On the Mountain with God.

Ok so ACU holds this thing every year now called summit. Well the theme this year is on the mountain with God. Tonight I went and I am so glad that I did. The text of the night was Exodus 20 which is mostly the 10 commandments. He talked about how when you live close to the mountains you don't really have fenced in back yards but here in the flat lands you do. He then talked about how sometimes the fences in our lives our the rules and regulations (the 10 commandments). As he was talking I wondered these things...

1) How do you find a mountain (God) in the midst of the fences (rules) and nothingness (wilderness)?

2) If we are wondering around in the wilderness how and when do we find the mountain?

3) Is the mountain always there in the wilderness? Are we just not seeing it? Are we missing the clues that lead us to the mountain?

4)Have you ever wondered if the Israelites were tempted to make false gods because they could see them. I would think that it would be easier to worship something that I could see and touch than something that you can't see.

Just some thoughts I had I hope it makes you wonder. Comment if you have any thoughts on these questions.

My grandpa

In two days it will be 8 months since my grandfather passed away. I can remember it like yesterday. I was driving on the loop when I got the call that he had been rushed to the hospital and had reached campus when I found out that he had died. It was not a good day.

My grandpa was AMAZING! I loved him so much and he has taught me a lot over the years. He is the one that taught me that being a Christian is more than being a certain faith. He taught me that you don't have to know Greek to know what the Bible is saying and most of all he showed me how to love for all people. I wish that I had gotten to know him a little bit better and there are still so many questions that I have that I wished I could have asked. He was the one I always went to when I had questions out of the Bible. He seemed to know all of the answers or would look them up and get back to me.

I miss him so much and tonight as I set at Summit (ACU's big conference thing) I remembered him. We sang It is well with my soul which we sang at his funeral and it will always remind me of him. I cried but it was more tears of joy knowing that he is in heaven and one day I will get to see him again. I can say that since his death I have had to focus more on God because I didn't understand. I thought I wasn't ready but I can now see that it will all be ok. I have the memories to live with and to cherish. Don't get me wrong I have my days but today is a good day and he will always be a part of me. As Summit started tonight I got this since that he was there and that he loved me and then as things progressed we sang that song and it was a bittersweet moment. I feel like it was Gods way of saying I see you and I know what you have been through and I am here with you. It was kind of amazing!

God Loves you...

I am realizing how broken our world today is. I can't believe how much hurt, pain, and suffering is going on out there. There is so much happening right here in our own backyard and yet we are running off to other countries to save their children, feed there homeless, and tell their people about God. There are people right here in your town that need saved, fed, and to hear the good news.

Tonight I spent 45 min with a young girl who has an awful home life. She talked about how no one really notices her and how she doesn't feel loved at home. The only place she said she felt loved was at church. To be honest it made me be thankful for all the times that my mom and dad have told me they loved me and for all the times that my extended family, church family, and friends tell me they love me. I have had so much love in my life that I just can't even fathom feeling like I wasn't loved. I mean sure there are times when I feel like I am not loved but at least I always had someone who cared enough to tell me that they loved me. There are so many children in our world today that are hurting and feel they are not loved. It breaks my heart to hear the stories and to talk to these kids. It is hard but I know that some where in it all is God and he loves them even when no one else does.

Remember today that you are loved even if you don't feel like it. Tell the people around you today that you love them. You never know when it might just make their day.

Friday is here but Sunday is coming

Ok so in class this last week we watched a video of a sermon and the main point was that Friday was here and Sunday was coming.

Jesus was crucified on a Friday. The people in the bible times were all freaking out about him dying. I am sure to most of them the world as they knew it had ended. They just didn't know that Sunday was coming and Jesus would rise again. They didn't know the end of the story.

This reminds me of all the times in my life when I freak out over things when if I would just wait things might turn out ok. I am reminded that I need to put my faith and trust in God and hand it all over to him because in the end he has control anyway. I need to remember that I don't know the rest of the story and that until I do I don't need to freak out. God is in control and he knows what he is doing.

Today might be a Friday (the day you think your world is ending) but Sunday is coming and things might change drasticly.