Living for something bigger!

"If you haven't discovered something that is worth dying for, you haven't found anything worth living for." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As a believer & follower of Christ there are two things that I want to be committed to. Two things that grab my attention and heart like nothing else.

'Listen' and 'Go!'

When I listen, I am in tune with God! I hear the cry of God in my life speaking to me and calling out to me. Through hearing, when I hear God, everything should change. Nothing should be the same in my life. He's leading me somewhere, directing my life a certain way.

Therefore my response should be to 'GO!'

When i go, my faith and life is in action, there is movement and I am being challenged. I know there is risk when I go and am being called by God but that's what I choose to live for. Through challenges and risk I plan on growing spiritually and becoming stronger in my faith.

I choose to live for God and am willing to die for Him!

My tomorrow will not be like today; movement and passion will drive me for God desires!

Are you sure you know what you want?

For the last month or so I've been teasing Janae & her friend about our 'Boxer' that supposedly lives in our back yard. Janae's friend always asks me about our 'boxer' and how it's doing. I think I joke about it because i really want one as a pet.

So yesterday Janea and I went into the backyard to clean up and the first thing she asked me was about our 'Boxer.' She wondered where it went and if it was coming back?

On our way home from the beach she was sitting in the back seat and kept saying "I want a Boxer." "I want a boxer, can i get a boxer?" Amy asked if she knew what a boxer was? Janae quickly responded "YES!" So i asked her, "What is a boxer?" "I don't know!" Janae answered.

After we laughed, I started thinking about it; how often do i really do the same thing? How many times are there things I think i want but really have no clue what it is or why I want it?

In life, going through our every day routine, looking at the various requests we make or things we want; do we really know what it is we want? Are we sure what the requirements are once we have what we wanted or had to have?

What is that 'Boxer' in your life you want?

A different OOPS!!!

So tonight after High School group we had our 'Scary Movie Drive-In'. It's where we all cruise outside, pull out blankets, pass the popcorn & watch a movie.
So I went to the store earlier that day to purchase some goodies. Candy, popcorn, mallows & choclate for hot coco. Well I made a booboo. Yeah I messed up again & had another oops moment;
Instead of buying 'Choclate Mix' for coco I bought baking coco powder. BIG difference!!!
I didn't realize til a leader came up laughing telling me what I did. Then all of a sudden the moans & disgusted sounds made sense, they made their drinks & almost barfed drinking coco powder! OOPS!
Yeah, better think again before sending me to the store.
Sorry guys, intentions were there.

How much is too much?

So Saturday I worked a shift @ Pac Sun in the mall. I was pretty much greeter & sales person all morningn which placed me in the front of the store the whole time.
Well I noticed this girl working the 'Stand' right outside our store. Dude, she had her face all up in the mirror at her stand checking herself out, doing make-up, checking & adding more make-up. Seriously, she did that for about 20 minutes. Finally she pulled away BUT apparently she wasn't ready.
Two stands over was for your hair, SO she made that trip and played with her hair for another 10 minutes. GEESH!
When is enough, enough? How much is too much?
So I guess customers didn't really matter until she was completly ready. I just hope she was satisfied how she looked.

Oooopppps!

So today i was getting a lesson on working our projector for a youth event this Sunday night; it was being filmed so we can instruction footage for the future.

During the filming I felt this sudden urge, didn't want to fight it so I let it out! A big, loud, long 'BURP!' It felt real good and we all got a laugh out of it.

Well we were unaware that down the church halls, there was a woman's meeting taking place. Oops. When that meeting finished they ALL walked out asking...

"So who was that?" "Which one of you guys is responsible for that burp?" "Who burped because i gave it a 10?" We kind of all laughed until they started saying it interrupted they're closing prayer; double oops!

Let's hope no one says anything about it!!!

Postage Stamp

"Consider the postage stamp; it's usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."

Various 'Goals' in my life have been on my mind all morning, my personal challenge is that my goals and visions for my life, family & ministry would be like a postage stamp! I would write them out, present to people to keep me accountable & possibly partner with me to reach them and lastly stick to the plan until we achieve each one.

It's so easy to get distracted and move towards another idea or goal, but nothing will ever take place or nothing will ever be achieved if i continue to be distracted like that.

Let us all stick to our plans until we arrive to our desired destinations.

Postage Stamp

Picture Frames

As i was studying, i leaned back in my chair & noticed pictures of my girls; my sweet baby girls and instantly I was covered in smiles. As I looked at them and remembered where I took those certain pictures, memories raced through my head. Since they were memories of my girls, great memories flooded my mind but then a question popped into my thinking;

'What kind of memories with my relationship with God make me smile like that?'

OUCH!

Can i easily lean back & think of my relationship with my creator & smile like i did looking at my girls? Can God look at our memories together & smile at what we've done together?

Although this is quite challenging, makes me really examine my relationship and strive more to create those fun, loving experiences with God.

Be Challenged!