O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. — I don’t worry myself with the big stuff. I just rest. Like a child with its’ mother, not concerned with any other, underneath the cover- I rest. Things too large, too great, too marvelous- I don’t bother. I’ll let God be God and I will rest. Rest is living...
read moreFor the last week I have been in Maui, Hawaii. My friend Sam Chang invited me to co-lead with him for a week at YWAM-Maui. We spoke on hearing the voice of God and also led worship a few times. We have absolutely loved the community here and have felt like part of the family. We started off the week talking about how communication comes from relationship and we have to realize that God is after friendship first. We move from a place of knowing God loves us, instead of hoping He will. On Tuesday, we described the clutter in our lives that...
read moreIf you wanted to pursue golf and had the opportunity to ask Tiger Woods what the most important thing was, would you pay attention? Say you wanted to learn business strategy and could ask Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. what his secret is, would you heed his advice? A man asks Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” If you heard someone asking God, what is the most important thing to do, pay attention! God could have asked us to be at peace with all men. He could have said to serve the church more. Of of all of the things that...
read moreYesterday morning a tsunami hit us here in Kona. Many businesses near the oceanfront were destroyed. It is much worse than I thought it would be. This is a very popular street we always use. Although there is a lot of discomfort with people out of hotels and store damage we are more concerned with what God is doing in Japan. Please pray for revival in Japan. We have friends here that are from Japan as well as some of our family in Tokyo now. Gladly we have not heard of anyone we know personally suffer from this. The other night we prayed...
read moreSo my friend, Ben and I drove to Los Angeles this last weekend. My friend Tom is moving out to Kona as well and is shipping his car. Its alot cheaper to ship from LA than KC. So we drove his car out to the port there. We had lots of fun! [cincopa AIHABaK1WPwC] We drove about 12-13 hours both days. Stayed with some good friends in Albuquerque on the...
read moreIt has been a tough week. Harder than I thought it would be. I have realized that moving to Kona means more than other trips. This is really signifying a change. Its not a trip where I have a plan of when I will be coming back. I am going out… It sounds good in a church service but saying goodbye to family and friends is not easy. I had some prayer time with my parents and 2 sisters the other night. I felt like it really released me to go. I knew it was important but had no idea how much I really needed it. Had several friends...
read moreThis conference has been a huge part in my growth in God. Check it out online or at Bartle Hall in Kansas City. Starts tomorrow December 28,...
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