What do you worship?
Well, hello brothers and sisters!! Welcome to Mission: Zer0! My name is Shawn,
and this is Flashback Friday, the show where we take stories from the past and
apply them to the present to create a better future.
What I want to talk about today
is, sort of, the struggles that we go through, and how we can have a better connectivity to people
Let me give you the biblical verse, and then I'll give you the story.
So the biblical verse is Philippians 4:8 in which the Apostle Paul writes,
"Finally, brethren: whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, if there be any praise,
think on these things." The Apostle Paul was not one to use flowery language or to
mince words; every word he ever used had a purpose.
So what do these words mean, and why to those people?
OK, so the reason that this matters is that these people -- this church in Philippi -- was founded
in the midst of, like, all kinds of idol worship. So -- true, honest, just, pure, lovely,
and good report -- these are the dysfunctions that we go through and
the things that we need to watch out for. That's what Paul is telling the Philippians.
OK, so let's start off with the first two: what's true and what's honest.
Things that are true, right, this is Paul saying "concern yourself with what's actually true,
not what you believe to be true." And that's a subtle difference, right?
They believed that because Paul was in prison the gospel had stopped
and he's saying "No, no, don't get yourself all wrapped up in those ideas! That's not real.
You're believers, you know the truth of God: this gospel will spread."
What's honest? He's saying "be honest with yourselves" and this goes in a couple
of different directions, but what he's saying is "No, don't get into these vain
imaginings; don't puff yourself up to think that you are so awesome, that you
alone are the one who can carry the gospel. But he's also saying "Don't fall
so far down that you are constantly circling the barrel, sure that you're going to be wiped out.
What's just? He's saying "Man, don't concern yourself with obsessing about
the things that aren't right, right? The fact that I'm under house arrest."
What he's saying is "No, think about the things that are going right: you've been saved!
You've been justified by grace through faith!" What's pure? Man, there's ONE thing
that's pure, and it's the love of God towards His children, and so what he's saying is
"Don't get caught in the pit of hatred, and segregation, and tearing people apart."
What's lovely? Focus on the beauty! Don't look at the ugliness of the world,
don't look at the fact that Christians are being persecuted, look at the fact
that there is still sun, and there is still rain, and there is still beauty in
nature, and in the world, and in the Christ, and in Love, and in fellowship.
And so then "good report" and "if there's any virtue, if there's any praise" then what he--
if there's value in a thing, if there is positivity in a thing, then think about that.
Don't obsess about what goes wrong and what we fail in. And, man,
I -- for one -- am HORRIBLE at that, and I think a lot of us are. We get lost in
our failures, and we get lost in our struggles, and we don't see the brighter
side of things. And this is what Paul is telling this church, is, "Yeah, I know!
I'm in prison! I've gone through a lot of stuff! I've been poor, I've been rich.
I've been beaten, I've been free, and what I know through all of it is: the purity of Jesus,
the love of God, and the connectivity among people sustained me
through all of it." That is what we need to seize on that's what we really have
to focus on, and that's why, this week, I've really been trying to grab this
idea of life to talk about is: getting myself straight and back on the path of
worshiping life.
So there's my exhortation for us today, and for into this weekend: we've got to
be able to let go of the negative, right? Take the pieces that are important to
learn from, and that you can use to grow from, and build yourself up.
But just dispense with the rest! Focus on this life -- on the things that are good -- not who accused whom
of what, or -- you know -- who's been voted into what office, or -- you know -- what this
TV show did. We get all of this nonsense that we get SO riled up about, and so
angry and hateful over. Let that go! If it is a thing that can be helpful to you to
grow, or helpful to other people to grow, think on THOSE things, and let the rest go.
So, there we go. I Love you, and may God pour out the
blessings of Heaven upon you, and may you be the you-iest you you can possibly be,
and hang in there, because I'm with you, and I am FOR you, and I Love you!
Peace out!
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VLOG | How to Get Organized + What's In My Backpack - Duration: 6:41.
Hey, guys! Welcome back to Temple University's YouTube channel. My name is
Olivia, and I'm Temple University's student vlogger. Today I wanna share with
you ways that you can get organized and also when I store it in my backpack. Now
that we're falling into the swing of things in the first semester, it's really
important to stay organized and stay on track of all the things that you want to
get accomplished. I know as a college student, sometimes that can be really
difficult, so today I want to share with you how I stay organized and some tips
that you can implement into your daily routine. So, first things first,
my biggest tip probably for staying organized is keep some form of planner
or planning system. This can be a physical planner, like the one that I use, or it
can be one online, or there's so many apps out there, as well, that you can use.
