Today is a Day

Have you ever said something mainly for yourself and then find out a couple of years later it encouraged someone else? Then they share it and it encouraged someone else. Crazy! I didn't think it would mean anything to anybody.

It goes back to that time right before summer 2009 when a group of us gathered at Hayley's to pray about our summer mission trips. I prayed that we wouldn't look at it as 5 more days until we go home, 4 more days until we get to go home, rather only 5 more days to serve the Lord here, only 4 days left to share the Gospel here, etc... I prayed that mainly for myself. I was going away for 2 months, and that scared me.

Two years later (Summer 2011), incidentally in the same country I spent summer 2009 in, Jessica, who was there that day we prayed, shares with me that she never forgot that prayer and how much of an encouragement that was to her. Then at a BCM leadership meeting about a month ago when they recognized the seniors and people shared a little about them Jessica mentions that.

Today, Gracie told me how much of an encouragement it has been to her. And how she doesn't look at it as just for mission trips but for everyday. Not to just look at the day as 1 more day until the weekend but as a day in itself, today. Live in today. Wham, just like that my encouragement came back to me as encouragement, looking at everyday in that manner and not just mission trips.

Looking at everyday like that echoes back to what Krista said during summer 2009. We're always looking ahead, for the next thing. We miss what's happening now. In class we look to when class ends. On the weekdays we look at how many more days until the weekend. That's the very way I look at time itself. I don't look at time to see what time it is but to see how long until the next hour or a certain time. At 9:40 I don't see that it is 9:40. I see it as 20 more minutes. If someone were to ask what time it was I wouldn't be able to answer; I'd have to look again.

It's not bad or wrong to look ahead. Just don't make that your concentration. Don't lose sight of what is happening here and now.

I am the Prize

What's wrong with being single? Nothing. Lately, though,  it seems others are more interested in me having a relationship than I am. That's not to say I wouldn't like a relationship but I don't want to be the one pursuing. I want to be pursued. It'll happen in God's timing.

Sunday morning I came home from church and my dad says "I need to talk to you." What'd I do? "Someone called for you. It sounded like a young guy. Here's the number." He sounded kind of excited that a guy was calling me. However, he should realize a few things: 1) It showed up on the caller id as Public Survey, 2) I don't give the home number to anybody, 3) Any guy that would be calling me (especially one to be excited about) would know I'm at church during that time.

Today my morning client's dad started asking me about guys...again. I told him briefly about the LSU Hunger Games over the weekend. He asked if I found a prize, and the way he asked it it was obvious he was referring to a guy. Then he proceeded to ask me about firemen, would I be interested in a fireman.

I got to thinking after he asked me if I found a prize, what if I'm not looking for a prize? No, I'm not looking for a prize rather I am the prize waiting to be found. Yeah. That's the way I like to think of it.

Silly things that make me laugh

These are simple things on the internet that either 1)crack me up every time I view them or 2) shouldn't be as hilarious as I find it to be. Occasionally updated.



http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-43-greatest-unsolved-mysteries-in-life

Selfless Faith

Last night we had TNT at the Greek Amphitheater. It was an amazing night of worship. Worship was actually the topic of the night and that worship isn't just music as we often use the word to mean. But what follows is what I did learn and pray in worship through a song, Hosanna.

"I see a near revival coming as we pray and seek. We're on our knees. We're on our knees." Why am I not on my knees? I want there to be a revival but I'm not praying and seeking for one. With selfless faith Lord, give me selfless faith.

I see the king of glory

Coming on the clouds with fire 

The whole earth shakes

The whole earth shakes

I see his love and mercy
Washing over all my sin

The people sing
The people sing

Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest

I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith

I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees
We're on our knees

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me

Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from earth into Eternity

Hosanna in the highest

Mission Arlington Post Coming Soon

I needed Mission Arlington. I decided kind of spur of the moment to actually go. I wasn't too excited for it. It was amazing! Longer post coming soon. For real this time (not like I've said about SE Asia time and time again).