Derek Levendusky (a speaker and musician) tells a story of a time when he was traveling between two events. He was exhausted, so he prayed, “God, use me, in spite of me.” Immediately he sensed God reply, “Since when have I used you BECAUSE of you?”
It’s so true, isn’t it?
Have you ever had one of those days where absolutely everything seemed to go well? I just had one of those, and let me tell you, it was incredible.
I was at my apartment on Saturday night looking at a booklet about grace. My fourteen year old neighbor came over to visit. He saw the pamphlet on the table, picked it up, and began to read. That night, he asked me two big questions. One was, “What is grace?” The second one was, “What [...]
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As my body slowly slips into exhaustion, I realize what I have gotten myself into. I have for a long time wanted to do an exercise program called P90X. It’s a very intense and extreme program that takes determination and dedication to go all the way through. When I think about how it’s taken me so long to finally start and do the program, it reminds me of my friend Michael.
I had forgotten how things worked here. And by that I mean I had forgotten how long it can take to get even the simplest task accomplished — and how many people it can take to get it accomplished!
I’m so busy now with all my new friends. They are everywhere all the time! I know everyone; I can’t even walk down the street without hearing someone shout“ENOCH”! God really has opened the doors these last few weeks.
You may have guessed it by the subject – Yes, it happened again. Because of our distance from campus (30-40min walk), and just because I love riding bike, I asked the Lord and felt Him give me the go ahead to buy a bike last week. It was a slick blue “GINT” (as opposed to [...]
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And thats not all, friends. After we were done, me and Xena met two friends that we’ve been in contact with over the last couple weeks. Not only did we get to effect the atmosphere of our campus with prayer and worship, we also made some new friends! God is good!
We are going to be, the transformed by grace, people who run with their God to light their world up with the 10 million candle power flashlight. We are all his kids. He is so proud of what we do, even when we are messing songs up, or forgetting to read our bibles. He’s always there.
After praying, Peter straightened up and lifted his head revealing a pair of watery eyes. I know God touched Peter’s heart that night. No matter where he was prior, I feel like Peter is turning in a fresh way towards God and his heart is hungering for a deeper relationship with Jesus.
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