Season or a Lifetime

This week have been very busy and there has been a lot done to get ready for Winterfest. This week I have learned a lot about myself. Sometimes when God wants me to do something, I tend to go and do other stuff because I think my ideas a pretty good ones. Your idea may be good, but when it comes to God what He wants should always be your first priority. This is my second time learning the Book of James and in chapter one it says, “ consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds, because the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” Lately I have been dealing with some really tough stuff in my life but I'm learning to find joy in it all. For so long I always thought that I could do somethings on my own, but in all reality I can't. John 15:5 says, “ I am the vine and you are the branches and if you abide in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit. APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.” Another thing that I am learning is that life isn't always gonna turn out the way that you want it to. When you begin to listen to God's voice rather then the voice of the world, then will we know and understand. If you don't get things under control now, as time goes on life can really mess you up. This comes from being so busy with life that you forget what's important. A lot of times we nurture things in our lives that probably shouldn't be worried about to much verses the things that should be.

Final thought: Choose life, don't it choose you. You can either know where you're going or you you don't.

“Choose LIFE and let God lead.”

Relationships R Important

We get so caught up in our daily schedules that we forget the relationships that we are in or either building. This past Sunday Joel and Kayla Carter spoke on, “Remembering your first Love.” They talked about how we loose sight of that in these three areas: Service, Sin, and Distraction. As Christians we do our best to do as must as possible in the church. This is because people really want to be true servants of Christ, but sometimes we get so much into things that we forget the relationship that we have with God. This relationship is very important and should be first on the “To Do” list. God longs for a relationship with His people, it is just up to us to accept Him and start that nice long journey of a relationship with Christ. Also she talked about Revelation 2:2-4. Verse four says, “ Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” So see after even being acknowledged for doing all that good stuff in verses 2&3, still they have forsaken the first love. Now to flip things a little, the part in the message that I really liked was when they talked about how worship is a great way to remember that first love. I find myself rolling worship songs in my head all the time that allows me to remember God and what He did in my life. Also how He changed my life. I thank Him every day for the relationship that we have and I am working every day to make it a better one, because every personal relationship with God can always be better.

“ Remembering Your First Love”

The work doesn't stop here......

It has been a great and awesome time being home and serving at the local church. As God works in your life, serving becomes apart of your life. This week finished up practicum with a few things. Now tuesday I was at the doctors all morning, but that evening we had the tuesday night youth service. I played the drums and ran the slides for Chafik's message. That wendesday the worship and drama team along with Chafik, myself, Ben, Eleesha, and David went to minister to the youth group in Hillsbourgh, NC. It was an awesome time and God did what he wanted to do. Thursday was back to the doctors for me. Friday Chafik and I went to Virginia Beach for a VACOG Youth Camp Planning Retreat. This was held for two days and a great opportunity it was to be apart of something like that. I felt I was most beneficial in getting the theme and advertising done for this year's church summer camp. I was least beneficial from not being able to give time in the full week due to going to the doctors. I did about 10 hours of services. God really spoke a lot to me during this time. He says stay focus be encouraged and keep me at the center of your life. 

Practicum Week three

It was a great week full of exciting things to do. During the week I continued to work on the advertising for this summer's Summer Camp program. Also that Monday we helped set up and prepare for the New Year's service which was a great turn out, seeing God's people bring in the new year through worship and prayer is such an awesome experience and wouldn't trade it for nothing. On Wedensday we did the middle school class which is still in the growing process, but what God is in, He will bless. Thurday is now called Farm Day. We went to a lady's farm named Ms.Diana. She had ask for us to come and help  her move some stuff on the farm. At first I was a little wacked out about doing it but as we got into the work I realize that sometimes service work isn't always clean work. Because of Gid useing us to serve her, we ended up seeing her in church sunday. I thank God for a group of people that is willing to serve. On Friday I was given the opportunity to help Ms.Yvonne Alexander prep the dinner for the Sunday IMPACT youth auction. I love to cook and that was a definite highlight in my week. I would say that I have completed 10 -12 hours this week. I was most beneficial in cooking projects we had this week. I was least beneficial in having certain things be better then they were. My favorite part of the week was the New Years service. My least favorite was the farm but, even in the things that you don't want to do God will make a way for His glort to be shown. The thing that God has been revealing to me this week is that just because some people do wrong doesn't mean you have to. Also as things begin to come aganist you in this life stay focus on Me and I will take care of the rest. Romans 8:28- "All things work together for the good of those who are in Christ Jesus."