Needs

My roomate Billy and my friend Ryan were talking yesterday and i just happened in on their conversation. A comment was made "that no matter how busy we are we seem to make time to eat and to rest because we know we need rest and food. But if we dont make time to be in the word or pray does that mean we dont think we really need it." Well i was thinking about that and i say yes it does. If we dont have the "time" to include God then we must not think Him as important as food or rest. Funny since He is the one that provides us with both. It really got me thinking. Do i put enough emphasis on getting my dose of God daily. Can i be adherent to my strict diet of Jesus. How else am i going to get closer to Him? How else can i expect to hear from Him? How else can i be sure of what He offers if i dont first of all know what he is giving and secondly if i dont remind myself of the generousity of the deal? I have really been striving to read my bible every morning and PRAISE GOD i have gotten to the point were i feel as if i am missing something, something important, if i dont read that morning the day just seems off. I guess i have in some way finally realized that if i know i need God then i need to make Him as much of a priority as food and sleep and even more so.

Seriously

I have come to the understanding that I need to take this blog a little more seriously. I read my fellow bloggers and they have all these cool blogs and mine are at least from my perspective a little weak. But I will work on it faithful reader. I am in a very excited mood today. I believe I am going to be climbing and the weather could not be better for it. No doubt it will be a great day to climb. We are hoping to take out some newlies and get them on the rock for the first time. I have been very blessed to be back in the climbing scene it has given me opportunity to hang with my roomie and good friend Billy. Now we work out 3 days a week at 6am and climb or boulder when ever we can. He is a solid guy and it has be great to get to dialogue with him lately and just hang last year due to so much junk we did not get to hang as much. So it has been good to just get to hang and do life together and help to bring about some kingdom living in our circle of influence. I have also been blessed to have a great soul group this year. My roomie Morgan and Ryan (link included) We have been doing it for 3 weeks now and it has been a great blessing to me and hopefully the other guys as well. We really look out for each other spiritual and all other aspects of life. We have been blessed with what we do also. Last time as starbuck we got to speak into a couple of the baristas (excuse spelling) and invite them to our church and our bible study. Now just keeping them in prayer that they will make it out. But it has been a good semester of growth not only in the gym but in the spiritual gym. God is truly blessing me and preparing me for my next season in life (MARRIAGE). Well faithful reader I must get back to my rotation and do some work keep reading and I will keep writing God bless

Seriously

I have come to the understanding that i need to take this blog a little more seriously. I read my fellow bloggers and they have all these cool blogs and mine are at least from my perspective a little weak. But i will work on it faithful reader. I am in a very excited mood today. I believe i am going to be climbing and the weather could not be better for it. No doubt it will be a great day to climb. We are hoping to take out some newlies and get them on the rock for the first time. I have been very blessed to be back in the climbing scene it has given me opportunity to hang with my roomie and good freind billy. Now we work out 3 days a week at 6am and climb or boulder when ever we can. He is a solid guy and it has be great to get to dialogue with him lately and just hang last year due to so much junk we did not get to hang as much. So it has been good to just get to hang and do life together and help to bring about some kingdom living in our circle of influence. I have also been blessed to have a great soul group this year. My roomie Morgan and Ryan (link included) We have been doing it for 3 weeks now and it has been a great blessing to me and hopefully the other guys as well. We really look out for each other spiritual and all other aspects of life. We have been blessed with what we do also. Last time as starbuck we got to speak into a couple of the baristas (excuse spelling) and invite them to our church and our bible study. Now just keeping them in prayer that they will make it out. But it has been a good semester of growth not only in the gym but in the spiritual gym. God is truly blessing me and preparing me for my next season in life (MARRAGE). Well faithful reader i must get back to my rotation and do some work keep reading and i will keep writing God bless

Sloth

Two in the same day what the world. Well folks I am reading this book on sloth. It is not a Christian book, but it is so funny. It looks at sloth as a lifestyle just like any self help book. It has some really good insight to it. I have really been enjoying the book though it has some crassness to it there are really some good things to draw from the book. It states at one point that sloth is the fastest growing lifestyle in America and I cant argue that. It also says that sloth is the only truly do able lifestyle. Now that I agree with in a sense it is the easiest to do and probably the one we do more often then we realize, but it is not the only do able one or I'm sorry my fellow readers my life is a shame and the Christian lifestyle I strive to live is nothing but a pipe dream. I know this is not true because I see it lived out constantly, but think about it for a second how many of us did or how many of us know that sloth is the only lifestyle we are proficient at. Scary isn't it. The book has really opened my eyes to my slothful ways and how I intend to change that. More on that to come. Well faithful read thanks for stopping by.

