So much has happened in my life lately. Christmas was really good, I got to see so many old friends. God blessed me so much this Christmas holidays that I don't even know how to thank him. Really cool coincedinces and circumstances kept coming about. Right after christmas I went to Urbana. It was the biggest missions conference in the world I believe. There was 23,000 people that came for almost a week. Intense messages and fellowship times that really made me realize how utterly inadequate I am and a bit of how much I need God. I want to live my life to make it count for eternity, and this one intense black woman talked about how we can't settle in Haran like Abram's father did we need to follow and continue to follow God's guidance. Not settle in any area of our lives and this was the most powerful part of the conference for me. Just realizing how sick and tired I am of mediocrity in my own life, of comprimising to the point where Satan hardly attacked me because I wasn't a much of a threat. He would far rather have a sea of lukewarm christians I believe than radically hateful pagans, because they respond to the mercy and grace of God so much more than us, and I'm sick of that. Like Jeff Olson told me last night "I'm following Jesus, and I don't care if you come with me. I want you to, but I'm going to follow Jesus".
So after Urbana I went snowboarding with Randy and a really cool person and some people from the Russel youth group. It was really good and then I went to the Dallas Valley staff retreat this weekend. Which was a really powerful time. I talked with Tyler Gray and Jeff and they encouraged me so much, and just reminded me of what's important. They are so on fire for God. I want to surround myself with people like that, but also befriend the lowly and sinners like Jesus. Anyways, tommorow morning at 5:30 I'm going to the airport to head down to North Carolina for bible school. So I better start packing. God bless you guys and stay strong in him!
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Hey David I found this on a website and it made me laugh i thought you'd find it funny.
Have you ever heard that too much of a good thing is bad for you? For example, you know that spinach is healthy for the body, right? But, eating an imbalanced diet of 3 lbs./day of spinach, will lead to side effects, like iron overload.
Likewise, dwelling too much on God's sovereignty, while obscuring human responsibility, leads to irresponsible living. And so, a steady diet of too much predestination, election, and effectual calling can be dangerous
hahaha.
Love you man
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