Elevation

I'm supposed to be studying, but I feel like blogging. :)

So it's been.. oh, i lost count, almost a month since i moved to waterloo. I cant say it's the greatest, but i've been doing okay lately. So this sunday i went to church with my ccf group. The church was called "Elevation". Inside the bulletin says something liek this: "Welcome: Getting together like this is a reminder to us all that faith is no something you do on your own. We gather together to build relationships, encourage one another in faith, and position ourselves to be changed in the presesnce of God."

I just found it pretty cool when i first read it that morning. It's a nice church, but i guess im not too used to the way it's ran. So after the sermon, there's this time called 'discussion time' where we gather around tables in groups and have some muffins, etc and share. (there's a list of questions.) I found it pretty coold how they do that because it really does create a sense of unity with the people around. But at the same time, it felt like the service just kinda ended there.. and people just start to leave. It was pretty werid, but hey, i guess they like to do things different. I was nice to experience a different church setting. The sermon was titled 'everything else is trash' and y'know, there's really nothing that can make us any 'better' than each other.But ultimately, everything really does go back to God and what he's done for us on the cross. In phil 3:8-9 it says: What is more, i consider everythign a loss compared to the surpassing greatneess of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake i have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that i may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ-the righteousness tha tcomes from God and is by faith.

I know you guys are doing some hardcore stuffs this coming months. :) Keep working, enjoy each other, and pray for us as well :)

May God give you guys strength to rise up in every aspect of your life :) You can elevate with me ;) (get it...?)

Miss you guys!
--a.