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So I've officially done everything off both lists that I posted earlier this month. Am I proud to announce this? Not for everything, but every experience has definitely already helped guide me in certain directions.

Today was the first Sunday service that I have ever attended on my own will. Sure, I've been to Sunday services before at CLBC, but only because we had to be there at that time for wild camp. So I went to Ottawa Chinese Bible Church bright and early. But they were moving buildings, so service actually starts at 11:30. It was kind of strange being there at first in a new environment, and I didn't know any of their singspirations or anything. Then there was a "new song" that someone was introducing- Come Home Running. Oh c'mon, could He have made it any more perfect! Seriously, I was just thinking "thanks for the sign". Anyway, the topic was lighter than I expected. It was about like, giving into Christ vs. Satan. One thing that struck me was that like, you don't go looking for trouble if you know it's there because then you're inviting evil into your life. In other words, look to Christ; don't "go" where you know Satan will be in hopes to evade him- because being human, we'll most likely fall into his traps. It was definitely a nice and well-needed reminder.

So I was looking back on my past blogs to track my progress. I had 2 blogs on people saying stuff like "why are you doing that, I thought you were a Christian!" I was hanging out with some people the other night, and I can't remember what we were talking about, but they noticed the cross necklace I was wearing, so they asked me about it, and I said that I was a Christian. Then some of them said that they were too, and others said that they were Catholic. I swear that the first thing that crossed my mind was "no waaaaay". I really didn't think what some of these people did reflected their "religion". I don't wanna be those people. I wanna reflect and glorify God. I guess it's a matter of keeping myself in check to make sure I'm on the right path. So hey, maybe having a few non-Christ-like friends can help me out on this so I can always say "that's not what I wanna be". Hahaha.

One more thing- I went to a cell group (like a little bible study discussion group) on Friday, and I really liked this example that was used to describe what we need to receive Jesus in our lives:
-We need intellect (knowledge/facts), emotion (to feel/experience God), and will (to do God's will)
-That's like a combination lock. If we only have 1 of the 3 numbers, it's really had to get at the solution. If we have 2 of the numbers, it's easier, but it might take a while. If we have all 3, we'll reach the goal in no time.

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--Sabrina