Mentor

I'm surfing with the dude I'm mentoring today. I need prayer that I will be able to have a good fellowship and that I will be able to guide him through his first steps walking with Christ. It's hard to think of myself as someone who has wisdom to impart, but I've been praying about it and I feel ok. This is going to be our first little session, we're gonna surf then go over Acts 5, the story of Ananias and Sapphira. Stoked!

Bible Time

I'm coming clean right now. I haven't legitimately read my Bible in about a week, other than the Sermon on the Mount. It has been getting more and more difficult for me to find the time to crack it open, so I decided that on my lunch breaks at work I will read my Bible instead of watching TV. Woohoo! I just need the urge to continue so I stay on the path for this thing! I'm starting tonight in Acts.

Troubles

Hey guys, I have a little confession/prayer request for this week.

So I'm in an Introduction to Business class at my college, and it is really fun but the problem is who I sit next to. On our first day I sat between two girls, one was super quiet and the other seemed really interested in me. For some reason I felt like God was pulling me away from the girl next to me, so I was planning on changing seats the next class session, but she had already moved so that was an answered prayer. However, the girl I sit next to now is a lot different than me. She is very pessimistic, angry, and I feel like she is just lost. I haven't mentioned to her that I am a Christian in the past month and a half and I'm sure she has no idea. I am not sure how to adjust this situation..

One thing I know is that we have become pretty good friends, so this might be a good opportunity for me to witness. I just need the courage to find the time to acknowledge my faith so she knows. I can feel myself getting pulled down when I'm in class with her. I really just need prayer in this situation. Her name is Kira. Just pray that her heart would be softened and that she would see me as a light in the classroom.

This Weeks Fast-No Television

So I decided that this week I would not watch any television or movies at all, for a week. It's the first day and I have discovered something really interesting about myself. I come home today after recording my buddys band and I sit down on the couch ready to turn on the TV to drown me out into a daze, then I stop myself. Why do I go directly to the TV? Why not directly to my Bible? Or directly to prayer? I realize that some of the reasons I watch TV shows like Friends, The Office, and so on is because I feel like I can relate to the characters on the show. Somehow I feel that I gain something from zoning out and just watching these plot lines carry out. This is a huge fallacy.

It is SO easy to immerse ourselves into these mindless acts like drowning out or lives with TV, or just putting on headphones and blasting music. Why do we choose to drown out these sad/frustrated/angry feelings? Why don't we step up and confront them? Does it help us to just sit there and unwind in front of the TV? We can gain so much more from delving into the Bible! So that is what I am doing.

I feel like today I cracked open a door that will lead me to great things. Spending free time reading the Bible, praying, reading theology, and just pondering God's glory will bring us so much more satisfaction.  Now, I am not shunning away television or movies for good. I just need to take this week to step back and assess the way I am spending my time. I can't believe how hard it was to pull myself away from that TV.

Busy-Ness As Usual

As I sit in by the office of 'Smogs Only' waiting for my car to be serviced I have a little time to reflect on the past week. This has been hands down the busiest week of my life thus far. I have had little to no time for even sleep, let alone homework and studying God's word.
I find that it is difficult to just 'jump into' reading the Bible in my spare few minutes, so I have been improvising: listening to KWVE, worship music etc.
Becuase I have been so non-stop, I need those little moments to reflect on my thoughts. This is where prayer comes in. My, what a revelation. Just taking the time to close my eyes and call upon the Lord has given me such peace.
So even if we don't have the time to dive into the Word, go straight to the Big Man himself. You can learn a lot by just listening in prayer.