I really don't know why I sound excited about it being Monday , because it has really just been a regular day. Although I did get to work with my favorite pharmacist, Dana. She is my favorite because she lets me ramble endlessly about nothing. Today I know I talked her ears off. I have not worked with her in like three weeks so I had lots of things to talk about. I also had a three hour praise team practice, which went really well. We just started this praise team like a month ago, and we have some very good musicians and singers in the group, so I was really confused as to why I was asked to be in the group. Well enough of that rambling. Don't you just love it when God starts doing crazy things. It is sometimes like I am stupid and just don't get what he is trying to tell me or lead me to do, and then I realize that the reason I don't get it is because I am really only trying to hear what I want to hear. So really it is not God doing crazy things it is just me not really listening. So if you ever feel like God is talking crazy talk, just make sure that you are really listening. Also remember that God's word tells us that he is not the author of confusion. I don't really know why I shared that but I bet somebody reading this needed it.
Well after a busy couple of weeks I finally had a day of rest. I have been lazy all day and feel no remorse whatsoever. It is really good to know that God is in control and that he gives us days of rest when they are needed. I also was just sitting around listening to some Todd Agnew and just thought these lyrics to one of my favorite songs:
Come ye sinners, poor and needy Weak and wounded, sick and sore Jesus ready stands to save you Full of pity, love, and power
Come ye thirsty, come and welcome God's free bounty glorify True belief and true repentance Every grace that brings you nigh
I will arise and go to Jesus He will embrace me in His arms In the arms of my dear Savior Oh, there are ten thousand charms
Come ye weary, heavy-laden Lost and ruined by the fall If you tarry until you're better You will never come at all
It just reminds me that when I need rest I just need to go to Jesus. Just crawl up in his arms and rest.
Anonymous said...
Bubba, it's really cool how you look at everything and really see how God, the maker of the universe, loves you and cares about every situation that you go through, including the much needed times of rest. I'm glad that you take the time to talk about what's going on in your life.
We have been having a youth revival of sorts at my church this week, and it has been going very well. We had a speaker tonight named Joel Carwile, who I have seen before and was not realy impressed, but he did an excellent job tonight. Well through his sermon God really revealed some things to me. I have been very concerned lately about some things involving school and God let me know tonight and last night thru a phone conversation with a really cool girl, that everything is going to be fine and not to worry about it. God already promised me that he would be there with me wherever he leads me. I know that I am going to be alright no matter what.
melissa said...
it seems that God has been busy this week! He seems to be on me and my friends minds, which is really good. Glad everything is going well.
Well after two weeks of camp I am finally home. I had very great time and met some very special people, one just a little more special than others, but I won't mention any names. I am constantly amazed by God and why he wants to use me of all people. The kids at the camp were great. I could not have asked for a better group to work with. I also could not have worked with better leaders (LISA and JOSH). Also Kendall if you read this you are still the coolest and this is for you ooway oohay!!!. Everyone just worked really well together you could really see how God hand picked the group that worked there. Well it is off to bed I go.
I have spent the last four days working at a camp in orange beach and I have six more to go. It has been a very rewarding time and I have had the opportunity to build some good relationships with the students here. I have been working with 6th 7th and 8th graders and it has been great. God just continually amazes me with his sovereignty. I was not really sure why I was placed with these students because I have never been very good with junior high students. I now realize though that God is preparing me for something great. Recently my church offered me a position as middle school director and I said I would need to pray about it. I was a little weary because of the fact that I am better with high school students, but now I think that it is what I need to do and he used this camp to show me that with him I could do it. Well its back to camp I go.
That was the last thing I heard tonight right before my softball team lost our game. I have never struck out while playing softball. That was until tonight, we had the winning run on third with two outs and I struck out! Oh well. Other than that the day was good. I also got to preach this past Sunday. It was the first time I had gotten to preach in like four months and it went really well. I was lucky that one of friends came because I knew no one in the church. That was ok though because they all really like me, but I think that was only because I got them out ten minutes early. I only have two days before I go to Orange Beach and I am so excited. I get to lead worship everyday for two weeks and teach some Jr high guys the first week. With that being said I think I will go study my material.