Cinco de Mayo

Happy Birthday Mexico! and Phillip!

What a great day its been today. I have probably had one of the greatest days in a long time today, thanks to my great friend Phillip, today was his birthday so we went and played a round of golf and then played some tennis. I also got to have dinner with him and Anita and their lovely daughters. Its been great.

Well I hope everyone elses day has been great also, I am quite tired and have a vicious farmers tan.

muchos contento.

Opportunities

What a great day. sunny 86 degrees and I am quite possibly tuckered out from playing one of the most futile games of tennis with Adam in a long time. Im quite sure my skill level has most likely dropped since playing out there with him.

On the upside I am looking forward to moving in with Adam and Ben, I think it would be excellent to have some Christians guys like them to keep me accountable and all around just keep me in line. Its been stressful moving back to Charlotte and although it has been nice to be able to be back with my family I did feel like it was a bit of a step backwards moving back in with my parents. So I am quite excited about living with these guys both of them have already been such a great impact in my life through our small group. And Im really excited to see how my relationship with Christ will grow with being surrounded by these great guys and these new opportunities put in front of me.

waiting...

so Im sitting here waiting for Jennica to phone me back and was reading through blogs when I thought to myself, maybe I should start posting in my own site again. so here I am.

So whats new for me?

non-good things.

Im stressed with finals and school and Degree programs and transfer options and of course the Squadron has to put pressure on me about a new tracking program to follow all the training requirements needed to deploy and recur to stay current in the Squadron.
and I have a test in Mythology class tomorrow morning that I'm not so keen on.

good things.

Jennica continues to be a great support in my life in challenging me when it comes to my shortcomings and issues that I have in my heart.
Phillip McCart has re-instilled a passion I once had for tennis in me. I now feel the urge to play the game with whomever will put up with me.
Elevation is continuing to blow my mind and challenge me to continually grow closer to Christ.

and that is that.

"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." - Winston Churchill

“I am doing a great work, and cannot come down!”

“The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon.” Nehemiah 4 : 17

For weeks now Ive been struggling with my convictions, my heart, and my identity in Christ. Sadly I see now being a Christian most certainly does not mean I will have it all together…in fact as I read my bible it seems that God allows extreme hardship in the face of His people, and in a bizarre way He seems to always call the most unlikely people to do His Work . I have been reading in my bible most recently on Nehemiah and this guy had quite a calling on his life. And yet Ive learned from his story that this guy did not pray little quaint prayers, I mean he prayed to bring the wrath down on his enemies, he was bold, and when the surrounding big shot governors wanted to have a meeting with him, he blew them off saying that what he was doing right now was way too important. Wow. It seems like although in the short time I have been a Christian I must maintain my fire for Him…Ive got to keep one hand on the “great work” and the other hand has got to be grasping a sword..spiritually speaking. From my perspective, I see a lot of people allow their failures and even just straight lies from Satan to beat them down spiritually, and allow a distance to form between them and Christ…I cannot go down that road…I wont go down that road! I may be screwed up as a person…riddled with sin and failure, but through Jesus I am a born again Christian! I live in His light! I wont let my past allow me to bring me down, I must keep my eyes on Him, the thought of losing Christ nauseates me. I live in the freedom of Christ, and nothing is better. When Nehemiahs enemies attacked him, when they tried to trap and kill him. He responded by continuing the good work and arming himself. And that’s what must be done, I will continue marching to Christ, pursuing His Calling in my life, and reading his word, to strengthen me spiritually. No matter the uncertainty or the spiritual battles with Satan, I may sin, and I may fall, but I will never give Satan an inch of my heart or allow him to rule me with his lies. After all... I live in the victory of Christ.

“Don’t be afraid of the enemy!! Remember the LORD! Who is great and glorious! And fight for your brothers! Your daughters! Your wives! And your homes!” -Nehemiah

“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” - Winston Churchill