Another Day, Another Dollar

    It's been extremely long since I've posted an update. I have to say, I'd much rather give all of you an update in person.

     It's been almost eight months since I've been in school, and it's been kind of agonizing and suspenceful trying to figure out what God is leading me into. This coming weekend, I should have just enough money in my savings to make a down payment to return to New Tribes for the Fall semester. Only by God's incredible provision is this even close to being possible. I'm extremely psyched to be back in the classroom studying the Word full time. I'm planning to continue working as well this fall as . Full time studying, and working around thirty hours a week will be crazy insane for me as I'm not the most focused person in the world.

     There has been something on my mind since this spring and it's kinda been keeping me going through the summer. It's been so easy to slip into the routine of working everyday, and view every day as the same. There are some days that just kinda blend in together. I've really been trying to spend each day with a pursuit to connect with the presence of my Lord. God's infinite presence is one of the most clearest attributes presented in scripture, and yet, so commonly disregarded. By looking at the way that I respond to this truth, I kinda wonder if I really believe it. If I truly believed that God was present with me, would I make the same daily decisions all the time? Would I still be the impatient, prideful, lustful, judgmental, egotistical guy that I am, if I truly believed that God was completely present with me, and acted on that belief?

      Connecting with the presence of God is living in the relationship with God. Connecting with the presence of God is understanding that God is continually pursuing me, to sanctify me, to set me apart.
Why do I respond to the events in the day as being tedious? Why do I freak out when I can't afford to go to school? Because I lose sight of the fact that God is continually present every single moment. I don't want to treat each day that comes along as "just another day." I don't want to live without the experiential knowledge of God's presence. I want to spend every moment for the rest of my life pursuing this God who is pursuing me.