War of the Vacations

I am done with work for 1 and a half weeks. Booyah. I have been having a lot of dreams lately. Last night I was a time traveler with a girlfriend whose mother didn't want us to be together. That was until her brother tried to kill us both and I saved both of our lives. Except I had been told by someone who wanted me dead that I tried to kill him in a place that I haven't been yet. So I knew that I was ok because until I had tried to kill some guy in the future I would be safe. Anyways, there were also bands that played at some kind of birthday party that I was at when the brother tried to kill us and me and Dan were the opening act. Oh yeah and she was going to break up with me but now that i saved her life she had a little different outlook on things. Wow. That was a complete mishmash of nothing.

I saw war of the world last night. It was a quality movie. I am glad that they kept the end the same as in the book. If you haven't seen it, it is worth a viewing.

I like crab, that's what I had last night. It is amazing.

I also got clothes yesterday, with help picking stuff out of course because suposedly I have a not so good fashion sense. But oh well. Priscilla helped me out. We also stopped at Starbucks where they were giving away free icecream! It was amazing as well.

Today is nothingness. I am dropping something off a NCC and then who knows. My fam is watching a movie tonight. We are doing a crapload of things.

God has been close to me lately which is awesome. I spent about 20 minutes yesterday in prayer for our church and various ministries. There is so much to pray about. Please pray that I focus on God not things I want. Strangely enough that dream made me want a girlfriend. Ha, stupid dream.

One more thing, has anyone ever noticed how at night you get really bold? I mean, maybe that's just something I do but I have all these ideas that sound great or things I want to say to people that I wouldn't when I was wide awake. So if you ever want me to say something profound or completely out of the blue then call me at like 11:30 or so. I'm out.

Father's Day was good. I am so glad to have such a Godly example of what a father is.

I haven't done a serious post in a while. But lately I've been thinking about the verse in 1 Cor 15 I think verse 33 that says, "Do not be decieved: Bad company corrupts good morals." Sometimes I start to think that us college folk know so much more than my jr. high guys, and of course I am proven wrong. One thing that my 8th grade guys struggle with is hanging out with the wrong people. That verse in 1st Cor has really been a theme verse for them. While it isn't their friends fault necessarily, these bad influences encourage them to do bad things. In jr. high it is swearing, in college it's drinking. The Christian life is so not staying out of trouble. First because it's absolutely impossible to do and second then your focus is totally off. One thing that my jr. highers lack a lot of the time is judgement derived through prayer and obedience to the Holy Spirit. That is what college students lack as well. Well, once i think about it that's what most people lack. My point is this, if we are going to live Christianity by not doing bad things and doing good things then you have to do everything in the Bible, not just the ones that are easy for you. To paraphrase Paul, if your Christianity is about works then you have to obey the letter of the law. Christianity is not easy, the road to heaven is the narrow road and this means making some tough choices such as giving up certian friends. That's what I tell my jr. highers anyways.

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." 1st Cor 6:19-20

"How can you make judgement calls if you aren't in the Word?" - Jack Dean

Sometimes you just don't realize how close you sit to wisdom.

In the end it always ends up here

Well, it's almost over. In my mind it is over but in reality I still have two more classes to go. But it's almost over. COD that is. The weird thing is that it seemed to go so fast and despite myself I actually enjoyed most of what was and is and will be COD. Also strange was the fact that it seemed like three different school years rolled into one. The first part was when it seemed like everyone was at cod (coughnotmoodycough) and I have to say I have never had so much fun in any college class as I did in Colleen's class. This term however, I was mostly by myself save for those random times in the hall when I saw Allison and that one time I skipped ed psych to go get pizza like the old days. But all in all, this year has been good. God has been faithful. It seems like every year I go through brings more and more change, and for me that sucks. But, such is life.

When I was 18 and first starting college I though that 22 wouldbe a great year to get married or at the very least be engaged. But as I approach year two one I'm not so sure. Thinking about marriage hurts my head so I have decided to stop thinking about it until I'm out of school.

Instead of moody you should all come to NCC. Or at least some of you should.

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Sometimes a light surprises, The Christian while he sings
It is the Lord who rises, With healing in His wings
When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again
A season of clear shining, To cheer is after rain

In holy contemplation, We sweetly then pursue
The theme of God‚s salvation, And find it ever new
Set free from present sorrow, We cheerfully can say
Let the unknown tomorrow, Bring with it what it may

Tomorrow can bring us nothing, But He will bear us through
Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe His people too
Beneath the spreading heavens, No creature but is fed
And He who feeds the ravens, Will give His children bread

Though vine nor fig-tree neither,
Their wonted fruit should bear
Though all the fields should wither,
Nor flocks or herds be there
Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice
For while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice!
For while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice!