Jesse's thoughts

Well here we are

2009-09-14T17:13:00.000-07:00

I have not been on here in a really long time, but am going to start writing on a regular basis.

Since i wrote last a LOT has gone on.

-lost job
-moved to colorado springs
-liz (my wife) is pregnant (due april 6th)

I am so blessed to be in a place that I know that i am supposed to be.

Thank you for your support and prayers.

exciting

2009-04-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

Ok, i have not been on here in a really long time, but have been feeling like i should get back at it!

NOW...

I had on my facebook status... "this is exciting" and it raised lots of questions as to "what" was exciting.

It really only meant that this life, as a follower of Christ, is exciting. You really never know what is going to happen and when it will happen. Every single day, as long as i am open to it, God sends someone, some thing, or even some word to keep life exciting.

(this is completely an aside but as i am writing this the line from the Jonas brothers keeps popping in my head... "you got me on my toes")

Peace out!

Blogs

2009-01-12T13:08:00.000-08:00

Ok, lately I have been reading blogs that the IQ of the people writing them is far greater than my own, and their knowledge of scripture is extensive.

I have drawn 2 conclusions...

1. i have a lot to learn through God's word.

2. i want to practice what i read!

These may sound archaic or simple, but it is true. God wants me to act, not just read!

teahouse thoughts

2008-10-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

Ok, every day i go to a teahouse in sugar land, it is like a coffee shop, but they have tea. I love going here b/c know everyone that works here and i have met a lot of really cool people.

I was talking to one of the guys that work here this morning and finding out a little bit about him and stuff and afterward it really got me thinking. What if every person i met asked them questions? What if i actually showed people the love of Christ by geniunly being interested in who they are.

Another thing i was thinking about.... as Christians we are called to feed the hungry, care for the poor and needy, and support the widows. What if we actually did this. Most of us that are involved in a church try and reach out and "minister" to people that are like us, I know I am guilty of this. We as the "global" church need to start branching out and finding those that are poor, needy, and widowed.

just a thought as i was sitting here today.

falling in love

2008-10-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

Every Wednesday morning there is a group of us that meets to discuss upcoming church services and ideas and such... Well, this morning we were talking about letting our light shine among the people, being a "city on a hill" and so on.

These last two weeks has been a time of change and reflection not so I can do something greater or have this deep revelation, but that I could fall in love with my Savior, Jesus Christ!

I need to: Rely on the Holy Spirit to work through me and to fall back in love with Jesus Christ. He is my Savior and Protector and will be with me through the battles against the opposition in order for God my Father to be Glorified.

Fall in Love with Jesus Christ!

The more i get to know my wife the more i fall in love with her, so....if the same is true with Christ...the more I get to know Him and read and allow Him to work through me, the more in love with Him I will become.

End result... me out of the way and God Glorified!!!!!

Revelation 4:8 and 11

2008-09-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

v.8b "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming." v.11 "Our Lord and God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power, because You have created all things, and because of Your will they exist and were created."

3D glasses

2008-09-27T17:28:00.000-07:00

I went to my 8 yr old nephew's birthday party today and had an AWESOME time. We went to a black light putt putt golf place and all the paintings on the wall were 3D...SO COOL!!! The cool part was the longer you stared at the images with the 3D glasses on...the more they came to life. When you walked the dinosaurs followed you and there was more depth in each picture than you could first see.

When I left i took my glasses and hung them up on the rear view mirror of my car and as I was driving I began to stare at the glasses and think about the joy that I got from staring at those pictures. This made me think about how we can put on a pair of glasses and look at a drawing and get so much pleasure out of finding more and more from a DRAWING, but when we look at other people we just take them at face value.

Wouldn't it be awesome to be able to put on a pair of glasses and see into the depths of people? Well...I realized today that you don't need glasses...just time! Take some time to get to know people...there is more there than you first might see and something way more intriguing than a 3D dinosaur.

friends

2008-09-26T19:18:00.001-07:00

Today I realized that I am very very blessed! I have some awesome friends that truly love me! This has been a rough week for my wife and I, but God has given us friends that have been through the same stuff to encourage us.

There are many types of friends...I thank God for the ones that love without wanting anything in return.

next generation

2008-09-26T11:05:00.000-07:00

Ok, so today I am trying to figure out the best way to teach and reach students. What do students need, want, and what do they want most out of a "student ministry"? There is so much visual stimulation these days that we think that in student ministry we have to compete with this. Why? I have felt that this was true for so long, but i am not wondering if that is what we need to do! What do you we need to do to reach the "next generation"?

God has called us as Christians to glorify Him!

God has me in a place that I have never been before. I don't know what the best way is to reach students, to worship, or to think "outside the box". I am trapped in a box that I want to be outside of so badly!

process

2008-09-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I met with a really good friend about stuff. We were talking about balancing different jobs and how we can't expect to be able to know how to do it immediately and on our own, it is a process. I jokingly said..."i hate processes".
Later thinking about it I thought about the processes that we go through when we are learning something new. If I realized that if we aren't going through a process then we are not growing and if we are not growing then we are dead. I don't want to ever stop going through a process.