Day 07 – Your Myers Briggs Personality Type and if you think it fits your personality.

My Myers Briggs Personality Type:

ISFJ

Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging

Primary Personality Type: Dominant Sensing Type
Secondary Personality Type: Dominance Introverted Sensing Type

"Dependable, reliable and trustworthy, they like to belong to solid organisations that are reasonable in their ambitions and loyal to their employees. They feel useful when their roles and responsibilities are clearly established and they can monitor their activities and productivity in tangible ways. They tend to be rather modest, traditional and conventional, to like sensible clothing, to be thrifty, careful and wise with both money and possessions.

Once they accept a project, they will see it to the end. They manage their time well and are realistic about how much time and resources will be needed.

They tend to like to stay in one neighbourhood, often choosing to live close to where they were themselves raised. They are often involved with volunteer organisations and have a developed sense of citizenship and accountability. When they purchase something, it is after careful consideration; rarely will they buy something without having a known need or use for it. They may keep possessions for a lifetime and treasure those that were given to them.

They tend to have a good memory for specific facts that are necessary in their day-to-day life at work and at home. They accumulate facts and details to orient themselves, relying on repeated experiences that have been proven trustworthy. A fact once experienced may be the product of circumstance and happenstance; it is not in and of itself reliable. When an introverted sensing type hears an idea, they rummage through reams of archived facts to find an experience that provides information for the relevance and realism of an idea. When an introverted sensing type utters, "It's never been done!" they are saying that no information about the relevance or usefulness of the idea is available to them. They tend to shy away from surprises and what is perceived as unnecessary change.

Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accurate. Loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home."

More on ISFJ: http://www.personalitypage.com/ISFJ.html

I guess it fits my personality reasonably well. What do YOU guys and gals think?

Careers for ISFJ Personality Types

• Interior Decorators (This may be interesting because it is what I am studying at school(somewhat))


• Designers (This is what I am studying at school)


• Nurses (No)


• Administrators and Managers (maybe)


• Administrative Assistants (Sure?)


• Child Care / Early Childhood Development (Sure, I don't mind taking care of kids although I'm not good at it.)


• Social Work / Counselors (That would be nice)


• Paralegals (What's this!?)


• Clergy / Religious Workers (You mean Pastor? If God wills, then I will do it. Although this is my passion)


• Office Managers (Yeah...sure)


• Shopkeepers (Don't make much...)


• Bookkeepers (maybe)


• Home Economics (maybe)

This one talks about relationship: http://www.personalitypage.com/html/ISFJ_rel.html

 

Day 06 – Write 30 interesting facts about yourself.

OKAY! Today is my chance to share 30 "interesting" facts about myself. I better not screw this up. So I am going to try and be completely honest. Let's go from Top (30) to Bottom (1)...ironically, #1 is very interesting (I hope).

30 - I am definitely Chinese
29 - I like to play strategy online games (Warcraft and Starcraft)
28 - Referring back to #29, I'm not that good.
27 - I hate eating mushrooms
26 - I am born in Hong Kong
25 - I smoked a cigarette (one inhale) when I was grade 5, and I never did again afterwards.
24 - I play Drummania in the arcade.
23 - I fractured my left middle finger from basketball.
22 - I was a green belt at Hapkido, but I quit around grade 10 because my mom wasn't able to take me there anymore.
21 - I dislike writing, but I am willing to improve.
20 - I am the 4th child in my family.
19 - I have three older brothers and a little brother. Yes, there are 5 boys in the family.
18 - For anime, I used to be a fan of Gundam Seed.
17 - For manga, I like to read OnePiece.
16 - I go to Simon Fraser University studying Interactive Arts & Technology. Currently 3rd year.
15 - I am a follower of Jesus Christ
14 - I attend Oakridge Baptist Church
13 - I have strong interest in studying Theology and Apologetic.
12 - I play the guitar.
11 - I play the drums.
10 - I was baptized in Oakridge Baptist Church in March 23rd, 2008.
9 - I love All You Can Eat Sushi.
8 - I made a lot of dumb videos because my friends from church influenced me.
7 - I am weak, but Christ strengthens me
6 - I am proud, but Christ humbles me
5 - I am a sinner, but Christ has died for my sins.
4 - I am single, but I am praying that God would show me a godly woman who is around me.
3 - I am a nobody trying to tell everybody about Somebody.
2 - I'm a happy emo. Yes, I am depress and sad sometimes, but I pursue joy in Christ knowing that I have assurance of salvation.
1 - I am a male, by God's grace, trying to pursue to be a godly man.

