Lack of Profundity

Well, I really don't have anything profound to write about today. Last week was probably one of the busiest weeks of the whole summer. I had a lot on my plate. The week started out with Mess Fest, which is our big outreach for middle school. We have stations for the students to get crazy messy. After that, we give the gospel presentation relating the mess they have on them to sin. Later that week, we decided to overhaul the senior high room. We gave it the feel of the Merge conference we had attended earlier this summer. The chairs are all in a round with the band back in one corner. Finally, the week ended with the lock-in and canoe trip. It was really fun canoeing down a river after getting very little sleep.

I did learn about putting on events like these. They take so much work! There are so many things that go into pulling off trips like this, and these guys are perfect to learn from. Even though Mark and I almost got kicked out of Home Depot AND Aldi's, we were still able to pull off a great event. And, Mark Eades did a fabulous job with Mess Fest. So many people went into pulling it off, and he did a great job organizing it.

I did commit an act of piracy. While on the canoe trip, I decided it would be a good idea to jump from my canoe of three people into a canoe of two. I had the other two guys in my canoe paddle hard to the first two-person canoe we came upon. They came alongside it, grabbed the side, and I jumped into the canoe. Later, I decided that I would tip the canoe I had jumped into. Oh, it was fun!

I also had the privilege of having dinner with the Hann's. Now, when I say Hann's, I mean Matt and Emily. Emily's mom works in the office here, and they had a reception for the people in Iowa who couldn't make it to Huntington for the wedding. Anyway, we went to Panera and talked about life. It helped ease my depression a little.

Well, only 6 days until I get to see that beautiful girl named Jessica. It's about time. That's all I've got to say. I'm just ready for it...

Remix

So, it would seem that sometimes I don't even take my own advice. Looking back at the post labeled "Across Mexican Deserts," I see that I wrote a lot about relying on God. Wow, have I been lazy! I haven't been relying on God like I should. Wouldn't you know it, my life did become moot. I was unguarded by the Holy Spirit and allowed myself to make some bad choices and break some promises. For that, I am truly sorry.

It's interesting how some of us go through cycles of trusting God, relying on ourselves, getting into trouble, then coming back to God. I feel like the nation of Israel during the period of the Judges. They would trust God, rely on themselves, get into trouble, then find themselves back at God. It's not a good way to live, but it happens sometimes. Hopefully, with my focus on God, I won't have to live in the cycle.