I saw a man with a tat…

I had a somewhat long day today. We started this morning with some training and hopefully some development of a technical team at The anchor. Overall it seemed to go well and I really hope people benefited from it. The rest of the day was spent at the church. Chuck (the pastor) and his wife Leigh had a baby shower. This was a fun little time and hopefully a preview of something God has in store for my future (and by future I do mean FUTURE FUTURE!). I then hung out and worked on some things that have just needed to be done. The day eventually culminated with me and Shana heading out to Chuck and Leigh’s house. This truly was the highlight of my day. I cannot express the joy it is to work with my pastor. Yes, there are times that he tests me, but I honestly do love him. On Sunday’s, he makes me feel more than I am, and throughout the week he never fails to do something for me. I’m so glad that God has paired us and I really hope that I can be as much of a blessing to him as he and his wife and his family have been to me. So that is a bit of my day, now its time to finish up some Lost (which I will talk about another day because it has to be talked about) and get to bed. God, I’m looking forward to tomorrow. 

Sneak Attack.

You ever have a day that begins seeming really good, but you just have this eerie sense its not going to end well? For me that was kind of today. The morning was good. I actually had a nice bowl of cereal and was able to squeeze in a lost episode before class. Classes for the most part went well. Enjoyed hearing more on Paul today. Was intrigued by a few things I read in Colossians. Worked out some pay I am getting for doing some work at college. Nothing was bad, even on a dreary day like today. But then the first rehearsal of the day happened. Over all it went well, but for me it screwed up near the end. There was a song I just could not get right and it left me a bit discouraged. I then hit the road and realized traffic was going to be less than tolerable. I ended up making it to church and only having 15 minutes to get the music, get set-up and go. We ended up hitting a few snags and I felt so guilty for wasting the band’s time. I then started to get really flustered when I couldn’t find a guitar pic. For some reason this sent me into a flat spin… (“Pull Up Maverick!”) I rushed out the door and began to tear my car apart (not literally, my Hulk-like muscles were unavailable) in a desperate search for a pic. I was so tempted at that point to just hop in the car in leave. A silly notion considering a guitar pic is only an inch long piece of plastic. I can’t really get mad at the pic anyway, it doesn’t have feelings. So I sucked it up, went back in and was able to borrow a pic from our electric player. We began practice… I was scared… and then it happened. We had the best practice I think that we have ever had. The band sounded great. They worked past my ADDness and were able to really put out a great sound. I don’t care if 4 people show up Sunday (sorry Chuck, I don’t really mean that because I love people and want them to know about Jesus). I really could just be happy to play with these guys and give our gifts back to the Lord. So, I don’t have some really earth-shattering spiritual message in here today. But what I do have is a simple reminder that God can take my mess and make it beautiful. In fact, in-spite of me, He can accomplish anything. (Not like I didn’t know that!) So the next day you get that feeling, be prepared for something great that could happen, even if the bad does come. 

See the moon…

I am so amazed by the wonders that God has created. At heart, I am a true nerd. I love astronomy. I have always been in awe of the universe since I was a kid. I had the chance to step out tonight and view the lunar eclipse. (I don’t know if there is a word I can insert to describe my excitement so… *) The moon is this massive body of, well, mass in space that is essentially held up by nothing. When I say nothing I mean the cosmic forces that God has put in place in the universe. I can’t not fathom all of this. To see the earth pass in front of the sun and shadow the moon is incredible. If you missed it, you should seriously think about kicking yourself in the teeth. I think about a phrase that I heard the other day. Your best thought, on your best day, is about 13.2 billion light years away from God’s thoughts. I’m going to retire from thinking! I am in wonderment by all of creation. To sit and be able to view the stars or even to watch at night the clouds and their motion and how they gently breathe over everything. I’m in a state of just… *sigh*. So, if your doubting God or struggling with something in life or whatever state your in, take a moment, pause, look up and be amazed at the creator we serve.

The Scientist

Let’s get back to the start of it. I tend to dislike the phrase, “Hindsight is twenty twenty”, simply because I tend to always view life with this Hindsight. Fresh starts are great however. I’m excited about the place God is moving me into. I’m somewhat overwhelmed at the moment with all I have going on, but I know that God trusts me with what He knows I can handle. I know this because I really can’t do it. Its Him anyway. I had the exceptional opportunity this week to attend a church planting conference. Unbelievable! My heart is so stirred about what God is doing. I talked to Chuck a moment tonight (Chuck is the pastor I just started working for, for those who are sadly reading this!) about how I didn’t think I really grasped the whole situation of a church plant that I have begun to work at. Well, I still don’t think I totally get it, but I’m super excited about what God is doing. This weekend was really a fresh opportunity to catch a breath and also to be empowered. I feel like me and Satan should have a wrestling match or something. There was so much truth this weekend and I can’t wait to process it all (if that will ever happen). The one thing I do hold to is the passion God has placed in my heart. The passion for Him. So this is the beginning. Welcome to the jungle known as my thoughts. If your afraid leave now! Hopefully this blog can be an encouragement to some and a great way to connect for others. I need help though, so hold me accountable.