You have now gotten to know me a little bit better. I apologize I didn't meet your expectations of what you think of me, but don't let this list disappoint you. Come and know me a little bit better in person =)

Day 05 – A time you thought about ending your own life.

I just came back from school...late...Right now it is 12:11am...and I am already late in posting this entry.

*sigh*

Today's blog is going to be very personal and expressive. I totally do not mind sharing with you my struggles in life where I had suicidal thoughts. However, today, I want to keep this blog very brief.

What is the use of ending your own life? To get rid of sorrows and pain that you're going through? To end the suffering in studying for school? Why? Breakup? Poverty?I thought so. Life is miserable indeed. Life does not seem to have hope. Life does not seem to be meaningful. Life seems very depressing.

I totally agree. We are living in a fallen world with total depravity. We are living in a fallen world of sin. People are doing their own stuff. You know what they say? "Survival of the fittest". Indeed, we are living in a cold world where the strongest will not care about the weak.

I felt life had no meaning...simply because I did not have a girlfriend (=P)...Being rejected numerous times. Oh well, that's life...and it does suck. Not until I met Jesus Christ. He gave me hope and meaning for life. Therefore, even though the world hits me so hard, I will persevere because of the Cross. School has been depressing me, and I do feel depress a lot lately, but I won't allow that to shift my focus away from Christ. If I end my life right now, then that means I do not have enough faith in Him. I am weak, but He is strong. He will guide me to an everlasting life. My hope is in Him :)

I apologize for not going deep enough today...simply because I am exhausted from school. BUT ONE MORE WEEK LEFT!

Day 04 – Your views on religion.

I want to get this book written by Ravi Zacharias.

According to Wikipedia, religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency, or human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, spiritual, or divine.

I'm born in a family where they worshiped Buddhist. I would always follow my mom to the Buddhist and put incense on the ashes, but I didn't know what they meant. I guess my family prayed for good luck, health, and fortune to the statue. However, a big thing happened at around 2002, when things started to shift in my family (read my Testimony).

Moreover, secular world-view would see religion to be dangerous. Islam is considered to be a violent religion although they promote peace in the America. Remember what happened on September 11th, 2001? Even Hitler did the same with Christianity although he used the name of Jesus in a non-biblical act. Jesus would never have wanted millions of Jews to be killed or other who rebelled against him. In general of history and even now, some religious followers would used the name of religion to promote violence or warfare. Right now, war is still happening in the middle east, which saddens me.

In the secular world, the Atheism not only believe religion is wrong, but to have respect for it is also wrong. They have been trying to wipe out religion for some years. Friedrich Nietzsche said "God is dead". Little did he know, God said, "Nietzsche is dead." Years and years have pass as Atheists do their best to completely destroy religion, but they're not close from doing so. Well, even science like evolution can be a religion. A well-known atheist, Richard Dawkin, has written a book called "The God Delusion" ,although I haven't read it myself.

Personally, we are all religious at some level. We all have something we worship or to give praise of. We worship car, money, girl, reputation, and even science. It is hard-wired in us that we worship something. However, "who do we worship" is the question. Do we worship the Creator who made creation? Or do we worship creation.

As a Christian, I am not bound to be obligated to follow Jesus Christ. It is not because you HAVE to...because religion says you have to do these things to inherit good Karma (Buddhist), please god so that he will let you into heaven. However, that is NOT the God I worship. My God is immorally graceful, steadfast love, forgiving, the ultimate judge...He is indescribable. That is the God who I worship because He saved me by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die as a substitutionary atonement for my sins. My heart was broken because He died for me, and He changed my life and gave me a new and desire to follow and love Him.

