Constant transition

It seems that right when we get into a groove, life sends us a curve ball.

Jesus continually asks me simple questions about the foundations of life. What are you meant for? What am I telling you? What have I already spoken?

So here is my life, keeping up with the bills is impossible - like so many people out there, my knee surgery is on april 2nd, my sister is back in california - right when I finally feel like we are connecting, and God is moving me into a new season of revelation of Him through the bible.

In the midst of what should be stressful time of looking at the life I have created for myself with the Lord and beginning to wonder if I have failed, if I shouldn't be out here... Time to go home.. pack up... get a "real" job; I realize that God has not changed, His words have not changed, and His plans for me are now truer then ever.

So, then..Who will I choose to follow? My fear, my failure, my hopes, my dreams, or God and His perfect plans for my life?

...... I'll let you in on what I am thinking...... I am not going to go back to the world of depending on my own two hands, my conjured up decisions and opinions. It is useless to revert back to the lie of independence that broke my life in the first place.

Pray that I can hold true to all that the Lord has for me, especially when the storms of life try and push me in other directions.

fresh

what do you think?

As God instructs, destructs, forges and molds me and this life into a master piece of His own fashioning; I see the horizon receding ever before me. It really is fascinating to note that the horizon truly is just an invisible line that will always flee your approach, so like the Lord in our pursuit of Him, you find yourself thinking you are reaching His end and yet ever extending before you is the ocean of water that is Himself.

Great men and women have sailed the seas of his character, finding wondrous lands and riches and yet still these is so much to be seen - to be discovered. Given only one life time to accomplish such a task as to master the great sea of God I see the dark clouds of hopelessness discouraging me quickly. But the truth rises as the son off the sea, bringing warmth and clearness to my overcast sky of struggle. I have been redeemed, brought back into perfect relationship with my creator through the man of Jesus, for to be now and forever with God, sailing this great sea for eternity.

I now sail this sea in this life simply thinking of the life to come; plundering, advancing, charting, mapping, to show more people the way deeper into the sea of God, merely now building the legacy of those to proceed me, understanding that life has a purpose and a meaning. His name is Jesus Christ - He is my ship, he is my captain, he is the wind in my sails, the breath in my lungs, the beat of my heart, and I will sail on into the great sea of Him forever and eternity.

I want to learn more about Him and so I am planning a few things that I would ask some prayer and support for. In April begins a phase 2 SBFM focusing on the cores of biblical foundations accompanied by intense study of the world religions in response. Immediately following this school which will end in late June I would then attend a course at the U of N in Kona Hawaii with the sole hope of meeting the God face to face and learning to speak with Him more. The basic costs thus far are around $6,000 not including the outreach which should take place around December. Please message me with any further questions or confirmations of prayer support. He is all we have, I will know Him more.

'nuff said

So last week our school took a trip over to the "big island" to attend a conference at the YWAM University of the Nations. If the whole trip could be summed up in one picture, it would look like this.... 'nuff said.

Update

This is the theme of this particular school - winter DTS 09

Bible Reference"...giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; {regarded} as deceivers and yet true;as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death,as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things."

And here is a little piece of my tuesday. Waiting for Costco to open to buy groceries.

Here are some photos

The View From Our Exodus Campsite

A wonderful Summation of what actually went on. Read into this as much as you wish.


And here is a little flash back of my own exodus

And yes even though its dangerous we still jump off perfectly good water falls

Hot DANG!!

been quite a while...

As usual, when my life gets busy I start dropping the ball on communication.

So far I have been back to visit my family in California for two weeks. A new school, has arrived and I have had the privilege of going on a introductory camping trip with them all; its called exodus.

Photos soon to come.

In short god has been doing so much in my life as usual.

He truly is real and as of late i have begun to know Him in a way that I have never known before.

In the beginning God is an acquaintance: you get to know him, introduce yourself perhaps. Then, friendship: you hang out more regularly and realize how cool of a person He is. Next, you may move to the idea that your rather fond of the person of God: Then He introduces you to this girl, her name is Wisdom. You are rather nervous at first realizing how cute she is and exchange numerous lingering glances. As you warm up to Her, you see all the qualities of Christ in Her. The word of the Lord echos off the walls of your heart, bouncing - I was with God in the beginning, through me He made the heavens and the earth. Secretly, you begin to spend more time with her, calling her to hang out, maybe coffee or maybe something more.. And then, in one still moment of intimacy stolen in a very crowded room she whispers in your ear... I love you.. Your heart skips a beat: what is captured in a second seems so long a period of time as the awkward and ill-timed words," Me too" trip out of your mouth. Her smile then turning into a hand covered giggle of both excitement and understanding at your now completely stumbled words of acceptance and reciprocation. You want to marry her, her and no other.

Welcome to my life with the Lord so far, a bit rushed in the eyes of most but all the more my life to live for eternity. I wish I could tell you were this is going to go, but isn't that mystery just like the Lord to give?