hey my word press people yes i’m blogging again i know its a record…anyways today i woke up before the sun because i had to be in lakeland by 8am so i left daytona around 530 in the am… crazy i know hey my brother does it three days a week(love ya dan)… anyways so why did i have to be there at 8 am well it has something to do with this lovely thing called discipline and i don’t mean being committed nope i mean getting in trouble yes how you ask well i failed scripture memory test on friday so i had to come in on my day off and write all 147 scriptures three times each…which would add up to 441 scriptures… it took me from 8am till 2pm to finish… good times… at first thought you may think i was completely miserable but actually i have been crazy busy all week so the time alone driving scriptures into my head was just what i needed… it really was refreshing its crazy how the word of God does that…. all day long ive been with jesus… you know you can do that everyday hes always there we just have to acknowledge him…
i feel…
today has been slow i woke up at 11:00am and then cleaned my room and bathroom just in case there is a random room check this week… then i ate lunch(hot dog)… then i decided i should start to work on my service to God on tuesday we all have to present something to God for concert of prayer so i thought about it… they said we could write a poem, draw a picture ect… so i decided to dance im a little nervous i have not danced solo for three years but hey its for God not me or anyone else ….right, today for the first time since i have been here im a little home sick but hey i get to go home on the 21st o yes so i will be fine… did i say that God is good he is teaching me a lot im being stretched… well i will ttyl love you all….
burn the ships
ok this week in masters the theme is DIE TO SELF sound harsh ya well it kind of is but its really good to and i think everyone goes through a time when you have to get past your self if you don’t how can God ever take control or how do you ever expect to truly get closer to God is you are still depending on other things instead of God…
so there is this story in history of cortez he took his men on a voyage to an island to find treasure…. once they were all off the boat he burnt all the ships so no one would give up looking or desert him if they got tired….
so many times in our lives we give things to God or leave things from our past to follow God we get off our boat to follow God and we follow him for a while but when something doesn’t go our way or there is a bump in the road,or God asks you to give something you dont want to… we run backto our boat where we feel safe or comfortable and it most likely really isn’t anywhere near comfortable but we were so used to living that we have become used to sitting in the thorns of our past…
so i challenge you just i was challenged burn all the ships in your life weather it be bad relationships, habits, doubt, hurt, unforgiveness , the list could go on forever you know what it is in your life so burn your ship and move forward into what God has for you… stop retreating…
day off/giant garage(junk) sale ahhhhhhh!
ok so today my day off the second day off that wasn’t a day off .im going to stop calling it my day off because this becoming a pattern im going to call it false advertisement which not to mention is illegal… any ways im not bitter just tired thats all
ok so victory church every two years does a huge charity auction and garage sale and i mean huge we unloaded three semi trucks full of stuff today and then began to try and organize all this stuff… if you have ever done a garage sale or been to one imagine having everyone in your church do one all together so not only all the junk from your house but all your friends houses to…. it was a mad house…
but while i was working today i was reminded of this thought while i was putting toys onto a table: i was holding a doll and while looking at it God reminded me i have know idea what little girl is going to get this doll maybe some girl who couldn’t afford a new doll or nice toys may be she had never had a doll before and this was going to put a smile on her face… even though i wont ever meet the people who buy all these things and i dont know there stories; every thing that i price or put on a table is going to fill someones heart with joy. Maybe that designer bag will go to a single mom who cant ever afford to treat herself to anything that nice. You never how your small task may impact someone else life so do everything with a cheerful heart, what you may see as junk could be a jewel to someone else.
day off Not
so on my day off monday which in masters is always subject to change and it did a group of us where chosen to work at Golf tournament that was hosted by victory church. had to be there at 7:30am on my day off… hey im not biter…
my job was pretty hot (literally) they where three special wholes on the course if you made a hole in one you would win a car and my job was to stand at one of the holes to make sure no one cheated and we also had keep track of whoever got closest to the hole we use a special measuring tape… it was a long day no one made a hole in one and the closest any one got was 3ft.
but i will say it was fun i had my own golf cart o yes… that was a blast “off roading” thats all im going to say…. and i almost got hit by a golf ball like ten times lets just say these guys where pastors not golfers no offense to pastors but …
whos in control
so today we had an awesome prayer time katie G (3rd year) played the piano and jess (staff) sang worship songs while we prayed and there was an open mic for any one who wanted to get up and share something God had done in there life or anything eles they wanted to share… so i was just sitting and talkin to the big man up stairs when he kind of tugged on my heart to go say one of the things i want out of this year and not to just say it but declare it like it had already happened and then challenge others to take hold of what they want for there own lives…
so it took me a while to get the courage to go up there but i finally did… and i declared that even when i have tons of thoughts in my mind worry doubt fear anger God reveled to me that it is souly my choice to let them over take me that he has given me the power and wisdom to look past all the false thoughts and the strength to hold on to the great thoughts in my mind. and that even when i want to revert back into some of my old thinking i will stand firm, even if it was more comfortable in my old thoughts i will step out with Gods strength…
so who is control of your mind are you letting the devil control some of your thought or have you taken them captive… by Gods power. Im not saying it will be easy but i am saying God is with you. Isaiah 41:10 ( no im not going to write it get your bible and read it memorize it) i love ya…
tonight at 180 youth (on wednesday JV and V are together ) pastor jeff C. preached about the mind which was awesome he said when God calls you to do anything small or big our mind starts saying WHAT IF this,that, anything your mind can come up with anything to place doubt in our minds… but stop thinking what if and think WHAT IS your strength, creator source of hope… so the next time you start to think what is remember in stead WHAT IS.
well im tired so i will talk to yall later love and miss you guys but know God is doing great things in me and keep me in your prayers because i deal with what if everyday thanx….
