Hey
So I guess it's been a pretty crazy break. I mean like it's already been a week. And I've gotten some great sleep and gotten some stuff done but for the most part...i've done barely anything and I really only have another week left. I'm thankful for all the amazing family time that I do have though. Though I guess there's still a lot of conflict in terms of me serving and being away from the home and me being at home.
Yesterday I was able to see all my cousins from one side of the family. Even the ones that I haven't in a while. Also, watched Sherlock Holmes before that. It's REALLY smart. Like if you could understand all the words that Holmes says, it's like pretty incredible because in the end it all wraps up ridiculously.
So I went to my cousins for the traditional December 25th dinner and I got to see a cousin who I only get to see once a year =P And I'll see him even less because he's committed to doing long term mission work in China for 2 years and it's incredible but it also means that I won't be able to see him and hear from him in a REALLY long time. We talked for like a good half an hour...maybe an hour on the couches and he was talking about his recent experiences and just what he learned over the course of the missions trip and what God's really been showing Him this year and he wanted I guess to impart some wisdom before he left. So he talked about meditating and how Jesus would put his relationship with God above everything else. He would go out early in the morning to pray. He would go off to a quiet place even when the crowds were begging Him to perform miracles. Even in the incredible busyness of things, He still prioritized His spiritual disciplines as first above everything. And that's something I really want to do. To become spiritually disciplined and to just see with God's heart. He also showed me a site called "discipleshiplibrary.com" and basically it's a list of 60 verses that are like beginner verses and I'm really going to try to commit them all into memory before the break is up. And I briefly talked to him about parents and them coming to Christ. I guess something I've been wanting to ask my sister for a long time but there's hasn't really been times where it's just the two of us.
So today I went boxing day shopping in the morning with the family and saw some people I knew and the places were crazy. Like it was like a warzone in some places. The Hollister lineup was ridiculous. And I realized that it's super dark lighting so you don't really know what you're buying. Or at least that's what I think the reason for the darkness is. Don't know if that's entirely true. But I didn't buy anything. And for that I'm thankful. That i didn't get picked up in all the chaos around me because I'm blessed more than I need.
I can't believe it's a Sunday tomorrow. It's going to be interesting tomorrow. And I'm excited to spend some time with God. in silence and in remembering his word. And meditating on it. Demons from the past beginning to haunt me. Pray for self control and that I remember His words and that it echoes in my heart whenever i begin to falter.
p. requests:
- discipline to start doing things
- silent time with God and more time delving into his word
- self control
thanks
-Chris
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