As I was studying this morning, I came across an idea that is often overlooked…when we think about the term “submission” we think about wives submitting to their husbands HOWEVER, I first have to submit to Jesus…Although the bible says the husband is head of the wife, it says that Jesus is head of the man…The whole “submission” thing must be seen in my life before I can really be head over my wife and family…Don’t know if any of that makes sense but hey, that’s why it’s my journal…makes sense to me!
Archive for Life
Are we attacked?
I mentioned to my student worship leaders two days ago about the idea of experiencing spiritual attacks…I simply made the statement that if they weren’t feeling attacked spiritually, maybe they aren’t moving forward in their spiritual journey or aren’t making gains for the kingdom…That idea applies to all of us actually…While the attacks suck, it reminds me that I moving the way Jesus is calling me to move and it lets me know that Satan is pissed off about it!
Glass 1/2 full
I just wanted to throw an illustration about making the most of a situation…The other night I was at dinner with my youngest son and he was trying to show me his magic tricks…he laid a fork on the table and covered it with his napkin…he waved his hands over the napkin and said whatever a magician is supposed to say and then raised his napkin…For me, I’m thinking he’s very confused because his fork didn’t go anywhere…I was thinking I’m about to have to answer his questions about why can other people make things disappear and he can’t…instead, this is what I got…”daddy look, I made my spoon disappear!” After I finished laughing my tail off, I realized what he was trying to do….He was committed to pressing forward and not letting something like the “trick” blowing up getting in his way. As opposed to wondering why the fork was still there, He decided to say hey look, there isn’t a spoon here and I made it disappear…The lessons I learn from a 4 year old are incredible….It’s perspective, making the most of a situation…Regardless of whether or not there was a spoon there to start with, when he raised his napkin there wasn’t a spoon and he was taking credit for it…..for him that night, the glass was 1/2 full.
Good Times
Last night was pretty cool…Got to hang out my wife and 2 boys and eat some dinner (some pretty good chicken & rice soup) with my world famous grilled cheese sandwiches…What really made the night was making a quick run to DQ to get some ice cream…My boys were out of school today so we let them stay up a little later than normal…Getting the ice cream was cool and on the drive home my two boys were singing my wife and I this song…All in All, very good night!
Speak
How many times are you around a group of teenagers and your head starts to hurt because the noise level is way too high? How many times has a teacher been trying to teach Biology to a group of teenagers and constantly have to ask them to quiet down? How many times have you watched a teacher when you were little turn the lights out giving the signal to be silent? How many times have you heard a parent tell their child to stop asking so many questions? You get my drift…kids talk….a lot!
So often we try and get kids to shut up because all they do is talk and talk and talk…..Tonight, I’m taking a different approach. I want them to do exactly what everyone else is telling them not to….SPEAK! Greater things are coming!
Pretty Cool Sunday Night
On Sunday Night I had the privilege of baptizing 4 of my students…It never gets old watching people exchange ordinary for extraordinary in their life journey! I’m very proud of these kids and excited about watching how God will continue to use them to transform our city!
-Greater Things-
Brian
what defines us
I’m talking with my students tonight about what defines them (and me of course 
)…I hear to many times people getting down on themselves and always talking about their screw ups defining who they are….I have a different approach…the ONE who created us (in HIS image by the way) is the one that defines us…although we are small, although we mess up, although we drop the ball from time to time…we are still known and prized by majesty…If I let everything that’s wrong with my life define who I am…I would be freakin miserable.
Core Habits
I’ve been talking with my students about core habits….not specifically core habits for a christian, just core habits for people…I’m pumped about what we are talking about tonight! This is something that we all have to have; otherwise the burden is to much for us to carry.
Captivating Thoughts
I’m gripped right now by a phrase Tomlin sings off his new album, Hello Love…
“I will rise when HE calls my name.“
That’s something serious to sing out…that can’t be something that isnt’ true, something that isn’t genuine, or something that isn’t sincere…We have to mean that…I will rise, when He calls my name. As I was singing along a little bit ago, I started to ask myself….Will I really? Will I really rise up when HE calls my name like this person, or this person, or this person? Will I really step up and do it right away? The moment he calls my name step out, to make a move, to do something radical….will I do it? I think I can honestly say right now, yes…It’s a weird feeling to think that I can say yes to that question but I’m wrestling with some stuff right now that I’m actually OK with..I’m actually comfortable with…that I’m actually excited about possibly doing…
So, will you rise when (and he will) calls your name?
-Greater Things-
brian
Do Something Crazy
I’ve been talking with my students about the idea of taking a risk…we’ve looked at some folks in the bible that took risks and how it paid off for them…I’m trying to get them to see that taking a God directed risk is necessary if we are going to reach those disconnected from him…Risks come in different forms for different people…but, if God calls us to take a step, we must take it…..It’s funny a year ago, I was nervous about doing something that I thought God was calling me to do…Now, I feel like charging Hell with a water gun and screaming once I reach the other side, “thank you sir, may I have another.”
I’m pretty much just pumped up right now and ready to throw down with the devil!
