My grandma and I decided to go look at cars today in Mitchell because I will (hopefully) be getting my license soon. We had an enjoyable time. This also gave me a very nice chance to drive a bit before my test. She drove there we looked at cars and I drove us back.
We drove around for a solid like 30 minutes. We talked about a bunch of random things which include having a will (I'm in business law so I decided it'd be fun to ask) and the upcoming driving test I will be required to take.
On the way home from our drive we got stuck in traffic. I was stuck on one side of the street while a slew of cars went by on the other side. We sat there for a good ten minutes waiting for the traffic to cease.
I found myself becoming slightly frusterated with the situation. There was all this traffic on one side of me and a bunch of traffic behind me (there would've been more but a lot of them passed me). In the middle of all this mess and frusteration I found myself thinking... Does God ever get frusterated with us?
Think about this. One moment in your life where you were stuck doing something that God most likely didn't like. My thoughts on the matter are this... He most likely did get slightly frusterated with us when we were caught in that. On the other hand He loves us enough to forgive and just keep on showing us love. No matter what we do. God is there. In the silence. In the darkness. In the light. Our Father is present.
Never forget that. God bless and have a good week.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Reflections on Run to You (I Need You)
I got home today from school and put all my school supplies away for the weekend. (I mean after all who does homework over the week?) Anyways I picked up my iPad and decided to listen to most of my worship cds to get me pumped to finish my Youth Alive lesson later. And well I've been here for hours just listening and having some inspiration for how I want to be. Here's the lyrics I'm sort of reflecting on right now.
"I need you. I can't get enough of you. I come alive when I'm in your pressence. Oh, God of my salvation."
This almost sounds like a Psalm! But with music and no huge prophetic words. The song itself is talking about needing God and always running to Him who gave us this great salvation and this great strength. By the way the song is by Kari Jobe for anyone who may wish to look it up. (I would recommend it!)
It's a faith like that and a love like that that keeps us going in the Christian life. Knowing that there is always our God that we can run to and who will ALWAYS love us. Science tries to explain away God but yet the facts for God outweight the "evidence" for scientific reasons for our existence. The fact alone that believers know He's present should be enough. He's always there to comfort us and love us. Like a father would. Anyway have a good weekend my friends.
God Bless.
"I need you. I can't get enough of you. I come alive when I'm in your pressence. Oh, God of my salvation."
This almost sounds like a Psalm! But with music and no huge prophetic words. The song itself is talking about needing God and always running to Him who gave us this great salvation and this great strength. By the way the song is by Kari Jobe for anyone who may wish to look it up. (I would recommend it!)
It's a faith like that and a love like that that keeps us going in the Christian life. Knowing that there is always our God that we can run to and who will ALWAYS love us. Science tries to explain away God but yet the facts for God outweight the "evidence" for scientific reasons for our existence. The fact alone that believers know He's present should be enough. He's always there to comfort us and love us. Like a father would. Anyway have a good weekend my friends.
God Bless.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Winter White Wash: My Experience
My youth group just got back on Sunday from a weekend of sking, snowboarding, swimming and ice skating. Sounds fun right?
It wasnt' all fun and games with some of the closest friends I have thought. We learned a very important lesson about hungering for God. One thing I'll never forget about Winter White Wash is that it was the first youth rally I ever went to. I had a weird reminder of the topic last year too though.
I have recently been trying to get more music on my iPad 2 (Mostly because I only had one album and was getting "reminded" of that fact a lot). I got this keyboard which I now use and a good sum of iTunes money when I got back from the trip. I bought two new apps and three albums. (Which by the way brings me up to four albums! Yes!!!)
Anyway one of the albums I got was Kari Jobe's "Where I Find You." Kari Jobe has always been one of my favorite worship artists but there was a song that struck a chord with me. There's a song called "We Are" and it talks about how we are the light of the world which is referenced from Jesus.
“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16 NET)
Which is what we learned about last year at Winter White Wash! Like exactly. It's crazy how much this song reminds me of that trip last year. Its great to have the reminder! God is good!
It wasnt' all fun and games with some of the closest friends I have thought. We learned a very important lesson about hungering for God. One thing I'll never forget about Winter White Wash is that it was the first youth rally I ever went to. I had a weird reminder of the topic last year too though.
I have recently been trying to get more music on my iPad 2 (Mostly because I only had one album and was getting "reminded" of that fact a lot). I got this keyboard which I now use and a good sum of iTunes money when I got back from the trip. I bought two new apps and three albums. (Which by the way brings me up to four albums! Yes!!!)
Anyway one of the albums I got was Kari Jobe's "Where I Find You." Kari Jobe has always been one of my favorite worship artists but there was a song that struck a chord with me. There's a song called "We Are" and it talks about how we are the light of the world which is referenced from Jesus.
“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people. You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:13-16 NET)
Which is what we learned about last year at Winter White Wash! Like exactly. It's crazy how much this song reminds me of that trip last year. Its great to have the reminder! God is good!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Importance of Prayer
I've found recently that there is a huge change in my walk with Jesus just from prayer alone. I have been keeping a prayer journal since I went with my church youth group to CIY last year. One of the speakers had a talk on prayer. I realized as I prayed more and more it became easier. It eventually becomes like talking to your closest friend but talking to God is way more then that...
God has recently become the person I run to during my day. Its really refreshing knowing that no matter what is going on in my life God will listen. No matter what state I'm in. I could run to my Heavenly Father in tears or elated about some accomplishment and the response is the same. I get this over whelming feeling of God saying "My son I am here with you. Through it all." This is quite amazing for a kid who never had an earthly father to run to.
Remember you can always run to Him for comfort or anything.
God has recently become the person I run to during my day. Its really refreshing knowing that no matter what is going on in my life God will listen. No matter what state I'm in. I could run to my Heavenly Father in tears or elated about some accomplishment and the response is the same. I get this over whelming feeling of God saying "My son I am here with you. Through it all." This is quite amazing for a kid who never had an earthly father to run to.
Remember you can always run to Him for comfort or anything.
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