I’m Not Going to Make It

If you keep winning then you aren’t tying hard enough;
you aren’t maxing out if you never lose.
But what about when you always lose? When is it time to hang up the cleats?
How much is enough?
How long do you lose until you lower your standards and give up on what you thought was your dream?

Proverbs 24:16
for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.

Are you righteous or are you wicked?

Luke 8:24-25
The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

Is going to Jesus in times of trouble equivalent to having faith? Apparently not. Don’t you know he can handle life with his eyes closed?

Keep getting up. Where is your faith?

Wild Goose Chase: Chapter 4 Cliff Notes

• We lose perspective when we lose sight of the promises of God.
• The smartest people in the world are those who know how much they don’t know.
• The more faith you have the fewer assumptions you’ll make
• The best I can do isn’t good enough.

Jesus, I pray that all the assumptions I’ve made about you and your power, assumptions consciously and subconsciously made, are proven wrong by you. I don’t want to rely on anything but you. I don’t want to go at anything without you. I don’t want to think I don’t need you. I am a prideful man with little doubt in my own abilities. You’d think I would have learned by now…I’m a stupid person. But you are good. And you can use me. Help me break free from all that holds me back; from the sin, from the pride and self righteousness, and from assumption I make on what you can and cannot do, on what you will and won’t do. I recognize over and over that you are God and you are so good. I trust you. Help me live by faith in you and not on my own understanding. I pray I am never content with my personal best because I know what you have for me is immeasurably more than all I could ask or imagine. I love you. Amen.

I’m So Versatile, Baby

Ok so it’s weird. Whatever. All the cool kids were doing this so I had to try. Theses were some of the better ones. Starting in 1986, my birth year, and going all the way back to 1960. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a product of the 80’s. But I really do love the age I live in with technology and “emerging churches”. God knew what he was doing when he allowed me to be born in the year of Top Gun, only the best movie ever. But I wish GQ would bring some of these fashions back. I look awesome. Check yo’self out at yearbookyourself.com.

I’m So Better Than That Guy

I couldn’t believe the people that gave God a shout as #1 in their life today in class.
First I was mad.
Those people aren’t good enough to call God their #1.
Then I realized I’m not good enough to call God my #1.
It’s time to quit fronting.
It’s time to love Jesus with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, and all my strength.
It’s time to love God and to love others.
Ouch, but thank you, Jesus.

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Somebody calls you and asks you to pray, you do.

Beating a dead horse but maybe still somehow I can get to this. There’s always next year.

By way of Mark Batterson, Erwin McManus challenged me more than ever to be myself. (My dad actually challenged me in this too the other day. He’s the man. Wish I could link to him somewhere…)

So you think you need God, do ya?

I like this 1) because I have worked in a hotel. 2) because even as a volunteer/member of NewSpring Church I want to know more and more how to be a man that does his part on making visitors feel welcome and I want to do what I can and what I am responsible to do to make sure the visitors that don’t know Christ feel welcome enough to come back until and/or after when they meet Jesus.

What do you do with a free 20 minutes? I wonder if your as cool as my friend.