New Schedule...yet again...

So, the wonders of my job never cease...

I'm in Texas at the moment (Houston to be exact), and tomorrow night I'll be in Cheyenne, Wyoming (yes, I said Wyoming). I'll then fly back here to Houston on Saturday, only to do it all over again next Monday, and then once more the Monday after that. It's alot of travel, but I hope not as stressfull as it sounds. On the bright side this is all for work training and it's only going to last 3 weeks, and that means I'll be back in Chi-town to see my boys in action at The Well. I continue to have second thoughts about my job...and my future. I've come to love Chicago so much, well, ok - more to the point, I've come to love the people there so much...I hate leaving. Not to say that I'm completely miserable, I am driving a Dodge Charger and I got to see Donovan, both of which are awesome. Overall, these 3 weeks come at a good time, I suppose. There are some things that I could use a few weeks of relative silence to try and hear God on...

There are some things that I could really use a "voice from heaven" on...although, I've come to the point where I'd "settle" for God to just stir up a passion. How do you hear from God on stuff that you know you have a bias on. Any sort of feeling/sign that supports your desire/opinion then "it's from God"; anything that doesn't support it is just your mind playing games...So, God, I wait for you...

Have you ever felt like you're waiting on something that seems like it'll never happen...but you still have hope? Where does that hope come from? Is it vanity? Is it God? Do we hold on, or let go? How does faith come into play?

Hope to hope,
Dare to hope,
Hope to love,
Selfish love?

No, not anymore.
Maybe then,
Maybe now,
But not now,
Not anymore.

Now, Love to love,
Nothing more.
Expect nothing,
Ask nothing,
Give everything.
Just love.

Love hopes,
Love endures,
Love bears all.
(and leaves the rest to God)
Do you?
Do I?
Can we?
We'll see...

Love to love,
Nothing more.
Expect nothing,
Ask nothing,
Give everything.
Just love.

Well, what's the next step? Who knows...but for now, it's late and I'm going to sleep.

Lucky Formula

Check this out...an interesting article from BBC about luck.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3335275.stm

Here are the four main tips on becoming "lucky" from this article:

" - Listen to your gut instincts - they are normally right

- Be open to new experiences and breaking your normal routine

- Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well

- Visualise yourself being lucky before an important meeting or telephone call. Luck is very often a self-fulfilling prophecy"

Oddly (i.e. conveinently) enough, the professor that did this study is named Wiseman...hmmm...don't know how much this stuff really works, but it's worth a try I suppose. His main point is that "lucky people" are less anxious than "unlucky people" and so they see what is there (i.e. new opportunities and such) as opposed to what they're looking for - an interesting distinction.

Last thought...according to this article, christians should be some of the luckiest people of all - that is, IF we're following what Jesus says in Mt 6: 25-34.

Flip out like a Ninja

Ok...so this is hilarious: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2513699352936140535&q=7+seconds+of+love+%2B+ninja

this is a video from a band called "7 seconds of love"...i hope this brings as much joy to you as it did to me =)

...as a side note, coke used this in one of thier commercials w/o permission of the band (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6289933.stm - story by bbc). The funny thing is that as much as it would suck to have someone steal your work, this is probably the best thing to ever happen to this band. lol.

Decisions

So yesterday Steve gave a really great message – I’ll put the podcast link up when it’s posted. The message was about making decisions, and about not letting those crucial moments pass you by because you were too afraid to take a chance and act. This really spoke to me as I’m sure it does to many who are at a similar point in life as I am…recently out of college, and presented with, literally, a world-full of opportunities…I think we all know that we must make these important decisions, but the fear of not knowing what to do can be fairly paralyzing. So, what to do…? The simple answer is: I don’t know. I’ve only recently become OK with saying this…although, once you do, it’s kind of freeing. What’s next? I have absolutely, positively, NO idea....But whatever it is, I pray that God will guide me…for now, at least, I’m going to take a soldier’s approach to life – I may not know when the next mission will come, but I must do my best to be ready to go when called...to act when action is required. I must not wait, hesitate, procrastinate, or abdicate my call when called upon. To do so would not be honorable or faithful.

God spoke to me yesterday and basically told me that thus far I’ve been sprinting, and walking through this life of faith…but what He’s going to be teaching me over the next few months is how to run at a steady pace. I think that the ability to do this only comes with maturity…and maturity comes through wisdom…and wisdom comes by the word of God and by walking with/observing Christ – he is, after all, not only the only way, but our first and best example of how to “walk” the path before us.

My my, my child
My how the world is laid before you
Mine, you are mine, and oh, how I love you

My my, my God
How will I know what to do?
Teach me, lead me, tell me the way to choose

My my, my child
My how you’ve grown in the ways that I’ve shown
But the knowing is in the showing – Truth found only in growing

My my, my God
My peace and patience have worn me thin
All I feel is frustration and doubt creeping in

My my, my child
My faith and grace are ever faithful
And by my own hands I have made you and remake you

My my, my God
Please forgive my asking and re-asking
But hold me, keep me, lead me in the way everlasting

My my, my child
I chose you and choose you, loved you and love you still
I always have and always will
Trust in me and in the path for you I call
For I will teach you to be ready, and will bring you through it all.