All that Glitters...

I went for a job as a gold prospector, but it didn't pan out.

Today turned out to be  a pretty crazy day. Crazy awesome. Woke up this morning a little before my alarm and was annoyed that I had music playing in my head and worries instead of scripture from LWGW.  But then I think i dozed off and woke up again just praying earnestly and strongly to God.  So awesome.  Then stressed out a little with getting to church, but God worked that out. Church was ok, lunch was good, then came back and had a one on one with one of my guys.  Started off a little slow, but really turned good after a little bit.  Cool to share with him and hear his ideas and how God is working in him. Then waited a little bit and did a few little things til another one of my guys got done with his bible study so we could have our one on one.  We sat on the outside stairs of the Crossings and just shared an incredible time of fellowship from my perspective.  He shared some of his struggles with his current relationship and how he saw it getting in the way of his growth in Christ. He's not sure where to go wiith it now, so I asked a few questions and spent a lot of time listening and trying to help him process.  His heart for Jesus is growing by the second. It encourages me to see that willingness to sacrifice whatever it takes to know Christ and make him known.  Ate supper with him and Josh, which was fun, then went to work on Bible study, which instead turned into hanging out with 3 of the guys in the study room talking and hanging out. Then got to catch up with Regan, who's pretty much a stud, in case you didn't know, which was great to hear how his summer's going and things like that.  Then had worship team practice, which went well, ending with a really fun cover of the cave by Mumford and Sons that we hope to do tomorrow.  So fun to sing the high harmony and play along. Then got back to my room and spent some time talking/mostly listening to one of my guys talk about just about anything -his class schedule, anime, ham-egg-and-cheese sandwiches, his desire to learn Japanese and how God could use that to reach the masses in Japan who've never even heard of Jesus.  Blessed by that.  Then talked to BJ back home and got to share a little about what my life has been like the past month and how he's doing. Then got to the study room and talked to another one of my guys who had been out and about for the evening.  He asked how I ended up at jax instead of doing an internship, so I got to share that story with him in full.  I love sharing that story because it reminds me so much of God's power in my life and work in my heart that has led me to this point, right where I needed to be this summer.  The conversation lasted till lights out, which brings me to now, talking about how we came here and how our lives have changed and how we want to see that change in those who are close to us.  And now I lay in bed typing, and I can't help but rejoice at the day God gave me.  I don't know if I've ever spent so much of one day relating to people, but God has gone out of his way to dump these blessings of conversations and interactions into my life in one day to strengthen and encourage me.  After waking up this morning, I felt rejuvenated and ready to pick this up again after feeling a little dry over a few periods last week.   But God is supplying every need of mine.  I can't get over how much of a blessing it has been.  I love it especially because conversations have reminded so much of what God has done in me and how ridiculous he has blessed me over the past 6 months especially.  Bringing me to Jax, salvaging my grades when my effort and attention was focused elsewhere, giving me an internship of improbable scheduling.  It's unreal.  And now his work in me here to draw me to Him, the one who's worth it even if he didn't give me anything but himself.  The greatest gift in all of this is that my ransom's been paid by one who loved me enough to die for me, to bring me to God.  That alone is enough to transform my life through his work in me.  It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.  Praise God.  Just thought I'd share.

ponderings

So the other day, I was sitting around, and I started thinking..

The main gist of what I was thinking was something like this..
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HIIIIIIIII TREVORRRRRRRRRRRRRR