Sunday, August 24, 2008

Last Day of Summer : (

If there is one day to spend the last day of summer i think i was able to accomplish it. It has become a theme for me over the years to try and spend my last day of "freedom" doing something that is worth doing. Today i went to the beach all day and played tons of volleyball and frisbee. It was cool because i learned a few things: 1) chelsie is better than volleyball than i thought 2) No matter what, if i don't wear sunscreen i will get burnt 3) every time i go to marble slab i remember how awesome it is. I'm sure i learned a lot more than that but those are just a few things. Tomorrow school starts and i am going to do my best to stay crazy motivated, knowing that this is my last year (possibly ever in school). Wow that is such a crazy thought. On another note church was really good this morning. Pastor Fred has been really pushing us to catch a vision and follow it these last couple of weeks. Saturday at the leadership meeting he said that having a passion that is given from God is an honor and needs to be treated as such. How often do i treat my gifts, passions & desires as an honor? I think sometimes i act as if they are created by me and for me. God's word says that all things were created BY GOD and FOR GOD. Man that is exciting to think about though. If i can humble myself to live on that one principle than my potential will not be my own but rather God's potential. Well i need to take a nap and think about this thought. HAHAHAHAHAHA

Thursday, August 21, 2008

on the home stretch.....

This summer has been absolutely amazing. This morning i headed up to Trident (BOO) to buy my books for the upcoming semester and i realized that summer will officially be over in close to 3 days. The exciting news is that i only have 7 classes left and I will be finished with the goal I have set for myself. This may not come to a surprise to many but the excitement i had on the first day of class in high school is slowly but surely fading. I remember trying to pick out the coolest outfit that would impress hopefully everyone, waking up way to early and spending way to long getting ready. WOW!!!! I was a goober, but i bet you did the same thing. Right? Now that I'm in college i try to wake up with just enough time to put close on and make it to class within 5 minutes after it starts. You don't want to sit in a trident class before it starts because everyone just stares at each other really weird. I'm not really sure why it just tends to happen. But, all this is to say is that school is starting soon and I'm having mixed feelings. I'm happy to almost be done but i wish i could wake up tomorrow and be walking out of class for the last time. Well wish me luck!!!!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

What is Happenning to Me?


Once upon a time I used to be somewhat descent at ping pong. If you don't know, this a game of skill not necessarily athleticism. Apparently I need some more skill. I just got beat by a friend of mine 3 out of 5 games. I know that is not all that bad but he kind of whooped me the games that I lost. I'm not really sure why I am still thinking about this 30 minutes after we have finished playing but i hate losing at ping pong. It's like you lose and then you have to look the other person in face and know that you are the loser and not them. And then you do everything you can to challenge them to another game knowing that there's a good chance you will be defeated again. Why I put myself through such torment I do not know. Maybe it's because the few times I do win it just feels "oh so good"!!! Okay well if anyone wants to teach me there ping pong skills just hit me up...... HOLLA

Up With the Roosters!!!



WoW! so the church i work for has a prayer group that any of the members or staff can attend at 6:00 am Wednesday morning. My fellow staff members rag me because i struggle to make it but what they don't realize is that i am there in spirit every Wednesday morning. It's not my fault if they cannot sense me through the spirit that moves through the group. LOL. But, this morning I went to the meeting (Like actually, not just in spirit). Anybody that really knows me understands that mornings are a tough time to get me to do anything. This morning was cool though. Although I am tired and somewhat drowsy it is awesome to be up and talking to God. It's also cool because my soul intention was to wake up and encounter God. There really aren't too many other things that can get me up this early. But to be honest it was awesome. I encounter God often, but sometimes it seems like it's planned on my schedule. How often do I encounter God when he calls on me rather me calling on him? I don't know it's just some random thoughts i had during the wee hours of the morning......

Sunday, August 10, 2008

My Visit to Chicago!

I have been anticipating this past week for the last couple of months. The staff that i work with at church have been planning this trip to Chicago for the Willow Creek Leadership Summit since last year. This is a conference put on by Bill Hybels and his staff that bring in speakers from all over the country and sometimes the world to talk to leaders that attend the conference about how to be a better leader. There is really so much i would like to write about because it's impossible to listen to these guys for two full days and not leave with so much to think about. But for the time being i am doing just that. I want to reach my maximum potential. Right now I'm not even sure if i fully understand that. Maybe I'm not supposed to. I just want to serve God with all my heart, mind, and soul. I want to rise to the occasion. I'm not 100% sure what that occasion is right now but I feel confident that I am headed in the right direction. Sometimes it feels as if i am running a race without a finish line but it's worth it. God doesn't have to prove himself to me anymore. Sometimes I'm not sure if the amount of faith I give God is really all that I should, but the little I do give to him has shown me his realness. Because of his faith and hope in me I want to become who he wants me to become. I want to be a Christ centered follower. I want to be used by God.......

Chain Reaction


What is the result of obedience?
I have been reading down the lineage of Abraham and i think i have seen the result of obedience. Because of Abraham's obedience to God his son was spared and would later be blessed out the WAZOO!!! (yea i said wazoo). And even later it goes on to bless his grand children all because his willingness to trust God with his life.

I have been thinking about this Generation effect that Abraham caused by his own obedience to God. It's kind of like a chain reaction. If i can live my life trusting God than maybe those who i influence the most will live there lives trusting God. Maybe my life will be blessed and as a result the people around me be blessed. I know it seems like a crazy thought, but really it makes since. I don't know its just something i have been thinking about lately and wanted to doodle about it a little bit...... HOLLA!!!

OH MY GOSH!!!! WE NEED COMMUNITY!!!

Wow this last week has been very interesting. The entire Genesis staff is gone to Mexico joining our youth on a mission tip to Mexico City. So, because they are gone i have been holding the fort down. Not that i have done a whole bunch but i am realizing the importance of community. This last week has shown that we our created to be involved in a community. Not only is it nice to have but it's how we thrive and our able to meet our potential. I was reading this week where Paul talks about all the members of the body being important to the whole. Basically what I am trying to say is: I want Rodney and Maria Back..............