John 1:3 "All things were made through him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made." There is only one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator who created the everything, including you (readers) and I. Because of Adam and Eve, we die to sin. We rebel against God. We would never choose God because our sinful nature goes against the nature of choosing Him. We turned our backs on Him and turned to worldliness or sin. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." Jesus came down to earth, fully man and fully God, to live among us and sympathize with us, yet He did not sin. He didn't came down here to promote religion but went against the religious Pharisees who were setting down laws that were not from God, but tradition of men. Ultimately, He came down to earth to do His Father's will, and that was to die on the cross for our sins so that we may receive His forgiveness of sin and live a new life as a follow of Him. In repentance of our sins, we turn our backs on sin and turn to God. Therefore, it is not because you HAVE to, but because you WANT to. Jesus removes your heart of stone and gives you a heart of flesh (the new heart) and the new mind so that you WANT to follow Him in obedience not because you HAVE to. Christianity is about a religion, it is about having a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ.

Even though I am saved, I still struggle with sin everyday. However, I know I have been justified, meaning I have been made right with God because of what Jesus has done for me. He has forgiven me of my sin. He has adopted me into His family. It is a process of sanctification where I am continually being made holy by the work of the Holy Spirit regenerating my heart. I look forward to my last day because my "citizenship is in heaven, and from it [I] await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform [my] lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself."

Let me tell you this, if you do not know Jesus Christ today and have yet to surrender your life to Him, then you do not have eternal life. Jesus is "the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through" Him (John 14:6). Your sins can be redeemed NOT through religion; NOT through good deeds; NOT through philosophy; NOT through science; but through Jesus Christ.

Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Do you want to know Him and begin your relationship with Him?

That's My King!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqTFNfeDnE

Day 03 – Your views on drugs and alcohol.

"Drugs" is a very broad term. It is comprised of prescriptions, chemical substance, and more. Actually, maybe it does alter a person's body function. Personally, I definitely don't do harmful drugs, such as smoking cigarette or inhaling powders. Is coffee also considered to be drugs? Maybe, but I do not 100% know. Nonetheless, it does contain caffeine, so I assume it is considered drug. Some say it shrinks your growth. However, I am not totally against drugs. Those who have chronic disorder or illness may need prescriptions/medication to keep them stable. I have a friend who takes anti-depressant and I do not think it is wrong. The only thing I have concern with people using drugs is when they abuse it for their own pleasure, which negatively harms the body from the inside and the outside.  Dangerous drugs like heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and etc. leads to physical harm to the user and addictiveness to the drugs. Therefore, "Say NO to Drugs".

Jesus drank wine, therefore, I am sure it is okay to drink a little bit so long as we do not abuse it and get drunk. I do not understand why people love to drink alcohol. Beer and wine are on that category. I'm not a huge fan of it because they do taste bitter. Just from my own experience, I have yet to drink beer or wine that are not bitter. Some would say that we need to get used to it. I have tried taking some shots during my friend's birthday, but it sure burned my chest and I do not want to try it again. Again, some people would abuse alcohol just to get themselves drunk. Some would get the their opposite gender to be drunk in order to sleep with them...now that is very abusive and can be considered as rape? Alcohol is fine as long as we do it for the glory of God and in remembrance of Jesus Christ. Some churches serve wine during communion. I remember when I was at Waterloo, a church I went to served wine and fruit, but I didn't know about it because it was my first time attending that church (I enjoyed attending that church). When I drank it, it tasted very bitter and realized that it was wine.

Anyhow, those are my views on drugs and alcohol. I have lots to share, but I can't get them out of my mine at this moment.

Day 02 – Where you’d like to be in 10 years.

This year, I am 21 years old. In the next 10 years, I would be 31 years old.

As James would say on "Boasting About Tomorrow", if the Lord wills, then may He give me that opportunity to live for another 10 years, although I totally would not mind if He takes me home in less than 10 years. I go to a church with a lot of elderly people, and some have passed away while I was there. When I look at Ken Thompson, he's nearly 80 years old, he is still very active and faithful in serving the Lord in Oakridge Baptist Church. He cleans up the church, mows the lawn, and does a lot of technical stuff. I could not imagine what has happened during his last 80 years. You know what they say about "get wiser when you get older"? Well, that is not always true. You can be "foolish when you get older." In Ken Thompson's situation, God is using him as an instrument to influence the young people to serve the church.

