The New Batman

Last night I went to go see the new batman movie....oh it was supurb! I was blown away of the quality that film brought to the house. Action, suspense, a little drama, and it left you wanting so much more without being let down.....the only thing I am sad about is the the fact that we won't have this super awesome Joker anymore....no this is not a spoiler...but we all know that Heath Ledger is no longer with us.

And this got me thinking a little....
His lasting memory for people is this Joker character, and his others, but this one is going to be know as his last...the final influence in the industry of film...and it saddens me, because he was so great, and he could have been better and better over time...

My youngest son, Mikah, just turned 1 yrs old., he is going to have his whole life ahead of him to live, learn, love, and hopefully to share Jesus.

What do I do with my life?.....do I make every opprotunity I can to be Jesus to others?

Back to Work

Ok, so I have been back to my 9-5 job for 3 days now, and so far it is nice. See I was deployed for six months and being away that long makes u appreciate what you had/have....

But, it is nice to be back, and I really enjoy my job. It is times like this where I need to realize and ingrain it in my memory this moment. Because we all know that there will come a point where I will not like my job. So, this memory will serve good in those times.

This is a truth no matter what I do. Even with working with Youth. It can be really discouraging, but when you know that God has a call on your life to do this, and you keep that in your heart, it makes times like that much more easier.

Finally..my first dent...

So..I did it...my first dent in my car...bumped intot the trailer hitch
of the guy in front of me...dang....well I guess we all can't be
perfect...ha ha ha......it makes me feel like the fold of people...

Compassion

So I am, driving in the city and I need to stop and strech my legs,
cause im just a country boy..but
I am at the end of the off ramp and there is a women or young lady could
be in her 20s...but she is standing there holding a sign that reads
'Hungry...broke...starving'
Now this is not the first time I have seen a person like this....but for
some reason this one hits me in thw heart....
Now I have no cash, cause I beleieve in the debit card, except for 2
dollars that I know is in my wallet...and I struggle with the idea of
giving this two her...
I argue with myself.back and forth on reasons why I should and shoudnt
give....then the light that I was at turns green....and I drive by.....
Y was it so hard?......and I am a leader of youth..yet I failed today in
being christ to someone.....
'Lord that u for ur almighty compassion, thabk u for grace that above
all things. Forgive me for not following u on this test, and help me
when the next one comes. Amen'

Sitting and Waiting...

So, I have been stuggling with a waiting thing. I have a friend who was told by the Lord to move to a location and wait there. He has been waiting obediently for sometime now.

But, recently it seems that he is really stuggling with the fact that he doesn't know what to do with himself. He doesn't have time to complete day to day stuff, he has some trouble with commiting.

I was talking with him the other day about this, and I said to him
'maybe God is waiting for you to move first.'

He didn't agree with my statement. He is a awesome follower of Christ, and he listen intenty to our Saviors voice, and will not make a move until he hears from the Lord.

So this got me to thinking.....
Can we just sit and wait for His voice?

It was totally God, but this last Sunday, our Pastor spoke about this from Isaiah 53...and to some up it he said 'that we need to go out and make the first move sometime, that God wants us to get out and do more then just worship the way we worship'
which was to say that going out and being apart of the community is worship. That we can't just sit back and wait for God to come, that we have to sometimes engage first.

Then yesterday, I saw a video short on a teaching by Erwin Mcmanus
, pastor of the Mosaic Church in So. Cal
And Pastor Mcmanus says the same thing that has been tugging at my heart witht his issue....that sometimes we can't wait for the Lord to tell us, that we need to advance and continue.

Then I remembered a story that Jesus taught, one of a Master giving his 3 servants there reward and letting them go out to the world and make something of it. Time goes by, and the 3 come back and show what they have done. In a nut shell, 2 of them go out and do something with what has been given to them, and double/triple the amount.
But, the 1, buried it. And nothing happened to it...it was the same amount when he returned to his master.

So what now? Do I bring this up with my friend again? or do I sit back and wait for the right time?

I think that we are called to action. That there are times to wait upon the Lord, but there are time to act out first cause' if we never do would Goliath ever gotten slain? Would the walls of Jerico still be up today? Would the people of Israel still be enslaved in Egypt?....