So close

Every week or two, I take my usual stroll to Berkeley Bowl to get the usual groceries:

Apples – a snack that stores a good source of starch, fiber, and pectin for the day. It’s also pretty filling too between breakfast and lunch, which is rather helpful for my growling stomach

Grapes – I find these fun and easy to eat rather than having to cut/peel to get to its sweetest core.

Blueberries – Source of antioxidants for my day that makes a good compliment to my yogurt in the morning

Yogurt – Best breakfast food ever!

The usual – eggs, milk, cheeses, and a selection of vegetables depending on what I plan to make for the week.

While browsing around the store, I had the strange realization that I am not a huge fan of oranges.

At all.

I like tangerines, alot. Heck, I love blood oranges, but I’m not a huge fan of ordinary oranges (ie. naval, valencia, etc.). While walking back to the apartment, I tried to recall back if I had any bad experiences with oranges. Then I realized that, like avocados, I’m not very good a picking ripe oranges. Rather, most of my attempts resulted in dry, sour oranges that I would not be able to stand to eat another slice. I think at some point I gave up trying, and became intrigued by the colors and sweetness of blood oranges.

Recommended by the speakers of the Women’s Q&A session, the book of Proverbs has been my main focus in the Bible lately. Despite the two midterms this week, I’ve been trying to make reading a chapter of Proverbs a habit. Boy, is it alot more challenging than I thought. Each verse, as Hebrews 4:12 vividly describes, pierces “as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” However, I am overwhelmed and constantly convicted by the Word and so thankful to have the privilege having the Bible in easy access.

The book of Proverbs has had me thought about the pursuit of wisdom and the dangers of relying on my own. My knowledge, so limited and essentially nothing compared to that of the almighty God, is an understanding that I must push aside and to acknowledge the Lord and He will make my paths straight (Proverbs 3:6). Even in times of difficulty, I am not to forget His teaching, but to write them on the tablet of my heart (Proverbs 3:3).

Oh, how many allow themselves to be enticed by sin, despite the fact that wisdom has already warned us so many times that “waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.” (Proverbs 2:32) But as believers, we are to “enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.” (Matthew 7:13)

Let us not to rely on our own understanding, but to look onto Yours and Your will only.

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