Throughout my friendship with Megan, she has had certain preconceived thoughts about me and my beliefs. Which can be good. . . What amazes me the most is this: We were talking about our past roommates and how we love where we live know. We talked about the drama of girls and the different types of personalities and little synocracies that they have. After I told her about my first apartment and roommates, she ended the conversation with "Well, no wonder you turned to God."

It just mind boggles me that she, a "heathen", can recognize that. I was totally blown away. I think that she is starting to see that God can help us and take us out of some troublesome circumstances. . . She is also going to read, The 5 Love Languages, along with her mom. They both are excited about it. They know that it's a Christian book and yet, they still want to read it. Please Lord, may You use Your WORD that is in that book to change them, enlighten them, and give them hunger for You. I ask You Lord to draw them to You and to speak to them. Please Lord, give them the gift of faith.

Tonight Set Apart came and played for the youth. It was so stinkin' awesome to see two great bands come together and worship the Lord like that. They brought new kids to church that we might not have been able to reach otherwise. It's incredible the way music can really move people and speak to them. Everyone in this band totally has a heart for the Lord and it's great to be able to witness how God uses other people.

Lord, I just ask you Lord to bless this new band, bless the previous members of both Bloodbaught and Dunamis and use them mightily for Your kingdom. May You continue to guide them in every aspect of their lives and with the band.

Last night at youth was awesome. Sometimes I wonder how many kids we actually make an impact on, individually. Then Juanca came up to me and told me that he missed me, because I have been gone for so long. (I only missed one Wednesday and one Sunday). He is so silly. It makes me wonder though, how much time do I actually spend with the little guy? I should maybe spend a little more. . .

Yet, worship at the end of the night was incredible. First, it was an awesome blessing to see Vanessa be strong and worship with her heart "on stage". Then, there was this kid right in front of the stage in the dead center. . .I don't remember his name, I think he may be friends with Jared Shipman. . .but he was worshipping his heart out throughout the songs, raising his hands, lifting his head, and it was just incredible. I want a picture of him worshipping, because it was so incredibly beautiful. Then there's little Juanca, who was worshipping and then crying out to the Lord, desperate for Him, and just worshipping with his entire being. Crystal Cornejo, wow, - I have never seen her focus on the Lord like she did last night. She completely surrendered herself in front of her friends that always talk and distract others. It was a little piece of God reaching out to her and then her responding. Then there was Joanna and her new friends, Christine and Justine, and they were all worhipping the Lord joyously - I love when new people feel comfortable to just worship. It's so encouraging. These were just all the kids I saw worshipping, in front of the couches. . . Praise You Lord for the work You are doing in the youth and for the heart of worship that You are giving them. Please Lord continue to do Your work. I will hold on to Your promise in Philippians 1:6 "I will continue to complete the work in you until the day of Lord Jesus". (I think that's right) Please Lord, complete it in all of us. :)

I need to try this again. One to see if the comic will show now, and two to see if I have comments. Hmm. . .

Check out this comic that Jessica found for me. It goes perfect with my past two hosts.

Relationships based upon real/ superficial communication

1.There are some people that I only talk to mostly in person or on the phone.
2.There are others that I have only e-mailed and spoke to on the phone a few times.
3.Yet, there are other people that I used to hang out with all the time, but now due to new circumstances in life, it seems like we catch up via e-mail.

Someone has told me that they think if you mostly e-mail someone and have never seen them in person, than this would be considered a superficial relationship.
When I asked if I talk to someone 70% of the time via e-mail and the other 30 % either on the phone or in person, that person continued to say that that would be a superficial relationship.
Yet, that same person is the 3rd type mentioned above. We used to only hang out and talk on the phone, but now our communication is based via e-mail. So according to that person's logic, our relationship has moved from real to superficial, right?

Yet, there are some people that I know more about and have more of an honest relationship with, due to e-mail and our communication that way. Yet, after a while, it gets drawn out and it doesn't last. Is it just like every other relationship where it goes in spurts of varying amounts of communication? I really don't know.

I do know that no matter if the relationship is superficial or real, according to each person's standards, God is able to use us. We are able to be a light into that person's life and able to make a difference. We can still show God's love and still be able to care about people.

Ben's comment off of my last blog makes a lot of sense (even though it's poetic). A person's skin doesn't make the difference or make the relationship/ communication more or less real. It doesn't change who we truly are and what we're all about. What does matter is that no matter what type of communication we're using, the most important thing is honesty. It is then that a true relationship is formed and can be trusted to be true. People can always lie as to who they are, and that is when the relationship/ communcation becomes superficial.