Hey everyone.....
So I realize that I haven't done a very good job at keeping up with posts and letting you all know whats going down at LT and I'm sorry for that. I now realize what "hard" truly is. I can't seem to manage my time well at all. Work is always a buzz kill. Hanging with people is great but it's hard to coordinate schedules sometimes. LT is extra frustrating and I most definitely was not expecting all of this.
The truth is..... I MISS ISU!!! For the past week all I have been talking about is how I want to go back to school. Sure, LT is a blast and I am loving it even with all of the trials. But there was something about my first year of college that made everything so much better even if there were many trials and sufferings there as well.
There are two awesome things that I want to share with all of you though. Well actually one since they are pretty much the same thing. So last Wednesday, for project day we had an 8 hour God time at the Newport News Park. Going into 8 hours I figured it would be impossible. I have never spent that much time with God. And during that time we were told to fast as well so we skipped breakfast and lunch. If you didn't know, I get sick VERY easily when I don't eat anything so I wasn't sure I would make it. But I realized that God will always suffice. I just prayed when I got hungry or anything like that and He totally took care of me. So I realized that if I truly depend on God to help me He will come through.
SECOND! Ever stop to look at God's beautiful creation or look at the animals running around as if it were the first day for them in the world??? Yes! That is one of the many ways that I spent time with God on Wednesday. I did a lot of walking and got to see MANY beautiful things. Saw many squirrels. Saw deer eating. Saw the way that the trees block just enough sunlight to make your walk comfortable. Crossed a bridge over this body of water as the angled sunlight hit it perfectly. I did a lot of reflecting and God's creation finally became something that was evident and oh so amazing. I am grateful that God gave me the opportunity to see what He has created.
Just a little of how amazing God has been. Anyway, I am tired and will stop writing for now. I will most likely post a little sooner next time at an earlier time so I can write more and think clearly.
God Bless! :)
Do Not Move - David Crowder Band
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Help Is On the Way
OH! MY! GOSH! It has been toooo long!
So I have been at LT (Leadership Training) for two weeks. It has been so awesome! I am having such a great time having a summer dedicated to God. So what exactly have I done while being here? Well we have 3 scheduled things each week. We have one session on Monday night where we worship and have a speaker. I love those nights because worship is SOOOO amazing and gaining more knowledge about the word is what I want to do. I will skip past Wednesday and go to Thursday since it is the same thing as Monday. We go to two different churches though which is what supplies the difference. Monday night at Grace Church and Thursday night at Hilltop. But the busiest day would have to be Wednesday. PROJECT DAY! This is a day devoted to serving, God time, and just doing whatever will help us grow with God and with ourselves. I am always so tired after our day is over but it is so worth it. This past Wednesday my group went to a church to help like clean up and stuff. Once we got there, we split into even smaller groups so we could get certain tasks done. My group had to pull weeds and totally destroy this HUGE dirt pile. We didn't finish but I love how much we got done especially when it was SOOOOO hot and the bugs in there were absolutely ridiculous. I also got a chance to get to know the other peeps.
Three days??? THAT'S IT???? Not exactly. While being here we all have jobs. There are hotel jobs and then there is McDonald's. I work at McDonald's. Oh "hahaha Brandon works at McDonald's." Maybe McDonald's isn't the place that you want to make a career...... Or maybe it is! If you are like my boss Mike, you can make a lot of money for what you do. And if you think McDonald's is easy you are dead wrong. When it is busy there isn't enough time to BREATHE. All you can do is keep going back and forth making sure that you have enough food and that the customers are being satisfied. So anyone who wants to knock McDonald's doesn't know a single thing about it. But it has been a good and bad experience. I hate having to work 8 hour days and I don't like getting up early. BUT, I like most of the people and I find that work can be fun as long as you make it that way. So it has been an experience to remember and I am looking forward to having God do great things through me there. Even if it's just being a role model of good work ethic :)
Next on the list...... MY ROOMMATES!!!!! So I live with 7 other people. Harold, Alec, Evan (who are all from ISU), Josh, J.D, Bo, and Vineet (who are not from ISU). It has been amazing AND a struggle to live with so many people. In my room is Harold, Vineet, and Bo. In the other room is Alec, Evan, Josh, and J.D. I share a bed with Harold. OH YEAH! We all share a bed with another person. It isn't too bad sleeping with another person. I feel like Harold and I don't get in each others way or anything like that. Anyway, I really like these guys. I will be honest and say I feel like I am not that close with two of my roommates. I don't say this to be mean, I say it because it is just evident. I don't want it to be this way. I want us all to be a family that just clicks. We still have 8 more weeks so I feel like that can all be fixed. Another thing with having so many roommates is sharing the food. We get 240 per week for food and though that seems like a good amount its really nothing for EIGHT HUNGRY GUYS!!!!! Ha. So the first week we sorta ran out of food pretty fast. It was kinda bad. We had to wait an extra day to go shopping again as well because Josh threw out our card thinking we would get another one. That was funny. But not funny at the same time do to some events that occurred because of it. So living with people has been a struggle but I am also loving it :)
The biggest update of all..... How is my relationship with God? Well, when I got here I expected to just have this HUGE desire to be with God ALL of the time and I thought I would grow right a way. Wrong. I got here and found that chillin with all of these amazing people is what I want to do. Yes, I have had good God time but not enough. I need to be more consistent and remain focused on why I am truly here. God is doing a good job at showing me certain things and making sure that I know He is here with me. I have enjoyed every quiet time that we are told to go out and have. I feel that when they tell us to go out and spend time with God I am all for it and I rock it! But when it's up to me, I am really on and off and can't find a way to be in the word all of the time. God is really testing me this summer. Trying to make it so I can find out what I am truly made of. Sometimes I hate that God is letting certain things happen to me but I also know that He will not give me anything I cannot handle. So I am trying to take each thing on and beat it. So God and I are good but we could be much better.
