Recently

I don't exactly know how I feel. Sometimes I know that things are going really good and then it seems that one little thing tears me apart. And I cant seem to get over it until I hit something. I am working on tearing out a tree stump today so that will be what I hit.

Things have really good lately and I'm trying really hard to keep peace and balance in my life where it can be permitted. Just now I am at a point where I am trying to determine if what offends me is just a preference thing or it bothers because it's sin I'm leaning towards the former. I don't think anybody likes it but, I am sick of being a cut corner and thrown away. I know those are strong words but at the moment are rather truthful. I am at point with some people that they make my decisions for me before I am even aware of my options and that is not right but I really don't anything to complain about in time it will be resolved.

Last night after worship band practice I had a very interesting opportunity to witness to a couple guys. After practice is done I like to play basketball in the parking lot. I was playing for a few minutes and guy who lived in a nearby house came over to me. He was obviously drunk and he had a beer in his hand and told me that he could hear me playing so he wanted to come over and play HORSE. I told him the truth in that I was actually planning on leaving soon but I decided to play. If he were not drunk I would thought that he was trying to hustle me because he kept telling me that he wasn't that good but he was just making incredible shot after incredible shot. I was at HOR and a friend of his(also drunk) came out of the house to tell him that his food was almost done cooking. He introduced himself to me quickly, his name is Luke. I continued to play and the guy who first came over missed his shot and he started swearing "casually" in his discourse about missing the shot. Luke then said to him, "Dude, you cant swear in God's parking lot." I really was surprised at that. And I said "Luke, you make a good point, but you know, God loves everyone no matter who they are and what they've done." Luke then said back, "Right on, I like that, I love you man, give me a hug." So I was hugged by a drunk guy because he liked what I had to say about God. After that I quickly won the game and the guy who first came over introduced himself, his name is Chris. Chris gave me a hug because we competed and that's what competitors do, I guess.
I am just in awe of God right now. I know those guys were drunk and maybe none of what we talked about that I'm not going to write down sunk in but, God has just reminded that any effort to reach out is not a waste.
Please Pray for Luke and Chris that they would come to better know God.