Working out of Rest

A couple months ago I was completely drained from life, relationships, and ministry. I got to a place where I forgot the heart of why I was in ministry to begin with. At times it can still be difficult not to slip into that same mindset, however, I learned something during that time that keeps me mindful of a healthy rhythm I need in order to keep sane.

WORK OUT OF REST!

Yep. Work out of rest. I need to be filled in order to serve, fill, and minister to others. If not, I'm done.

This is biblical, too. You see, we tend to work in order to rest, sleep, tak vacations, have personal time. God seemed to have set it up I'm a different way. When he created the world, each creation act ends with this phrase: "and there was evening, and there was morning-- the first (or second, third, etc.) day." (Genesis 1: 5,8,13,19,23,31)

Night was the first part of the day, then daylight. We were created to rest in order to work! This should be the way we opperate. I know that if I don't, I run myself to the ground.

God, help me remember that I need to rest in order to work. Keep me filled with your Word, godly relationships, and prayer in order to be an effective worker for your Kingdom!

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I joined the club/cult!

Well it is official: I joined the iPhone club/cult. My wid bought me one for Christmas and today I picked it up from the apple store. I am very excited about the diferenr ways I can stay organized, connected to students, and hopefully not addicted/antisocial! I know this will be a challenge, but I'm up for it! I'll let you know how it goes...


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The Blind Side

It was such a good movie! I could write a deep post about it, but I don't think I would do it justice. It was seriously one of my favorite movies I have seen. Sandra Bullock is amazing in this movie. Plus, it is all based on a true story, which is rad! It made for a wonderful date night with Kaitlin. You should go see it!

Please Allow Me to Verbally Vomit...

I have not blogged in such a long time. I somehow feel more excited to blog when I am excited about the things on my plate. It's not that I wasn't excited recently...well, maybe I wasn't. I don't know. You see, I kind of have an ADD personality when it comes to my life. I am fueled by change and get SOOOOO excited when there are new and exciting things. After our youth group All-Nighter (which was AWESOME....100 kids and 12 crazy hours!), I got into a funk and found it hard to pick up the pieces of my life. It was as if I was living for the All-Nighter, and after it was done, I was left with nothing. In the last week or so, I have started to "heal" from my ultra-low as Kaitlin and I have spent some amazing time together and plans are underway for a Jr. High group launch next year. I am pumped and ready for EVERYTHING! Only a couple more week of Kaitlin's semester, then CHRISTMAS!!! I'm so excited! Also, I love my cat. He's cool. Umm, I think that's it. Bye for now.