So that is what's going on as of now. Since I told you my roommate situation and my normal week, I won't have to repeat everything but there will probably be a little of each topic to go along with every blog from here on out. Or it will just be something amazing that God is doing in my life.
Thanks for reading!!!! =D
Help Is On the Way - Rise Against
So I have been at LT (Leadership Training) for two weeks. It has been so awesome! I am having such a great time having a summer dedicated to God. So what exactly have I done while being here? Well we have 3 scheduled things each week. We have one session on Monday night where we worship and have a speaker. I love those nights because worship is SOOOO amazing and gaining more knowledge about the word is what I want to do. I will skip past Wednesday and go to Thursday since it is the same thing as Monday. We go to two different churches though which is what supplies the difference. Monday night at Grace Church and Thursday night at Hilltop. But the busiest day would have to be Wednesday. PROJECT DAY! This is a day devoted to serving, God time, and just doing whatever will help us grow with God and with ourselves. I am always so tired after our day is over but it is so worth it. This past Wednesday my group went to a church to help like clean up and stuff. Once we got there, we split into even smaller groups so we could get certain tasks done. My group had to pull weeds and totally destroy this HUGE dirt pile. We didn't finish but I love how much we got done especially when it was SOOOOO hot and the bugs in there were absolutely ridiculous. I also got a chance to get to know the other peeps.
Three days??? THAT'S IT???? Not exactly. While being here we all have jobs. There are hotel jobs and then there is McDonald's. I work at McDonald's. Oh "hahaha Brandon works at McDonald's." Maybe McDonald's isn't the place that you want to make a career...... Or maybe it is! If you are like my boss Mike, you can make a lot of money for what you do. And if you think McDonald's is easy you are dead wrong. When it is busy there isn't enough time to BREATHE. All you can do is keep going back and forth making sure that you have enough food and that the customers are being satisfied. So anyone who wants to knock McDonald's doesn't know a single thing about it. But it has been a good and bad experience. I hate having to work 8 hour days and I don't like getting up early. BUT, I like most of the people and I find that work can be fun as long as you make it that way. So it has been an experience to remember and I am looking forward to having God do great things through me there. Even if it's just being a role model of good work ethic :)
Next on the list...... MY ROOMMATES!!!!! So I live with 7 other people. Harold, Alec, Evan (who are all from ISU), Josh, J.D, Bo, and Vineet (who are not from ISU). It has been amazing AND a struggle to live with so many people. In my room is Harold, Vineet, and Bo. In the other room is Alec, Evan, Josh, and J.D. I share a bed with Harold. OH YEAH! We all share a bed with another person. It isn't too bad sleeping with another person. I feel like Harold and I don't get in each others way or anything like that. Anyway, I really like these guys. I will be honest and say I feel like I am not that close with two of my roommates. I don't say this to be mean, I say it because it is just evident. I don't want it to be this way. I want us all to be a family that just clicks. We still have 8 more weeks so I feel like that can all be fixed. Another thing with having so many roommates is sharing the food. We get 240 per week for food and though that seems like a good amount its really nothing for EIGHT HUNGRY GUYS!!!!! Ha. So the first week we sorta ran out of food pretty fast. It was kinda bad. We had to wait an extra day to go shopping again as well because Josh threw out our card thinking we would get another one. That was funny. But not funny at the same time do to some events that occurred because of it. So living with people has been a struggle but I am also loving it :)
The biggest update of all..... How is my relationship with God? Well, when I got here I expected to just have this HUGE desire to be with God ALL of the time and I thought I would grow right a way. Wrong. I got here and found that chillin with all of these amazing people is what I want to do. Yes, I have had good God time but not enough. I need to be more consistent and remain focused on why I am truly here. God is doing a good job at showing me certain things and making sure that I know He is here with me. I have enjoyed every quiet time that we are told to go out and have. I feel that when they tell us to go out and spend time with God I am all for it and I rock it! But when it's up to me, I am really on and off and can't find a way to be in the word all of the time. God is really testing me this summer. Trying to make it so I can find out what I am truly made of. Sometimes I hate that God is letting certain things happen to me but I also know that He will not give me anything I cannot handle. So I am trying to take each thing on and beat it. So God and I are good but we could be much better.
So that is what's going on as of now. Since I told you my roommate situation and my normal week, I won't have to repeat everything but there will probably be a little of each topic to go along with every blog from here on out. Or it will just be something amazing that God is doing in my life.
Thanks for reading!!!! =D
Help Is On the Way - Rise Against
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