Gaaaaaad. I know I should be studying now, but I really can't contain this lesson I learned from Magnesium ribbon. The past week was a rough path. It was draining and exhausting and devastating (yeah, inserted exaggeration there). I sort of lost track these few weeks, or maybe just ran out of motivation to continue the race...bottomline, I grew tired because everything was familiar and cyclic. But God is just awesome, for He can use a Magnesium ribbon to restore me once again :)
So, I was studying for my Chem 15.1 exam and I came across our exercise on elements and compounds. I remember wanting to blog about this when we did the exercise but it kindda went out of my head. A magnesium ribbon (element) subject to fire, mixed with something in the air will never be the same again. With our experiment I was reminded of my worth. I was reminded of my identity.
I have gone through a lot of trials and testings that made me the person I am today. I was subject to fire for me to be purified. But who I am now is not just about the things I went through and the things I overcame. In the first place, I wouldn't have survived the 'fire' if it wasn't for Jesus who penetrated and consumed everything of men along the way. And as I came to know this Jesus who died for me and loved me despite of me even more, I saw myself transforming. All the wrong mindsets and sinful lifestyle; all the shame and lies he took away and replace it with love and peace. After encountering Jesus, I know, I was never the same again :)