, whimsical, lover, gracious?

What if them, I stopped acting “mature” and just let me be. Is that the right attitude?

Belinda: i think at one point steve said that your personality traits could match your persona traitsbecause i don’t think everything we are right now is only personalityand for steve’s own story, he was still teachingbut it was his personality because he was in it for the wrong reasonsand his persona was being able to do the same thing, teach, but in the freedom of God’s grace, rather than trying to prove himself

Conclusion: Let Heaven flow out of you. WHAT?

Law of Priorities

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:50:31 -0500

First, when we are busy, we naturally believe that we are achieving. But busyness does not equal productivity. Activity is not necessarily accomplisment.

Second, prioritizing requires leaders to continually think ahead to know what’s important, to know what’s next, to see how everything relates to the overall vision - That’s hard work.

Third, prioritizing causes us to do things that are at the least uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful.

Law of Victory

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:12:24 -0500

Leadership is responsible

Losing is unacceptable

Passion is unquenchable

Creativity is essential

Quitting is unthinkable

Commitment is unquestionable

Victory is inevitable

Satan and His Forces

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:54:19 -0500

have been attacking me today…It’s been crazy. I’m thinking i’m onto something big, and he’s trying to stop me…

Law of the Inner Circle

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:53:42 -0500

Justin…

Do they have high influence with others?
Do they bring a complementary gift to the table?
Do they hold a strategic position in the organization?
Do they add value to me and the organization?
Do they positively impact other inner circle members?
Do they display excellence, maturity, and good character in everything they do?

…you see Justin, some people self-destruct and never reach their potential, and it can often be attribute to the kind of people they spend their time with. If yes to the first 5, they are excellent to the inner circle…if yes to 6…doesn’t mean they’re excellent, but if its a no, its a definite no!….

Random Verse: The Lord laughs at the wicked…Ps 37:13. What kind of laugh is that? LOL, Haha, hehe, mwaha, puahah, roflcopter, hauehuea, hyuk hyuk, *giggle*….

mmmm

Birds

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:53 -0500

Birds of a feather flock together - The law of Magnetism.

EMO DAY :]

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:40:34 -0500

Honoring promises is high on my list of requirements in being a person of integrity. Basically, whenever someone fails to follow through on a promise (with the exception of giving a reasonable excuse for backing out on their word) it registers as a betrayal. Whenever I’ve had a promise made to me broken it has affected me adversely. If you’ve ever been stood up then you understand where I’m coming from. No one likes to be forgotten or dumped upon. Frankly, it hurts!

- About.com haha

Anyway

“Hurt people, Hurt people”

P.S. Your love is better than life - Psalm 63.3

Peace! My drum career failed before it took off! D: haha well I’ll stick back to what I’m better at…yelling.

"Your love is relentless And I’m glad for it, I’m glad for it Your love is relentless I..."

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:52:20 -0500

“

Your love is relentless
And I’m glad for it, I’m glad for it
Your love is relentless
I am glad

Your love is relentless
And if not for it, if not for it
I’d perish for sure
If not for it

Savior for the faithful
We’re in the hands of God

Love has come
And we are safe
Hope has come
And we are safe

We’re in the hands of God, yea…
We’re in the hands of God, yea…

”

- DC*B