One flight and one lady's story...

The first part of my trip out west was an interesting one. I was running on 3 hours of sleep and feeling a little sick. But God placed an elderly woman in the seat next to me and my curiosity got the best of me. I asked her a few questions and I ended up hearing her life’s story before we landed in Minneapolis. She shared about her family mostly and how she hadn’t seen her son in 16 years before this trip. She was such a happy lady and she found so much contentment in the simple things of life. She didn’t brag about having money or a fancy car or the newest cell phone or anything, instead she boasted about her relationships and the people she loved. All I did was listen; I maybe said ten words total the whole flight, all of that listening made me wonder though…
What am I boasting in?
What am I finding value in?
In school?
In my job?
In my relationships?
In God?

It was obvious that this older lady valued her relationships, as that is all she talked about.
I pray that I value my relationship with God the same way that lady valued her relationships with her family. I hope that it’s obvious that I am His child and that I love Him more than I love myself.

my prayer for tonight...

God,
I thank you for this life you have given me...
You are such an awesome God...

I pray for my friends...
Guide and direct their lives...
provide for their needs...
speak to their hearts and be real in their lives...
convict their hearts..

I pray for my family...
Help my family be humble...
give them the strength to get through the day...
work in their hearts...
open their minds...

I pray that you will help my faith grow...
Help me grow into the man you've created me to be...
Help me love others, because I know I can't love them on my own...


I love you Father!
You are so good!
I don't know how I've done it without you before..
You are our all in all.

Amen.

the first night back...

The first day back home has been an interesting one...

It was good to be with my family and just hang out with them for most of the day...

but then I was reminded of the darkness that this house has...

It's like i can sense that Satan has some control over certain people in my family...

and that is tough for me to see...
and hear...
and it's tough for me to remember...

I don't like remembering...

but at the same time it's so awesome to see where God has taken me from and put me today!



Thank you God for what you've done in my life,
may you do the same for my family...