College can definitely be stressful if you have a lot of assignments to do, but,
if you stay on top things and know when everything is due, it kind of takes a
little bit of the stress away. Often times at the beginning of semester, a professor
will give you your syllabus, and it will have your dates of when your major
assignments are and projects ... When your midterm is and your final is ... So, as soon
as you know those dates, you can write it down in your calendar, so you know when you
need to study for it. When you schedule out your assignments in a planner or an
online calendar, it makes you more aware of what you need to get done, and then it
allows you to delegate your time to do schoolwork, but also fun things, like
going out with your friends, or going to a football game. My second tip in
staying organized is: identify your priorities. So, know what's important to you.
and what is top of the list. and know what's not as important to you. If you know
what you want to spend your time on, and you have an intention of what you want
to spend your time on, you're more likely to do what you need to get done. Be
specific with yourself and real with yourself of what you think a realistic
goal for yourself is for the semester. Third tip and staying organized is: make
sure you're aware of your time management skills.
I know sometimes at college, it's really tempting to take a nap or two when you
really should be studying. I know I'm guilty of this. If you find yourself spending your
time on things that aren't necessarily the most productive, set yourself a timer.
Go on the clock app on your phone, set yourself a timer and tell yourself, you
know, I'm only going to spend a half an hour on social media / TV, or whatever it
is that distracts you. The fourth tip in getting organized is: clean up your space.
A messy room can sometimes equal a messy mind, so if you have a clear, nice clean
desk, you're probably more likely to want to, like, sit there and study, than if it
had a bunch of junk on it, so, just clean it up, and then you'll be more likely to
want to do your work there. So, my next tip for getting organized is:
do things ahead of time. If you do things ahead of time, not saying that I always
do this. I should do this. Note to self: Olivia. It really decreases
your stress levels and makes you not as anxious about the things that
you need to do. Another organizational tip for your school year is: you should
have a designated place for you do school work. So, that could be a desk in
your room, or even the library. Just having a place where you feel
comfortable studying in and you know where you are productive is really
important. Another tip for staying organized is: get your stuff together for
the next day the night beforehand. Getting all your stuff together in your
backpack the night beforehand makes the morning so less stressful because you
know everything is all together. You don't have to look for anything in case
you misplaced it, and, that way, you can like spend a little
bit more time sleeping or eating breakfast or having a
coffee, yeah. So, now I want to show you what I
normally keep in my backpack, and what I get together the night before. So, the
first thing I have in my backpack is my planner. This is how I mainly keep
my life organized. In here is where I write down everything that's important.
So, upcoming assignments, tests, due dates, things that I need to get done for work,
to do's—anything, you know, it goes in here. The next thing I have in my backpack is
a textbook, because, you know I am at college here to get an education. I'm
undecided in business, and this is a macroeconomics textbook. So the next thing
that I have in my backpack is a little notebook, so I can write down notes and
all those kind of fun things, and stay on top of my schoolwork.
Or some little notepad, so this is just a little to-do list, and then this is also
just a little notepad where I write down, I have video ideas or things that are not
school-related, so, just my thoughts. Recently it's been pretty rainy here in
Philadelphia, so, I have an umbrella. For days when it's not raining, I have a pair
of sunglasses, and then I also have my regular glasses so that I can see the
board. Next thing I have my backpack, is my vlogging camera, so I can, you know, the
vlog whenever I feel the need, if there's anything fun going on campus, I can just
whip it out, like, you know, capture the moment. Next thing I have my my backpack is a
external hard drive. I use this when I'm editing videos to back up the video
files. Next thing I have my backpack are some tissues, just in this case my nose is running ...
Also carry pens and highlighters in my backpack to help me taking notes. I
kind of flip-flop. Sometimes I take notes on a paper, especially like in math
courses, where I need to draw up graphs, but, in other cases, I use my laptop to
take notes, so this is my laptop, and the last thing I have is my laptop charger,
you know, just in case my laptop loses battery. It's good to always be
prepared and be able to charge your laptop so you can use it. So that's
everything that I store in my backpack, um, and everything that I use to help me
stay organized. I've had this backpack for a couple
years, now. I've had to sew it back up but, you know, it still does the job, so, that's
what I keep in there. Thank you guys so much for watching. I hope some the
organizational tips will help you stay organized for this upcoming school year
and hope you enjoyed seeing what I carry in my backpack. Make sure to give this
video a thumbs up and subscribe to Temple University's YouTube channel, so
you can stay updated on all the upcoming college vlogs. Thank you so much for
watching. I hope you're having an amazing start to your fall semester and, Go, Owls!
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