Injustices can rule no more.

Sometimes it's hard to believe that people consider me a "such a good person". Perhaps because I know my flaws and bad habits. But I want to change them. I want to change my attitude. I want to change my language and my thoughts and I want to stop trying to be like everyone else and I want to stop trying to be cool. And the only way to even do all of that is to put myself out of the matter and put God in it. I know that sounds extreme or crazy, but what is it going to take to change this world? It has to take us and our choices. I won't even lie. The other night at work, when it was just one other coworker and I cleaning and the store was empty, I asked her if she was ever mad- not necessarily at God, but at the injustices in this world, and I asked her if she just ever stopped and asked "Why, God?" Because this has been my thought for the past few weeks. Why. Why are people born into poverty or crappy family situations or without a father to stick around. Why does injustice rule, and why are people in the earth crying out, fearing that no one can hear them?

But I think God hears it. Not think- I know God hears the cry of his loved ones, and he repeats over and over again in the Bible that he WILL bring justice to the earth. 

But when? When will justice come fourth? When are those girls in the Philippines going to be taken away from Sex Trafficking? When is my church going to grow? When are we going to get more young people who care about God and prayer in my church body? I want to seek out those people who burn with a passion to reach out because partnering with them is what's going to impact a nation, a city, a person. 

But the Nights can't hide the days

In these challenging days, the importance of remaining close to God cannot be stressed enough.

Life is an Adventure

Dear readers,

Have you ever thought that things could be better? Or correction- felt like things could be better? Have you ever felt like you weren't living life to the fullest when you could be, or felt like there's just so much more out there to achieve, and you want to change yourself to reach it? We live in a big, big world full of big things and sitting in Murfreesboro doesn't necessarily satisfy me, as much as I dearly love it and will have to do it for the next year. Going on a bike riding adventure doesn't satisfy it, either. 

In simpler terms, I want to live an adventure, with God. Life with God and sweet friends is an adventure, but I feel like it could be so much more, like living an adventure with God and awesome friends traveling around the world preaching the gospel, seeing people get saved and traveling around the world being in a worship band. THAT, my dear friends, would indeed be an adventure. And while most of us see a master's degree or a military family or a doctor's office ahead of us, I see a stage full of prophetic musicians and ministers, and the faces of many devastated people in the world ahead of me. People who are starving for hope and hungry for a God that greatly desires them- that is who I see ahead of me. And my greatest desire is to reach them, whatever sacrifices I have to make in this life to be with them.

I don't even know how this dream is possible to achieve, but it's in me for a reason, And I'd be honored to fulfill that, whatever it takes.

An adventure Is ahead of me. So here's to surviving the Here and Now.

Tonight at the Experience was simple, but very well needed. A night to finally connect with some uplifting friends from around town and to lift up the name of Jesus.
To be honest with you, readers, sometimes I grow weary of the way things are. Lately I've been finding myself getting tired of my youth group and how everyone seems bored and non-motivated. No filter. It's like everyone wants to go do their own thing and they may want God, but it seems that they're too wrapped up in trying to look cool to be concerned about growing in the word or even answering questions. It makes me want to get up and leave most of the time. But I will say that it's one of the most refreshing things being with God and connecting with young people who are hungry for more of Jesus and who have a great desire for him. I never thought I would see the day where I'd find more passionate God-seekers in my school than in my youth group, but it has happened. It's both a blessing and a sad thing.