Anyhow, I shall go back on topic. Where would I want to be in 10 years? Honestly, I would love to see myself in ministry. I am fervently asking Jesus to lead and guide me wherever I go, and I ask for His abundant blessings upon my fragile life because I am weak in knowing what I need to do.

Psalm 37:4-7 "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers His way, over the man who carries out evil devices!"

Few people asked me, "Are you going to be a Pastor?" I have pondered that question for a while. My heart and desire is to teach the Scripture to whoever that goes along my way. At this moment, I am serving majority of my time in youth ministry. When I teach, I sound kind of "preachy". When a pastor preaches, he constantly prophecies and people would listen. Well, that's me. Sometimes I forget to ask questions to the youth and see if they understood what I was teaching. By God's grace, I am still learning how to teach the Scripture. I have asked a pastor which Bible Institute he would prefer for me to attend if I was to go into Pastoral Ministry, and he recommended me two places - Alberta and Saskatchewan. Oh boy, would that be a long distance from Vancouver. I have yet to tell my non-Christian family what I will be doing because all they know is that I am doing animation or design in Interactive Arts & Technology at Simon Fraser University. Hopefully they will understand my desire although sometimes they scoff at me because preachers don't make a lot of money. Well, that is not even the slightest reason I am going to ministry...not for money...but to proclaim the name of Jesus to the ones who are in need of Him

Moving on, praying to see if God is leading me to Pastoral Ministry, I should be done with seminary. I have told few of my sisters of Christ that I want to plant a church in Hong Kong. I do not know why Hong Kong, but I sense that God may be leading me there. By His sovereignty, may He be in ultimate control of my life.

Okay, here is an interesting thing I want to see in my life in the next 10 years. Ready for this? I do want to see myself be married to a wonderful, lovely, beautiful, cute, and godly woman. Hopefully in less than 10 years although I need to be financially ready too. My prayer is that she will constantly be my helper, and we will support and serve each other whenever we are in need. Also, I pray that she and I will grow spiritually together through the teaching of the Scripture and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Do I want kids by the time I am 31 years old? Why not? It would be awesome to have kids! It is a blessing and a privilege to be a father. Boy or girl, God knows. I do pray that God will change and transform me to be a godly husband...that I am able to lead her, and honor her maritally, physically, verbally, financially, practically, parentally, and spiritually. I want to love her as Christ loved the church.

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare (peace) and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Day 01 – Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.

Being single feels lonely. I remember reading "Soul Craving" by Erwin McManus...there was chapter that talks about "One is the loniest number". In the past, I have asked couple of girls out, but always failed, sadly. Never understood what is wrong with me, although God knows my heart better than I do. I do feel lonely because I never dated in my life. I do want to be in a relationship with a godly woman, but I cannot be impulsive in pursuing one. Usually I feel kind of jealous when I see my friends and other people who are in a relationship, but I need to repent of that.

However, as a dude who is single, I have many opportunity to look at a bigger picture. There are a lot of Christian women out there, but there has to be one of them that God has planned for me. In the past, I always prayed if it is God's will, then let His will to be done. In the context of my prayer, if that woman is His will for my life, then let His will be done. However, little did I know, I learned that I should not ask God this question, "Is she the ONE?" Why? Hard lesson learned, I discovered that God must be my ONE, and that my future spouse is my TWO. Today, so much in the Christian culture, we idealize romance, which leads us to worshiping the gender. We think he or she is good and the best choice, but God's way is better than our way, ultimately. Jesus must be the center of my life wherever I go. Perhaps, once I marry a woman, then maybe she is the "ONE" because of the covenant I will make with her during marriage.

On the other hand, being single can be a good thing. I don't have to deal with so much burden that others have while in a relationship. These burdens can consist of spending money, getting together or attention, and you name it. Just enjoy life with Jesus, and do whatever I want to do (except sin) while I am stay single. Just to express myself, I do feel lonely at times. Perhaps God is asking me to be patient and trust in His timing. I learned a lot throughout the years about relationship, and I believe it is very difficult to handle because I heard stories from my friends who are in a relationship or marriage.

