Ebb and Flow

Life has passed so quickly since the last time I updated this page. God has been doing a lot of cool things, but amongst the chaos I totally forgot to write anything down in here. I kept saying to myself, "Oh I have to blog about that, that was amazing!" but alas I forgot. So now I'm seeking to catch up everyone but not bore people to death... so bear with me ha:

God has been teaching me a lot through the Barn and things that are even related to the Barn. He has been teaching me that we need to trust him. That sometimes life isn't about our plans or expectations, but is rather all about his. This embodied itself in everything from events to personal experiences in life. I would find myself expecting amazing event days (number wise) and find them to be with 6 kids, but the best day I could possibly think of, then other times I'd expect a small number of kids (cause who would come to a Barn event when homecoming is the same night) only to be overwhelmed with 50 students and trying to maintain order.

In my own life I would expect life to run the course I had been planning for myself for years, and then find it ebb and flow away from what I was clinging to. I would run toward something and say, "LORD this is it, give me this!" and he would say, "Wait on me"... and I would be so confused. I would cling and he would tear me away. Then in the moments of letting everything I've ever dreamed of slip away God began to give me a peace I could never imagine. And though he still says, "Wait on me." I feel as if everything in the world is completely different, and so am I.

God is a God who we don't understand in the least, but if we could understand everything about God and his plans they we would have no need for him. At the Barn and in my life it has been so amazing just to listen and learn. To see students become disciples of Jesus Christ. To see them invite their friends to events, start worship bands to do a 'Worship Tour' to local churches, to see students meet fellow believers and begin to come out of their shell, to hear kids say, "I wanted to be a disciple so I changed my attitude" and to see myself for the first time in 10 years give God everything to simply live and breath, is what life is all about! And I love everything I find there!

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*For more details on the Mystery Night event and other awesome things at the Barn shoot me and email and I'll tell you about it: jeremiahd@touchtheworld.org...*