It is about 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 and I am taking a moment to reflect on the day. I did not sleep well last night even though I had my first workout in about 6 years. I was up at 5:00AM preparing to attend my weekly men's group, S.K.I.N. We are studying the book of Joel and I am blessed to be leading this study. I was also shoveling snow at 5:30AM in order to get to my meeting. Global warming my butt!
I went to work only to find out that one of my Consultants will be off of work a week earlier than he had anticipated. He will be out until sometime in March, he is having his large intestine removed due to Krohn's Disease. The work load was not too bad for two of us. I had to take a 1/2 day of PTO to go to a meeting with our school district and our lawyer concerning some learning issues with our daughter and to request that the school pay to fix the problems that they helped to create. The meeting lasted an hour and a half.
We came home and my wife took our daughter to her tutoring session. I stayed home and practiced my bass guitar in preparation for playing at church this weekend. After practicing I read day six of my Bible reading plan on youversion.com.
During my practice time I received a text message to pray for a friend's Father who is in the hospital and for him as he is having an issue with chest irritation (near his heart). I was also messaged a request to pray for a Friend of a Friend's daughter who is going through heroin withdrawals on her own. I lifted these folks up in prayer and sent prayer requests for the young woman to my S.K.I.N group. The prayers of a rightous man are powerful!
My point in writing all of this is that thorugh this entire day I was reminded how the Lord continues to bless my family and me. I consider it a privledge to lift up my friends and their family and friends to the Lord. I know that I should not brag or boast about praying to God, and I am not.
I just wanted to take a few moments to reflect and to share that the Lord is moving all around us each and every day. If we are faithful to Him, turn from our sins truly repent he will supply us with our deepest needs. I am thankful to be His child.
Basking in the Love and Glory of God I am at peace this evening.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Strangely Optimistic
Well 2010 is upon us and I am strangely optimistic. The feeling started on New Years Eve during the day. I have to say that 2009 was a time of spiritual change for me and my wife. We left the church that we co-founded in 2004. The decision was not a light one and we both have received affirmation that it was the right thing for us to do. We are now active in the very vibrant and large North Way Christian Community Church.
Over the past couple of years January has not brought the best outlook. I have not been this spiritually active and fired up since we opened Faith Community Christian Church in 2004. This year is going to be a year of change for me and my family. It is hard to explain it but I know that my wife and I will have a much clearer picture of how we will be using our gifts to further God's kingdom.
I will graduate with my Masters in Public Management in May of this year and I will be moving into a new career path. My wife is also working on her career. We are focusing on how we are going to use the gifts that God has given us to the best of our abilities. We are excited and a bit scared, change and the unknown are always un-nerving. Without it we cannot grow.
This year is the year that I truly live my favorite scripture
Joshua 24:14-15
Jos24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
I am also getting my physical body in order again. I led a healthy eating lifestyle 5 years ago and I am heading back to it. I will update my progress as I go along. My long term goal is to go from 260lbs to 180lbs over the next 1.5-2 years. I will then maintain the weight and the lifestyle.
I am strangely optimistic that this is a year of changes!
Over the past couple of years January has not brought the best outlook. I have not been this spiritually active and fired up since we opened Faith Community Christian Church in 2004. This year is going to be a year of change for me and my family. It is hard to explain it but I know that my wife and I will have a much clearer picture of how we will be using our gifts to further God's kingdom.
I will graduate with my Masters in Public Management in May of this year and I will be moving into a new career path. My wife is also working on her career. We are focusing on how we are going to use the gifts that God has given us to the best of our abilities. We are excited and a bit scared, change and the unknown are always un-nerving. Without it we cannot grow.
This year is the year that I truly live my favorite scripture
Joshua 24:14-15
Jos24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
I am also getting my physical body in order again. I led a healthy eating lifestyle 5 years ago and I am heading back to it. I will update my progress as I go along. My long term goal is to go from 260lbs to 180lbs over the next 1.5-2 years. I will then maintain the weight and the lifestyle.
I am strangely optimistic that this is a year of changes!
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