Goodbye Spring Break March 30, 2008
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One of the guys in Dorm 3 recently told me that he was going to lend me his old computer for the rest of the semester and I finally got it tonight! It’s such a blessing and finishing my assignments just got that much easier. I love it.
This past weekend I headed up to Kirkland, WA with a few buddies of mine to attend a youth conference and words cannot describe what took place while we were there. Never in my life have I felt the presence of God like I did. It was nuts! I’ll even take it as far as saying that the events that took place last Friday night are now pillars that will keep me strong me for the rest of my life. It was that good! Besides all off the wonderful messages, it was just an awesome trip. I was able to spend some good quality time with two of my closer friends on campus and we had a blast! So many good memories…
Best thing said on the trip: Isaiah: “David, you were dancing so crazy!” David: “I try“
I just finished having a talk with my roommate and it was really nice If you would’ve told me six months ago that I would no longer be Matt’s roommate by the end of the school year, I probably would’ve laughed at you. Sure enough, that’s what happened. Matt moved up to Dorm 4 and Josh became my new roommate. Don’t get my wrong, Matt was a great guy to live with and I really miss all of the great times we had, but I truly believe that Josh moving in with me was a complete “God thing”. So many people ask me how I was able to let a Freshman move in with me. Truth be told, I didn’t let anyone move in with me, I wanted him to. Instead of viewing it as an unfortunae situation in my life, I saw it as an opportunity to disciple him and guide him to become the man he’s been called to be. It took a while, but we’ve become great friends. I got used to him and he got used to me. I honestly believe that Josh and I are experiencing something as roommates that most guys at PBC don’t. With that being said, it just goes to show the Lord knew what He was doing all along.
I never knew one could be so happy. Does that mean my life is perfect? Absolutely not! But being the optimist that I am, even the hardest trial brings me joy knowing that in just a matter of time I’ll be that much stronger to fulfill the call upon my life.
Rats! I have a test tomorrow. I’m going to bed…
A Whole New World March 19, 2008
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This dude has some talent…Enjoy! : )
R.I.P. March 12, 2008
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Thank you all (All two of you) for the wonderful comments but I am sad to announce that my Powerbook G4 has gone to be with the Lord…again! Now I pray : )
It’s a miracle! March 10, 2008
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I was randomly browsing through my room and I came across my handy dandy PowerBook G4. I don’t know why I decided to grab it and turn it on because it’s been broken for a very long time now, but it works! It was crazy cool! It turned on with no problems and I’ve been on the internet for almost twenty minutes now. I’m not gonna get my hopes up too high because I know it could crash on me any second, but I’m gonna enjoy this resurrection as long as I can! That’s what’s up.
In this moment March 9, 2008
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I recently learned how to play Saved My Soul on the acoustic guitar. It’s kind of ironic that our teacher chose this song because it’s sort of become the anthem for this season of my life. So I grabbed my friend’s guitar and headed out to our grass field tonight to get away. It’s always nice to shut everything off and just be still; no people, no phone, no anything. Just you and the Lord. So there I was, alone and playing the guitar.
These last few weeks have been leading up to a huge change in my life. Now that it’s over, I can continue to press on to those things which are ahead. It hasn’t been the easiest transition, but a much needed one. Since I’ve moved to Portland I’ve really learned what it means to reap what you sow. Even though I’m still standing by the grace of God, it’s been very hard. I think God sometimes needs to put us through the fire so we can get the complete revelation of how important it is to stay dependent upon Him. We really can’t do it on our own.
My time of reaping what I sowed has come to an end. That season of my life was very difficult but it will no longer hinder what the Lord is trying to do through me. That door has been closed. It’s such a great feeling to wake up every day and know without a doubt that you are in the will of God, doing all that He’s placed in front of you.
Right now, in this moment, I have an incredible amount of peace.
Ed Young & Joel Osteen March 8, 2008
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I thought this was great. It’s nice to see that Pastor’s have a sense of humor too…
Feeling Sick and In The Mood To Write March 3, 2008
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I woke up feeling a bit under the weather today. No fun! I pretty much forced myself to go to both of my classes but after that I didn’t do anything for the rest of the day. I just finished typing a paper for one of my classes and I’m still in the ‘zone’ I get in when I begin to write, so I thought I would write a quick post. Anyway, it turns out I’m gonna get a $50 Gift Certificate to the store of my choice for winning Assassins! That’s pretty sweet eh? I chose Barnes & Noble because quite frankly I have everything I need and a few good books would be pretty sweet.
Off to the post we go…
Did you know that the Bible actually tells us to confess our sins and pray for one another so that we can be healed? If this is the case, why is it so hard for us to get rid of that deep dark secret that nobody knows about? Why do we change the subject when we find ourselves talking about that ’something’ with our friends? Now I’m sure every case is different, but for the most part I believe that a good amount of people in the Body of Christ have become naive. They’ve become naive in the sense that they don’t realize how their actions have made it hard for people to openly confess their sins with the hope of being healed.
There are plenty of people around us wanting to talk with someone about something they’re struggling with. Yet they don’t because they watch us gossip about Mr. Random and they no longer feel secure about opening up to us. The Bible tells us to confess our sins so that we can pray for one another, not gossip about them. I don’t blame people for not wanting to open up to us, especially because of how much people gossip. In the body of Christ, this should not be. We should be so connected with the Spirit that people would want to be open with us without having to second guess what will happen if they do. There shouldn’t even be a reason for them to not want to! Of course I realize that we’re all human and we will make mistakes, but that doesn’t mean we stop trying to do things right. The only thing a person should feel in the body of Christ is the unconditional love and comfort of knowing that his or her brother and sister are there for them regardless of the situation and will continue to be there until the end. That’s what commitment is all about. It’s time we stopped taking relationships with other believers for granted.
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” ( James 5:16)
Is it possible that our immature actions are actually doing the body of Christ an injustice, hindering people from becoming all that they’ve been called to be?
Think of it…
