Let's Go Fly a Kite

     Jeromy's home!!! He's outside flying a kite that Mom and Dad bought him. Bonnie's out there giving him instructions. "Jeromy, Jeromy...can you hear me?" Jeromy..."Yea." Bonnie..."Then why aren't you doing what I tell you?"
      We are just like that with our Heavenly Father. We hear God instructing us on the simple things of life, that we think we can handle. Yet before we know it, we have a tangled mess. "Can you hear Me?" "Yes, Lord" But we aren't listening. We truly are, regardless of our ages, children of God.
     God still speaks. He may not whisper in our ear, but he speaks to our heart which is much louder. Just as sometimes we have trouble hearing with our ears, we also have trouble hearing with our heart. Our lack of hearing with our heart isn't a hearing problem though, it's a heart problem. If our heart is not in tune with God we will have difficulty hearing. 
     We have to remember that God is not loud in His speech. Elijah heard God but He wasn't in the storm or the earthquake. When Elijah heard God, it was in a still, small voice. A voice of confidence. A voice of assurance. A voice of truth. A voice of love. A voice of faithfulness...The Voice of God. "Can you hear Me??"

shattered

This is my second post this week using my phone. If there are errors, please overlook them.

Last night during worship the guy preaching threw a rock at a mirror on stage shattering it to pieces. He was showing sins effect on our life and how we try hopelessly to put the pieces back together by our self. 4 me it was a perfect picture of my life. 2+ years ago my life was shattered. It still is today more than I'd like 2 admit. But I know that God is in the process of putting those pieces back n place.

Today I was reminded that God knew me and called me before I was even conceived. He has always had a plan 4 my life. A calling to touch lives through music and to love students where they are. It was a not so subtle reminder that hit me upside my head and encouraged me to keep on with an urgency like never before. I can only...only (semi-new concept) do this through His leadership His guidance and His prompting.

Thank you Father 4 your patient, enduring, everlasting love 4 me!

What If

Do u ever have "what If" moments? They more often than not reflect regrets or changes we'd like 2 see n our lives. What if...I made this decision differently? What if...I handled this relationship in this way instead of...whatever? What if I'd said "no" 2 a simple request? What if...I'd gone with my initial plans? Could anything we do ultimately effect the Sovereign plan of God? We can't change these "what ifs"

But what if what ifs...effects the present or future? What if...God is opening this door? What if...God is nudging in this direction? What if...I choose 2 ignore these what ifs?

Trust. Simply trust and then act. Why is it so hard?

In the Meantime

Haven't written in a while. Life is busy here, which is a good thing. In the meantime, please be praying for Bonnie as she is in Russia with a team leading VBS for missionary kids from all over Eastern Europe and Russia. She will be home next Friday. Jeromy is in FL with my parents having a wonderful time. I leave tomorrow taking 5 youth and 2 chaperones (including me) to Hannibal-LaGrange College for Super Summer 2010. A group of World Changers are descending on Moberly this week to do some home repairs to at least 9 homes in our area. We have several people from Carpenter Street helping in leadership areas with that. Pray for safety and for good weather so these projects can be completed. Thanks for your prayers for my family and me. God bless!

Family

It's been a great week. Dad and Mom have been here from Florida. We had fun fellowshipping with some of our church family Sunday and Monday. We went shopping and out to eat yesterday. We were given our birthday gifts or actually we bought them. We both got clothes then went to Bonnie's favorite restaurant (the Barrel). It was good, as usual. Ate way too much. When my parents are around I feel younger for some reason. Maybe because they seem so young to me. So since they're young I havta be young. I beat my mom playing scramble on the computer twice last night. She beat me the other night by 2 stinking points. I could never beat her until last year. I'm finally as smart as my mom. :) I love you Dad and Mom. Thanks for bringing me up in a Christian home and giving me a love for music.