Water

John 4:9-11 Message

9The Samaritan woman, taken aback, asked, "How come you, a Jew, are asking me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?" (Jews in those days wouldn't be caught dead talking to Samaritans.)
10Jesus answered, "If you knew the generosity of God and who I am, you would be asking me for a drink, and I would give you fresh, living water."

Imperfect

I will focus my energy on God!! Life is not about me. I'm a small dot in a very large universe, on a pretty large Planet. No more "mememememememememe" I JUST WANT GOD TO WORK THROUGH ME. Imagine a world changed through imperfect people. Jesus opened the door...check out Romans 8:3+

3-4God went for the jugular when he sent his own Son. He didn't deal with the problem as something remote and unimportant. In his Son, Jesus, he personally took on the human condition, entered the disordered mess of struggling humanity in order to set it right once and for all. The law code, weakened as it always was by fractured human nature, could never have done that.
The law always ended up being used as a Band-Aid on sin instead of a deep healing of it. And now what the law code asked for but we couldn't deliver is accomplished as we, instead of redoubling our own efforts, simply embrace what the Spirit is doing in us.
5-8Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God's action in them find that God's Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn't pleased at being ignored.

our God is Mind-Blowing!! read Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
"Be still, and know that I am God;

My Hands are Numb

My hands are literally numb as I type, and I'm not even at Virginia Tech. Until recent events, VT never even crossed my mind. Stuff like this always brings up big questions about God and the "human condition"...I just pray that Christ Followers in the vicinity of VT can patiently show love and compassion in the aftermath of this shooting rampage. If something monstrous happened near us, I would like to see Churches in Habersham County ready to act...think about it as you Pray for the victim's family members at VT.

Deep Friendships

If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

Directly from The Message (Philippians 2) I'm dwelling on this...it needs no elaboration!

TFK, Toby Mac, Building 429

Super good concert. The Classic Center in Athens is a smokin' venue. The bands were HOT!! Jennifer and I ran in to several friends at the show....what a surprise! Life is GREAT.

http://myfcb.org Baldwin, Georgia!!

Updated Look

Spring is here. I sold my Jeep and bought a Ragtop. It's got flaws, but so do I...we get along great. The kids love it!! I updated to a springy look for the blog. Speaking of spring, Florida was GREAT, here's a pic...Last day, last walk on the beach...

Fake Jewelry is Worthless

Just like a fake diamond is worthless next to the real thing, a fake person is equally useless. Harsh?? I guess, but come on...think about how shocked we are when the "perfect couple" gets divorced, especially when it becomes apparent that their closest friends had "no idea." Come on...Pick one person to get real with. Trust them. Tell them things that you can barely admit to yourself. Live real. REAL real, not reality TV real. It will feel GREAT and you can begin to lose your "fake" mask and begin actual relationships with people you would normally shut out. http://myfcb.org/ ROCKS!!