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The Gathering

A place for single adults around the age of 25 to around the age of 50.

Honor, I feel honored to have been asked to work with The Gathering.

Excitement, I am filled with excitement — I am at a loss to imagine a group of people with more resources to change the world.

I am convinced there is an awakening happening among our generation.  There is a great dissatisfaction with the way the world treats it own.  I am convinced there is a great need, a need for love.

I can’t imagine a group, that could accomplish more than The Gathering

new ventures old hats

It is amazing how God works.

Many times, I would wonder when and if God would use me.

Through those times, discouragement would come upon me and slowly through simple observation, God showed me His purpose for me.  He would confirm it through the reaction of His people towards me, He would show me fruit of labor (I contend it was His labor not mine).

I am excited about the new venture He is sending me on, how exciting it is to put in action the things He has been teaching me.  Giving me the opportunity to share His wonder with others.  Old hats which should have never been overlooked by man.

I love my friends, they love me — I love my God, He loves me

I can’t wait to start the new venture so I can share this.

Inspiration

I was running the other night, my wife makes me….

I really do not like running.  I like how I feel after I run, but I do not really like it.  So I have to listen to music to motivate me.

Due to my ADD ADHD symptons, I cannot listen to a predisposed song list.  I have to listen to a radio station, I choose to use my Air1 app.

Very recently I had the privilege of hanging out with the guys from Addison Road and Sanctus Real.  How cool they are.  How awesome their music sounds, how cool it was to hang out with them.

So I am running, listening to Air1, and Switchfoot comes on with their new song from their new album hello hurricane.  How cool is it to imagine that they go through the same type of struggles I go through.  I made a mess of me is what I do, and what I have done.  My wife thinks that I am like a bull in a china shop, more than once we have arrived home and she “coached” me on how I should act in public.

So through some of my talks with Addison Road and Sanctus Real, I was able to confirm that these guys are real.  They miss their kids when they are on the road, they make decisions to leave their families for the purpose of ministry.  Sacrifices are always made, decisions always have consequences, some good some not so good.

When I run, I do not like the short term consequences, I Love the long term consequences.

When I listen to this music and I listen to the stories, they share their hearts with me, they share their struggles with me, they share their succes with me.  One step at a time, one quarter mile at a time, one cycle of breaths at a time.  Inspiration is found.

And God will do the same with the Holy Spirit as he encourages us through music, or when he whispers in our ear.

Oh, the experience we gain from the life we live.

My superhero

Skillet has a song about needing a hero, oh how we do.

There is such a need for a superhero, that it is a multi gizzillion dollar industry between the movies, comics and other entertainment media.  Growing up we would tie a towel around our necks to make a cape, just so we could fly.

There is a scripture, Phillipians 4:13, which says I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me.  What is the author talking about?  Is he talking about moving mountains?  No, that was Jesus and faith of a mustard seed.  Walking on water; no, Jesus again….. healing the sick, not here, I remember Jesus discussing it throughout, but not here.

What the author is talking about is his perspective on life, and finding joy in todays circumstances.  Oh how I have needed to hear this over the years.

My last job was a good job, but even good jobs have bad managers and they were all over the place.  Looking back, I should have done better.  In chapter 4:5 it says to let our gentleness be evident to all.

Hmm, gentleness. 

A superhero who can help me with my mindset that will allow me to get to a point where my gentleness would be shown.


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Just a guy trying to do the right thing at the right time who normally does things at the wrong time, which leads to learning.