Last Days

Our church is going through a series called “one month to live. “The idea behind it is if you had one month to live how would you live. Well I have put some thought behind this idea, and I know if I had a month to live I would want to be with the people I love the most, and I would have them join me in all the things I did. However I want to write something like a bucket list of things that I would try to accomplish in 31 days. (Money is not an option with this list.)
1. I would go to the other 20 some states that I haven’t visited yet.
2. I would go sky diving
3. I would meet Shaquille O’Neal
4. I would set foot on every continent
5. I would spend about a week in Italy traveling and sight seeing
All right I have had enough of making this list. There is a lot more I’m sure I could think about, but ultimately I would live. I would truly try to live my life to the fullest in my last month. I would enjoy the company of the ones I love the most. I would explain to those that I knew over the years that haven’t accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, that Jesus is the way for a truly fulfilling life. Life is too short to miss out on opportunities. I think if we lived with more urgency we would be able to reach more people for Jesus. He’s coming back and we don’t know when and our lives are going to end someday. We can’t miss out on the chances to tell those we know about the great love of Christ. As my last days come to an end I hope I can say I truly lived my life. That I truly lived the way God called me to live.

Facebook Sissies

This blog post has the chance of being hypocritical, but that's a risk I'm will to take. Facebook has made people into a bunch of sissies. Facebook didn't always have the ability for you to share your thought and feelings. Now it has that ability and people have truly embarrassed it. Now people feel the need to share what they’re feeling or what they’re doing, which is fine I do that to. What I have a problem with is when people want to share their dislike with someone on their Facebook status. When people right the phrase, "you know who you are." Are you kidding me?!?! Facebook has made people into a bunch of sissies. If you have a problem with someone go tell them to their face how they have wronged you or hurt you. I really don't care and I'm sure the other people on Facebook don't care either. If you want to make a statement to someone go speak the words to their face. Facebook has made some people socially awkward. Facebook gives people the excuse not to confront someone when they have a problem with them. Facebook hasn't always existed and people confronted people face to face then, and I'm pretty sure it worked fine. People please if you feel someone has wronged you don't make little hints on Facebook that just makes you look ridiculous. Go to their face and discuss the problem with them. Don't be a sissy. You know who you are (that was the hypocritical part of the blog.)

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To the woman I love.

Cara Hedger is the woman I love. She is the best.

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O so this is what you were talking about.

I have been a full time youth minister for a little over a month. I can say that I have enjoyed most of it. I love ministry, but there are something that come with ministry that doesn't always bring me joy.That's OK though because I work through it. With being here a month I got the opportunity to lead my first youth group trip to a C.I.Y. Move conference. I knew going into the trip that this was my first time so I was OK if everything I tried didn't work out. If something didn't work I would remember not to do it again next year. Fortunately I didn't have much of those moments. This trip was the best youth group trip I have every been apart of. I truly saw God work in the lives of my students. I had 9 students make the commitment to be baptized. That is awesome. A part of me wants to say I did a great job. I had 9 kids make the commitment to get baptized. It wasn't me it was God. It was all the people praying for those kids by name. All I did was get them there and let God do the rest. I'm proud to say that I let God be in control of my ministry and let him use me the way he wants too. God is awesome and it was great to watch him work. The excitement I felt for those kids was like no other feeling I have had before. I have a passion of teens and it is an indescribable feeling to see them make the commitment to follow Jesus. I was once told I could feel that great about ministry and I thought they were dumb for saying that. I can now say I was wrong and I now have felt that way about ministry. I hope to continue to feel this way for a long time to come.

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