God's Hand and the Love of Christ

New Orleans...the city of sin. I spent a week there. Yes there was sin and sin that I didn't even know was possible! Bourbon St. was a little weird for me. The Lower 9th broke my soul. The story of Red and his USS Budweiser brought tears of laughter and pain. The work ethic of Gail broke my back. The love expressed by Tim brought encouragement. Liz showed me that love is for everybody. Jr. taught me to be thankful and patient. New Orleans Seminary showed me to not accept the standard. The city of New Orleans is amazing. The people are still hurting. The work of the church is not being done or it is being done by celebrities from Hollywood. Why? Where is God's hand and the love of Christ? Where is the church? Where is the bride of Christ? And how does she look? Where are those that profess to believe in God? Why is there still people living in houses that have not been touched in 3 years? This week will be me writing out my thoughts and questions as I spent a week working with people in New Orleans rebuilding their lives. I have many questions and many thoughts. They are too many to write without writing a book. But they will tell the stories of a few people that I met and helped out and they will also present some questions for the church. Take them seriously. God is ready to reveal himself, but will we let Him?

Rain

Today I drove home in the rain. It has been raining every other day it seems like. But we need it and God is providing. Next week is spring break! I came home to rest and sleep...and eat real food...before I leave Sunday. A group of us from school are heading down to New Orleans to work with people from East New Orleans. We will be working with people in their yards, building houses, playing with kids, and so on. I am pretty excited to go down and share God with people. I pray that God will do amazing things this next week while we are there. I pray that people will see the glory of God through our lives and actions and words. And because the glory of God was revealed to them through our lives they well see Christ and experience His love! That is my prayer! So I ask all of you...or anyone of you who reads my blog to pray that as well! Thanks to all!

Is This It?

Is this it?
Is this the world God loves?
Is this the church
That is his bride?
Is my life
the one Christ lived for?
Is this it?

It Has Started Again

So, school has started up again! I just finished my first week back with classes and practice and it was pretty tough! I'm already stressing out and running around doing all these things and somehow already getting behind! I don't know how I am going to catch up with classes...each one requires a research paper of at least 10 pages! But I guess it's part of it! But it sure does get stressful! But it's great to be back on the hill and have so many people that need to just hear the love of Christ and feel the grace of God! I recently shared my heart and read some scripture at our BCM meeting this week and my heart broke at how simple it was to love people and how so often we refuse to do so. I read of how Christ sat with the woman at the well and how she drank of the living water and how her life was forever changed. My prayer is that I will have the strength and power to love people as Christ did and to show them how great a life of following Him really is!

New Layout

New layout...hope everyone likes it!

Neon?

So...I was looking at my blog page and I realized that it was all bright neon colors. It looks weird and goofy but I think I like it! Anyway, I've been home resting from YEC this weekend! I came home and slept for 13 hours and 10 hours the next night...I think I was a little tired! But YEC was a blast and God worked in some awesome ways! David Platt spoke all weekend and God worked through him to reach youth! His messages were based only on scripture and God was in everyone! Matt Papa led worship and as usual he did such a great job of providing a time for youth to reach God one on one! Third Day and Barlow Girl played the concerts at night and they were pretty good! I worked the stage all weekend and it was pretty stressful and tiring. But it was really fun to meet everybody and talk with them about all the things that God is doing in so many lives. It was such a blessing and encouragement. But it was really cool to see God working in the lives of people but it also opened my eyes to the fact that so many people do not have a clue what it means to have a personal relationship with God through Christ! So many kids seemed oblivious to the fact of their need for salvation! It was good to hear Platt speak about how God is seeking to make is name great and because of that He sent Jesus to live and die! It is as simple as that! But so many people have been distracted and taught so many wrong things that they do not understand that and it broke my heart! So I am beginning to pray for God to reveal himself to people who so much need to meet Him face to face! I am praying that people will come to the point that they realize the greatness of God and his love through Christ! That is my prayer!

Aware?

Is everyone aware? Is anyone aware?
Aware of the death and pain
Felt by so many
Do they know the hurt and grief
Held by so many
The world in which we live
To busy to slow down and see
See the violence and hatred
Tearing people apart
Words and bullets fired without care
Care for whoever they may strike down

Is everyone aware? Is anyone aware?
Aware of the sick and blind
Left alone to die
Do they know the horror that
Grips the people now
The world in which we live
Self-absorbed and self-conscious to
Notice the ones dead and gone
Taken by careless acts
Of others that have no care for
For the innocent lives that live

Is anyone aware...