9-22-2010

Last week, one of my youth had a Starburst candy. I made a comment about how I LOVE Starburst. Today as I picked him up for service, he brought out a HUGE bag of them. He said, "I saw them in the store and thought of you".

I am in a place in my life right now where I am feeling so blessed and so entirely complete. It is incredible to be able to sit secure and in peace in Jesus.

This morning I was able to perform the first ever (to my knowledge) "See You At The Pole" prayer event out front of my place of employment. It is an incredible thing to be able to start your day out in prayer, covering your workplace and all things involved. To say the least, it set me on the right path for the entire day. I will not be moved. Work is a tough thing, but we MUST strive to be just as Christian in there as we are anywhere else. It is, after all, about an unending relationship with Jesus.

Last Wednesday night was a big anniversary of a terrible massacre in my past. If you are a frequent reader of my blog, you understand what I am talking about. Every year, as this anniversary comes around, I strive to find a way to rub my love relationship with Jesus right in the devil's face. I always feel like I want to stand on a mountain top and scream "I'm still here! You didn't take me out 11 years ago today, and you're not gonna win against me now either!!!" That very night I was able to not only bring 4 kids to church with me, but one of them is a kid who I have been asking to come with me for almost 2 years now. Before last week, he didn't even answer my calls/texts/FB posts/etc. This is the same one who brought me the Starburst this week. Life is great sometimes.

Things have only gotten better from there. Not only do I feel like I am making strides in my relationship with God day by day, but I know that the way I live is catching the attention of others. Tonight I brought 3 kids to church. One of them way the Starburst boy, the others were kids I have been working on every single week for months if not years. I am so thrilled that God is moving in a huge way right now. I am even more thrilled that He cares enough for me to know things that no one else could know, and He uses them to build me up. I am thrilled to stand up and say that, 11 years later, the devil STILL has not succeeded in taking me down. I am only growing in strength in Jesus day by day, and for that I am so thankful.

I only pray that you can begin to feel Jesus in the same way I do. Seek Him out. Wake up every day and ask Him to be a part of your life, again. I promise you will not be disappointed.