Dear Church Family

  I'm really excited to have heard from some of my fellow Church members via Facebook and e-mail. I've missed you guys these last few weeks, but God's been doing really great things with some of the Churches I've been serving with in Dallas mainly and the Union Gospel Center of Hope shelter in Dallas! I hope that God picks up the students spirits as summer is just starting! I'm really grateful to have such a wonderful body of believers waiting for me at a church home!

  A few weeks ago Mark and I went through the book of Acts, and something that I notice about the disciples is the united they had in Christ. Even though they came from different backgrounds and they pursued separate interest the main thing that connected them was Christ, and I love how no matter how many disagreements I may find in my Church family I'm proud to say that Christ is the one that first united us, and is the one who will keep us united. (Proverbs27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so a man shall sharpen another.") But it's up to us to remain faithful in Him and know that He's the only one who can mend relationships!

  Hope that Christ is working through each and everyone of you at Trinity Baptist!

Not My Summer, but God's Summer

  Over the last few years I've managed to always overbook my summers as an attempt to keep myself busy and make sure that I spent my time off on something worth while. In the past when I would normally keep myself busy I figured that there would be no need for expectations on what was to happen the previous years before just to let God surprise me with whatever he wanted me to see that year, and just to anticipate it before hand. But this year I can't help but to feel this higher level of anticipation that's set a new standard for my break and that's resulted in me setting expectations for my summer break. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing to set expectations for your summer, but I've always said that those who expected too much are going to be disappointed if not everything reaches their expectations.

  The things that have made me want to set so many expectations for this summer are just some things that are going to be so much bigger then anything I've ever experienced the years before, and I know that no matter what happens during these upcoming weeks that God's still going to do something completely amazing. I don't like to get into the habit of setting expectations. I feel like anytime I do that I'm trying to set my own future in stone and that's not what the Gospel says we should do. Proverbs27:1 says"Do not boast about tomorrow,For you do not know what a day may bring" and Matthew6:34 says "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.".

  I don't even know if I'm promised one more day or even hour on this earth, so why should I bother worrying about what's going to happen here in two months or even here in fifteen minutes? I shouldn't is the thing, I should just spend whatever time I do have on this earth knowing that my purpose in this life is to serve just one standard and one set of expectations in this life, not set by me but set by the God who's created everything good and perfect in this world. I know that where these expectations are set and that I follow them for one being. After everything's been done this summer I know that God's going to get in my face about everything that he's set up for me!

  I just pray that the time I have off from school this year won't be for me, but for him. This summer isn't about me but it's about God and his glory. I also pray that whoever has read this has an amazing summer as well. I keeping posting over break!