Climbing

Hello faithful reader,
I am officially readdicted to climbing. A hobby I picked up in high school that for some unknown reason I put down in college. STUPID!! Especially considering I live so close to some really great climbing. Well at least I did not waste all my time here not climbing. I am hoping to go at least boldering today. That would be great it is a beautiful day. I really do wonder why here in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia is stopped doing all the cool outdoor stuff I did while I was in high school. I guess it was all the sinning. Well at least God has brought me full circle in that aspect of my life back out enjoying Him where I first fell in love with Him. Its awesome to just be out in nature and enjoy that aspect of Gods creation make me feel pretty good to say the least well guys and gals I'm hopefully off to coopers rock have a great day thanks for reading

Poemage

The Beauty of Life in the Shadow of Death

All around us we see the sign
Glimpses of things we call to mind
Flashes flashes of what once was
Groaning groaning of what now is
Lose of innocence and love
Traded for something that never was
Lost lost are the days of old
Now are the days so cold
The burning fire from within
Calling calling us to Him
The thoughts the sights of once what was
Now covered by the shadows rights
Coming coming is the night
But in the morning darkness fades
The light the light will shine again
The fire burning bright as sun
Showing us that He has won
The darkness has come and gone
Welcome to the perfect dawn
Flashes flashes of what once was
Now the sight of perfect love
In that morning we rejoice
Calling out to hear His voice
The song the song so clear and sweet
The perfect plan now complete
Flashes flashes of what once was
Glimpses of things we call to mind
All around us we see the sign

Hope you enjoyed my poem faithful reader and please continue to read on

WOW

It was a great night of bible study tonight. We were worshiping before we got into the word and it was great and awe inspiring to look around and to see God in that place. I was just singing and looking around and one of the girls here tonight was just holding here heart and it just really touched me. It looked as if she was hugging Jesus. It was so awesome to me to see. I just really loved to see Jesus moving in my home and in the people who came to share the word and enjoy jesus. I just kept looking around and seeing Jesus touching lives and hearts. It truly opened mine up more to his power touching me and moving me to feel the power of the spirit flow. I also had revealed to me in the scripture that night a simple thing in the text i had never noticed before it was so simple yet so profound where in john, john talks about being excited that the bridegroom was coming and he needed to be joyfull of that since he was a friend of the bridegroom and the bridegroom was coming for his bride. I realized at that point john was talking about us in two ways we need to be glad when jesus comes and that we are the friend but at the same time we are the bride how cool is that just really touched me. well loyal readers sorry for the time between blogs but hopefully i will be more fully loaded to share. thanks for all your reading support

The Glory

Today was a great day. Started off by a great weekend. I went to service today and heard a good sermon (good job billy) then i went and watched the steelers kick butt. Then i went and took some quiet time it was great. I went to the core arb and just hung out in a grove of bambo it was sweet. I read some from hebrews on God's rest and it was very cool it has been something i have been thinking on a lot lately how there are many facets to Gods rest such as a sabath but more so in our final oneness with Him. I have really been searching for better understanding in the rest we will share when we are called home to Him. I look forward very much to that rest and to helping others understand the wonder and freedom and awesomeness of that rest also. I also wrote some poetry today first time in a long time and i just felt God in the surroundings with me, in my pen, and in my heart as i reflected and wrote on the story of God i was great. I really am thankful for the day and for the time spent with Him. I even think the poem was pretty good who knows if i get up the nerve maybe i will put it on here for you my faithful reader to take a look at well off to mess around and enjoy the last bit of the day. Praise be to God

New elections

Hello everyone,

Another election at WVU bible studies and another term as president. But happy to let you know Beth that Greta has picked up your place as my new vice president. I am looking forward to my last year as president and my new officers. I know i have some quality people to be working with not only in officers but in leaders also. I have been pretty busy otherwise with my pediatrics rotation and with the internet being down at my house not blogging so much. I am excited to say that Tara has changed majors to something she love and that is exciting. She is going to switch from counseling to Religious/biblical studies pretty exciting. I guess that is all that is going on here for now. We have an great opportunity to help out hurricane victims this next few months at a camp for evacuees. I am hoping God will bless them by our presence and we will be blessed by them. But i need to go get some free lunch hope to blogg more when the old internet is working again.

Devistation

In light of all that is happening in N.O. I feel that it is important for all of us to assess the real values of life. Like friends, family and loved ones. My heart breaks for all of those that have lost those people in their lives in the hurricane. I hope that all of us will be praying for a quick recovery and that the healing side of God's hand will be seen and blame of this event will not fall upon his shoulders. Even with so much pain it is hard to me to relate because it is so far away. it makes me wonder has my heart gotten so rotted by this world that distance is a factor on my compasion. I pray it is not. I pray God will soften my heart and give me a more compasionate heart. I just hope through all this we see how precious and blessed our lives are and that no matter what is going on that we look to the glory of God to get us through. I can not in my wildest dreams imagine what those people are going through but i can only hope they as i hope i would are relying on the King of King's to help them all through the pain and the loss of life and love. The city can be rebuilt and things repurchased. But lives lost can not be reclaimed. I hope you will all join me in prayer that those hurt and sick would find the face of Jesus that whatever the outcome in this life that they would be lifted up to a sweet reward. My prayers are with you N.O.