How whenever you feel like you are getting ahead in life, something is there to rip you back to reality. For example, yesterday I get off work from the hotel, drive back to school pick up a check to be deposited into my bank account (a very large check), so I deposit the check, and as I am driving back to school I get into a car accident.
Its my fault. So, luckily the other vehicle wasnt damaged, but mine was - cosmetic, but expensive. So I had gone from this high of feeling that I was beginning to get ahead financialy, I turn a corner and WHAM! That entire check is now easily gone. We will see though. I have been praying that it will all work out and have minor expenses. We will see.
I guess the positive thing is that I realized that my priorities have been in the wrong place, and that my relationship with God has been suffering as of late. With everything that has been happening with the end of the school year, starting this new job, moving dorms for the summer and just transitioning to a new schedule and adjusting to the summer changes my devotional life has gone by the wayside. And somehow God is using this to help me evaluate myself and priorities and whatnot.
We will see. As of right now I am just praying that everything works out for the best and that I can get this situation behind ASAP.
-Alex
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Until now...
I never really was one of those people who was all anti-war, nor am I. Because I know that there is a lot that goes into a war that the general public doesnt know about, nor do I pretend to understand it all. In fact I would even say that I support President Bush as he is having to make some very tough decisions in a country and government that is so sharply divided.
I never really stopped to think about how the War on Terror and the War in Iraq really effected the civillian nationals. Do not get me wrong, I am not ignorant. I read the news about 7 times a day, but I guess I didnt realize how bad it really was. Then today I was reading on abcnews.com that 1 in 8 Iraqi children die before they reach the age of 5!
A lot of this has to do with the war - but a large part is due to the hell that Saddam Hussein put his people through. The country is utter and complete chaos. The people suffering the most though, are children.
I guess in a way its discouraging to see day after day the reports of the car bombings that happen every single day, or the air raids in Afghanistan , the suicide killings for the name of Allah - - I have to hope and pray that we are doing good over there and more damage. That means that I have to trust our government, but even more so God.
Because He is the Almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth. There is no way that I can know His plans. It is just hard at times - especially when you see a picture like this:
I never really stopped to think about how the War on Terror and the War in Iraq really effected the civillian nationals. Do not get me wrong, I am not ignorant. I read the news about 7 times a day, but I guess I didnt realize how bad it really was. Then today I was reading on abcnews.com that 1 in 8 Iraqi children die before they reach the age of 5!
A lot of this has to do with the war - but a large part is due to the hell that Saddam Hussein put his people through. The country is utter and complete chaos. The people suffering the most though, are children.
I guess in a way its discouraging to see day after day the reports of the car bombings that happen every single day, or the air raids in Afghanistan , the suicide killings for the name of Allah - - I have to hope and pray that we are doing good over there and more damage. That means that I have to trust our government, but even more so God.
Because He is the Almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth. There is no way that I can know His plans. It is just hard at times - especially when you see a picture like this:
Monday, May 7, 2007
Its here
Well this is it. The last day of classes. One more class and then I am done.
With the exceptions of finals. I only have to take 4 this semester, which is a blessing!
This past weekend was busy and it pushed me a lot, but it was good overall. Friday I didnt get home from work until 4 am! Then I worked Saturday, which was the bussiest day at the hotel in the past 10 years. It was mad crazy, I worked a party by myself which went well. And then ended another late night at 3am.
Sunday was good. Church was amazing. I love Parker Hill, the messages are amazing and the people are great too. I feel like I am learning real applicable truths there, and our small groups Sunday evenings have been really stretching as we explored what it meant to be "spiritual" and we worked through the book "Messy Spirituality", while we did not agree on all points in the book, which is ok, it truly is a book that helps you to evaluate what you consider spiritual.
I think often we all strive for this holier than thou spirituality that was displayed by one of our heroes of the faith, without realizing that we are all different, unique and special in the eyes of God. That we are all, on some level spiritual. Often how we classify those that are "spiritual" is not biblically accurate.
I have been really thankful for that Parker Hill/BBC small group and I am excited for the "eclectic" group we have, as Julie puts it. I think we were all able to connect on a level that we probably wouldnt have otherwise.
Well this needs to be cut off, more to come later about church Sunday!
Alex
With the exceptions of finals. I only have to take 4 this semester, which is a blessing!
This past weekend was busy and it pushed me a lot, but it was good overall. Friday I didnt get home from work until 4 am! Then I worked Saturday, which was the bussiest day at the hotel in the past 10 years. It was mad crazy, I worked a party by myself which went well. And then ended another late night at 3am.
