Surroundings

While working with Sterling for Mr. Bill one day, the Lord showed me an odd example of the importance of one’s surroundings. Mr. Bill owns a decent trailer park and occasionally, meaning all the time, he moves things around his property to get ready for the next project. Today, he was decorating the insides of one of his trailers. He asked Sterling and I to go grab the desk from one of his old beat up trailers, which he used to store various old used furniture. Sterling and I looked around for the desk all the while questioning the thought of putting any piece of this old run down furniture in the brand new trailer. Oh well, it is better to not question Mr. Bill. We hauled the dusty thing full of cob webs to the new trailer, Mr. Bill wiped some dust as we walked, and ordered to put it against the north wall. We set it down. I looked with wonder as I thought how the same desk in this new clean room looked so perfect.

“Bad company corrupts good character.”

1 Corinthians 15: 33

“For you bless the godly, O Lord; You surround them with your shield of love.”

Psalm 5: 12

Cigarette Testimony

On a typical warm sunny day, I sat by The Tree on the Oklahoma State lawn to journal before class. As people sit by the tree people are naturally drawn. Right as I was starting to sit down a dude said, “Hey man, can I bum a cigarette from you?” “Sorry bro, I don’t smoke. I look like it though”, I replied. “It’s cool, thanks anyway.” I began to write again, while overhearing the guy talk about finding a cigarette. At this time one of my non believer buddies came and sat for a bit. Cig dude piped up excitedly as he saw my buddy light up. “Hey man, I’m dyin for a cigarette can you spare me one?” My buddy replies, “Sure man, I understand take two.” The guy was beside himself with gratitude and I was amazed.

“If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.”

Matthew 5: 41-42

Settling in

So I have been back in the states for quite some time now. Moods, emotions, thoughts, and beliefs have been everywhere in good and bad ways. When pondering what my return would be like I considered what they call Re- culture shock. Aahh I’ll be fine. I left a wonderful environment with loving friends and family, how hard can going back be? Well, those of you who know me probably can pick up on the fact that the devil knows he can aggravate me the most within my own head. I struggled with just about everything. Not to make this return sound horrible, but I struggled and I still am struggling. I am seeking the Lord for a big breakthrough of a Holy Spirit anointing. The inner joy of my salvation has been a bit clouded. The Lord will continue to show himself faithful and I am grateful to all of you who were just incessantly welcoming of my return. Thank You.