Short and sweet

Today I locked myself out of my room.  Not my house, just the bedroom.  I had to break into my own bedroom...though it wasn't difficult.  Some days are like that I guess.

Oklahoma on thurs.  Friends on Friday.

Life as usual - I can't sleep

With a graduation present from a friend of mine, I bought a new book from Barnes and Noble yesterday.  It's called "Twelve Ordinary Men".  It's about the apostles (as if you couldn't tell...I don't know, maybe there were 12 other guys who all walked around following some guy that they had just met recently...sounds like my youth group the first week I was here)  Anyway, it is sure to be a hoot...or something.  Call me nerdy if you wish.

I have my first parent meeting tomorrow......no, I know who my parents are.  I mean my first parents of teens meeting for my church.  It is in my experience that all youth ministers meet with parents because their teenagers obviously tell them nothing about what is going on in youth group and throw away everything I ever send them before it gets to the parents.  So, I get the pleasure of delivering these things verbally to parents.  It is within this meeting that I have decided to do what most YMs don't dare to do...remind parents of their spiritual role in their kids lives.  Now I know this doesn't sound odd, but I'm pretty sure that this is the quickest way I know of to offend parents if not handled delicately.  I hope it turns out the way I originally intended it...to get past the barriers of "this new guy knows nothing" and "he's not even married, much less have children", and my way into the heart of these parents.  I'm pretty sure this is something that I can't do without God.  I guess I'll have to trust him again.

My trust in God, I'm finding, seems to be directly linked to the time I spend with him...go figure.

Question of the day...feel free to post an answer.
When we do the will of God, we typically feel amazing.  Why is it that we see the amazing ways that God affects our life, and are so happy in those moments, but yet still sometimes chose the things (sin) that make us sad?

What if we chose happiness with God over sadness with Satan?  Seems logical to me.

Hitting the nail on the head

Steve Awtrey hit the nail right on the head today.

I don't want a pitty vote.  This is just me writing for others understanding of where I am right now.  This is in no way a message of depression or trying to gain your support and proverbial presence in my life. 

Steve Awtrey asked me today how I was doing with not being in college.......and I quote "because I remember that first year after college being the most lonely time in my life".  He was right.  It is.

Odd Isn't it

I've been noticing something lately and I just thought I would share.

It seems to me that there are a large number of people that believe that getting married is just as inevitable as getting a job or getting involved in church.  It has been a very long time since I met a college student that doesn't think that getting married is some sort of right that they have, and will for sure happen in the next 1-10 years.  It's what we were meant to do in life.  It ranks up there with eating and sleeping.  Everyone seems to say that it is one of the things that they PLAN to do in their lifetime.  It's not one of the things that they hope God blesses them with. 

I propose a new strategy.  Maybe if we just decided that we were going to live for God and let him bless us with that, we might be more content if we don't get it.

The scripture that is never quoted in Christianity today is from 1 Corinthians 7.  Paul indicates that he is unmarried and in reference to widows and the unmarried he says that "it is good for them to remain unmarried".  So if this is true, why do we constantly push to be married.  Society helps, but we Christians are set apart to live a different life. 

I wish I knew the answer to this question.  These are just my thoughts.

St. Louis, MO

People who work for a living have boring lives.  They go to work, and then come home again only to find a house that left that morning the exact same way.  There is never people coming over.  There is just a boring existence.  I don't know how they stand it.  I do however realize how christians fall into a mode of not wanting to do anything and just sit around and relax when they get off work.

I'm sitting in a cool coffee shop called Saint Charles Coffe Shop that has comfy couches and a piano constantly going.  It is very relaxing.  The kind of place you would want to bring a girl.  Wouldn't that be nice.