I do pray for wisdom, guidance and blessing in choosing the woman who will be with me from marriage until death do us apart. At this time, I need Jesus to develop my spiritual maturity so that I may lead a woman whom I will love and care for because she is God's daughter.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

One day, I do trust God that I will meet a godly woman as I seek Him.

Daily Blogger

I used to blog almost everyday.

However, I have been very busy lately that I don't have much time to blog.

Also, I have other excuses not to blog, but I won't talk about the reason unless you ask me in person

I encountered Dan Hsu's blog and found an interesting list of stuff to blog about in the next 30 days.

Therefore, for the next 30 days, I'm going to blog...yes...everyday...for the next 30 days (repeating myself)

Here's the list:

Day 01 – Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.
Day 02 – Where you’d like to be in 10 years.
Day 03 – Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Day 04 – Your views on religion.
Day 05 – A time you thought about ending your own life.
Day 06 – Write 30 interesting facts about yourself.
Day 07 – Your Myers Briggs Personality Type and if you think it fits your personality.
Day 08 – A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life.
Day 09 – How you hope your future will be like.
Day 10 – Discuss your first love.
Day 11 – Put your ipod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up.
Day 12 – Bullet your whole day.
Day 13 – Somewhere you’d like to move or visit.
Day 14 – Your earliest memory.
Day 15 – Your favorite blogs.
Day 16 – Your views on mainstream music.
Day 17 – Your highs and lows of this past year.
Day 18 – Your beliefs.
Day 19 – Disrespecting your parents.
Day 20 – How important you think education is.
Day 21 – One of your favorite shows.
Day 22 – How have you changed in the past 2 years?
Day 23 – Give pictures of 5 girls who are famous who you find attractive.
Day 24 – Your favorite movie and what it’s about.
Day 25 – Someone who fascinates you and why.
Day 26 – What kind of person attracts you.
Day 27 – A problem that you have had.
Day 28 – Something that you miss.
Day 29 – Goals for the next 30 days.
Day 30 – Your highs and lows of this month.

Therefore, I should be done blogging on December 24th.

So...here we GO!!!!

Making Him my own (Philippians 3:12)

As life at school proceeds on, I have encountered a lot of new experiences through God's grace.
Sometimes I pity myself for working and studying so hard at school.
Today, as I was walking home, I began to ponder to myself...
Why am I studying Interactive Arts & Technology?
Why am I pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree?
Why am I doing this to myself knowing that I have more passion on Biblical Studies?
I remember asking myself this question.

As I began to reflect back over the this semester, lots of things I had to struggle through.
One of my course, which I do love, I literally taking over my life.
However, I praise God for sustaining so that I won't lose my spiritual life, and continually walking steadfast towards Him.
It has been very busy.
What should I expect?
I even went to Seattle Design Charette where my and my team had only few hours of sleep.
Insanity to the extreme, indeed.
My eyes are turning more red than I could ever imagine.
I am growing more sleep deprive that I could expect.
In addition to my stress, I have writing courses to take care of.
Writing is not my strength, and I do not like writing.
I sense that I will be doing a lot more writing in the future.

Throughout the semester, I began to ponder more to myself in my service to God at OBC.
Am I being a problem or a solution?
I talked to few people about the issues I am having, and I received their encouragement and advice with joy and gladness.
Knowing that Jesus is with me, I can always come to Him with anxiety.
I have been struggling with OBC.
The way God speaks to me through His Word is so powerful that He help me to see the struggle in OBC.
Why is it not growing? Is it dying?
I talked to one man, and he said, "If your church is not growing, then it is dying."
The gospel is the power to save.
John Neufeld preached on 1 Corinthians 14, and reminding us that the main thing is always the gospel.
Without the gospel, then who can be saved?
Without the gospel, then there is no power.
Without the gospel, then there is no forgiveness of sin.
Without the gospel, then there is no atonement.
I am being reminded in 1 Thessalonians 1:5a "because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction."
I have been struggling to pray for my church and leaders.
Rarely do I pray for them aside from praying what is going on in my life.
I need to repent of that and give support to them through prayer.
Asking God, knowing that He sees the request I make Him, He can provide peace and He answers it according to His purpose.

Joy...through perseverance.
This is the verse for today
"Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own."