I guess for those of you are interested might enjoy an update on my life every once and a while. So here's a quick look at what I have been going through.
Last April I graduated college. It was very weird experience. I still don't feel like anything happened. I know I have graduated but it still doesn't feel like it. I have my diploma but at the same time, I don't feel like the 4 four years of college actually took 4 years.
July 9th I started at a church as the youth pastor there. that only lasted 6 weeks and in the end of August I was fired, so I moved back home. It was kind of tough but I'm learning from the experience. Being at home is kinda humilating, and not having a job kind of puts me in limbo.
So that leaves me living at home. I have started subbing in the local Intermediate School District. It is a very humbling experience, some of the kids that I am working with have real issues, but when you hang out with them you can see that despite all the other stuff that they have going on in their lives, they are beautiful people. I worked with a girl in a wheelchair who really couldn't do much of anything, but she had maybe the most beautiful smile. I learned from working with her just what it meant to love and to see how blessed i really am.
I guess God is teaching me who He is. He is showing me that he is in control and that I need to get my act together. I have been listening to Erwin McManus. Mosaic Earlier this year he did a series called Chasing Daylight (titled after his book with the same name) and it really challenged me. It was based around this concept: "If our birth is like the sunrise and our death is like sunset, then all we are doing is chasing daylight." It was a very interesing concept to me I guess.
Since i was let go by that church, I have kind of been in a state of lets wait for God to move in my life. Maybe just maybe I have been thinking, I need to move and God will reward my boldness. What do I have to lose if I follow God and trust in his plan. I keep thinking things like "What good am I doing if i'm just sitting back?" "How can I be used?"
That's what i'm doing and where I am at. Thanks for looking into my life.
Blessings on your house! the Legend
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dude...i've been in that waiting and seeing area for most of the summer and even the last part of the school year. it is a hard place to be in, but God's faithful and will reward you for your time in this place in life. remember to always keep your head up even when things get you down...i know how hard that is. i know God is going to use you bro...i know he's going to use me...we just need to remember to let go of our ideals and plans and let Him use us and guide us in His time...peace.
ISn't it amazing working with kids? A huge challenge, but it's a hugely fulfilling feeling when you see one smile, or one sign of progress...
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