Brad-Bentley Concert

Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley played at the Sleep Train Amphitheater Saturday Sept 26th, at 730 pm. Nick, Katelyn and Daniel Paul loaded up in the GMC and met up with Kate's neighbors and drove to Marysville. We had so much fun tailgating in the parking lot before the concert. Mexican food, White salsa that's beyond amazing, friends, and country music... life is good. We sat on the lawn on blankets and the crowd kept getting bigger and bigger. The theater was packed. Jimmy Wayne opened for Dierks Bentley who opened up for Brad Paisley. I had a blast hanging out with Kate and Nick. With Kate 6 weeks prego she was nauseated so her oyster crackers were her best friend. Dierks was great. So many great songs that he performed. Paisley was great too. It was so fun to dance to the music and sing to the popular songs. I loved spending time with Kate and Nick but I missed Graham a lot. Every where I looked a saw couple after couple so I was thinking about Graham even more than usual. No complaints but i missed him. I am so exited to see him this week...

From the Pulpit

Today in church I was encouraged so much by Greg Fairrington's Sermon. Back in Biblical time there were living sacrifices to show praise. How could anyone want to offer up a dead sacrifice to show passion for God and to praise Him with less than what He deserves. Are we offering up dead praise to God? Are we really acting as worshipers of Jesus Christ or are we just giving enough to look the part? Where is your heart on Worship? Are you alive and passionate about worshiping God or are you a dead sacrifice of Praise? I was on fire at church knowing that I want to be a living sacrifice by living each day in complete attitude of worship and be in awe of His creation.

Falling In Love With God Before You Can Fall In Love With Anyone Else.

So I am reading this book called "A Love Worth Giving" by Max Lucado. I am challenged by it in so many ways. It talks about the love that is necessary to have before you love a spouse. It's founded upon the Bible and the relationship that God desires for you to have with him. Not structured on feelings but on commitment, on trust. I am realizing how much our relationships with God are very similar to that of a relationship with a man on earth. For ones on earth, we desire to spend time with them, bend over backwards to plan a time to be with them. Change plans, Change clothing, Think of creative ways to be with them, do things for them.... Do we treat God the Same?

Do you change your clothing, and how you appear to others to honor Him? Do you try to change things around in your schedule to meet with Him? Do you do things for Him out of Love and with a servants Heart, Not expecting anything in return?

Man these questions are hitting me hard... God has placed them on my heart. I want to have this kind of love with God. I desire to love Him in deeper ways. I want Him to feel like I sacrifice things out of love not out of expectation of an outcome or a gift. Yes God does bless those who love and desire to honor Him for His plan and purpose but it shouldn't be expected. To know that God will bless you because you know He knows whats best for you is one thing but telling God the outcome or gift that you expect... seems to me selfish and not honoring whatsoever to Him.

I know that I feel like my heart is going to explode with love and joy for the man I love on earth... I have the "joy of Jesus" (as my mother would say) in my heart and for life but I want my heart to feel like its about to burst for Jesus (I mean it feels a little of that at times...). I know that God is spectacular. I am in awe of Him everyday. I see creation and want to fall to my knees in worship. I have knowledge of the development and growth of a fetus and I am in absolute amazement of the power He has. I want to love God and serve Him better than I love and serve my man on earth. I want God to feel loved from my service for Him and by me honoring Him... everyday.