Sunshine Bear!!

Well, it has been a while since my last post. Not a lot has happened in my world. Sammy is doing great, Ash is doing great, Harm is awesome as usual. Everything seems wonderful. Why is it that I sometimes feel incomplete? I really enjoy my life, but I still feel I should be doing more. God has really opened my heart to many wonderful things. He as shown us a new Church organization that we feel a connection with. I really feel that this is a place for us to be now. But I have been shown and have read that Church is not an organization or creed. It is a relationship with Christ that we should be seeking. We are to BE the Church by the way we live, the way we treat people, and the way we walk in our daily life. There are times when I want to quit, yet at other times I just can't get enough of God's grace love and understanding. Sounds like an Elvis Costello song. Oh that is Peace Love and Understanding. Let's face it, my job (place of employment) is not the greatest. It is not glamorous by any means. I don't make what most consider a very good income in this world. But the fact of the matter is, I am very independent in this position. I get to leave early on Fridays, and I have many chances throughout the day to Worship and witness to many people. Seems sometimes though, I would just rather be quiet, keep to myself and not be interested in others. I want to run through the plant proclaiming how much God loves us all and that, there is more to life than work, eat, sleep, repeat!!! I mean, if we were to put more effort in serving others, we would have much more to do than this model. I know I will not be in this position forever, but some days..

My wife is going to school to be a teacher. She is sooo awesome!! I am very excited for her and supportive. I really feel that this is her calling. I am very positive that God wants her in there with the little heathens to show them love, attention, and to support their learning process. It is going to be hard, but she is very smart and passionate about this so I know she will succeed. There is such a need for the Church to really emphasize kids in the ministry. They should be included in everything that we do. I feel that it is important to teach them at an early age about grace, love, faith, and forgiveness. They are certainly going to need these four things to get through the teen years and the rest of life. This World is so corrupting and spiteful that if we are not careful, we could loose them. We should be teaching them now what they need for their future so that this World can change. If God doesn't come back in my lifetime, I would sure like to see my kids generation take charge of their World, and to be 100 times more faithful than I am. But I am afraid that our time here on Earth is limited. This is not a bad thing for believers in Christ, but others are doomed.

I pray for this World that God would reveal himself to them, and that they would accept his everlasting grace and love. Not in a single person but in the whole Church body. We don't need another discipline, creed, Church fund raiser, or 10 step program. We need God and we need to show people our God.