Sunday was good. Church was amazing. I love Parker Hill, the messages are amazing and the people are great too. I feel like I am learning real applicable truths there, and our small groups Sunday evenings have been really stretching as we explored what it meant to be "spiritual" and we worked through the book "Messy Spirituality", while we did not agree on all points in the book, which is ok, it truly is a book that helps you to evaluate what you consider spiritual.
I think often we all strive for this holier than thou spirituality that was displayed by one of our heroes of the faith, without realizing that we are all different, unique and special in the eyes of God. That we are all, on some level spiritual. Often how we classify those that are "spiritual" is not biblically accurate.
I have been really thankful for that Parker Hill/BBC small group and I am excited for the "eclectic" group we have, as Julie puts it. I think we were all able to connect on a level that we probably wouldnt have otherwise.
Well this needs to be cut off, more to come later about church Sunday!
Alex
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
The first of that lasts....
Its crazy to think about it, that is the last week of classes for my freshman year of college. It has begun though, the first of the lasts (for this year anyways).
Monday was the last President's Chapel.
Today was the last Defending the Faith class.
Thursday is the last New Test. Survey and Building a Biblical Lifestyle class.
Last small group.
Last week with the seniors living in the dorm.
Well you get the picture.
It is just amazing to see where God has brought in thist past year. That a year ago I was on prom court and we were all going to our senior prom, and then graduation with all the parties that entails. Going to Brazil and all the preperation that took. And now to be sitting in my dorm, looking around at the mess of a half packed room that is chaotic and dirty and somehow has to be spotless within a week.
To be thinking that I have been living with a group of guys for the past 2 semesters, and it seems like I have always been at BBC and have always lived with these people because we are that tight.
Then I just have to reflect on where I am now, spiritually. I think back to all the things I have gone through in the past year, in the past 5, my whole life and I know that God has a purpose for my life. Because without all the things that have happened to me and I have experienced, I would not be the person I am today, doing the things I am doing today. God has used every situation in my life for either the positive or negative. There is no middle ground, God has a plan for it all.
I see that in my job at Nichols Village with the people I come into contact with there. That God has placed me there for a reason ,and I love the people that I work with. More than just on a co-worker level. I am actually involved and apart of these people's lvies and that is extraordinary. I look at my position as an RA for my next years in this dorm. And I can only imagine what God will teach me through that - - after knowing how my RA's have impacted my life.
I guess what I am saying is that it has been amazing to search for God. Not in a salvation context, because I know the Lord God Almighty, I have a personal relationship with Him as He is my Savior, my Rock. But searching God out in my day to day life, searching for what He is trying to do in my life and listening for His will.
Its been great to find Him and know that He is there and know that He is intimatley involved in my life. There is no greater thing but to search for God and find ways to glorify Him in everything you do. This is my journey.
Monday was the last President's Chapel.
Today was the last Defending the Faith class.
Thursday is the last New Test. Survey and Building a Biblical Lifestyle class.
Last small group.
Last week with the seniors living in the dorm.
Well you get the picture.
It is just amazing to see where God has brought in thist past year. That a year ago I was on prom court and we were all going to our senior prom, and then graduation with all the parties that entails. Going to Brazil and all the preperation that took. And now to be sitting in my dorm, looking around at the mess of a half packed room that is chaotic and dirty and somehow has to be spotless within a week.
To be thinking that I have been living with a group of guys for the past 2 semesters, and it seems like I have always been at BBC and have always lived with these people because we are that tight.
Then I just have to reflect on where I am now, spiritually. I think back to all the things I have gone through in the past year, in the past 5, my whole life and I know that God has a purpose for my life. Because without all the things that have happened to me and I have experienced, I would not be the person I am today, doing the things I am doing today. God has used every situation in my life for either the positive or negative. There is no middle ground, God has a plan for it all.
I see that in my job at Nichols Village with the people I come into contact with there. That God has placed me there for a reason ,and I love the people that I work with. More than just on a co-worker level. I am actually involved and apart of these people's lvies and that is extraordinary. I look at my position as an RA for my next years in this dorm. And I can only imagine what God will teach me through that - - after knowing how my RA's have impacted my life.
I guess what I am saying is that it has been amazing to search for God. Not in a salvation context, because I know the Lord God Almighty, I have a personal relationship with Him as He is my Savior, my Rock. But searching God out in my day to day life, searching for what He is trying to do in my life and listening for His will.
Its been great to find Him and know that He is there and know that He is intimatley involved in my life. There is no greater thing but to search for God and find ways to glorify Him in everything you do. This is my journey.
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