What a Weekend

Courtney and I had the opportunity this past weekend to travel back up to NJ and see some good friends. My friend Trevor got hitched and it truly was a one-of-a-kind wedding. There was a countdown to the wedding, there was worship music before (with full band and light show) and then the actual ceremony. It was definitely memorable. We flew back in to GA around 9:30 and I got back to the house in time to see Georgia get their butts handed to them. I will have to admit, I saw this one coming. 

Down in Georgia, we are having a bit of a crisis. THERE IS NO FREAKIN GAS! Luckily, I do not live too far from work and will resort to riding a bike if needed. It is pretty crazy to drive by a gas station and see a ton of cars lined up to get as much gas as possible. I have even heard people saying they had to call in to work because they could not make it. Some say recession, others say depression, and I personally do not know. It is hard for me to compare what is going on in the economy today to the depression of the 1920's.

I was reminded on Saturday of how much we must rely on Christ for all our needs. If you look in Exodus 16, you can see how God supplied just enough food for His people to survive. It was never enough for them to save, because if they did so, it would rot and would no longer be edible. We have to trust God, we have to run after Him, we have to surrender our wants and come only with our needs for that day. I can pray and ask all I want for a beautiful new guitar, but I do not NEED it. At this point, I do not NEED gas, I have plenty enough to get by. I know that if I did NEED the gas, Jesus would provide for me. But for now, I got legs, so I can walk if I have to.

"Mayday, Mayday, We're Going Down!!"

I visited my girl this past weekend down in Atlanta for some last minute wedding business. It was great to finally see her, it seems like it goes by way too fast! But then again, it's crazy to think how in only 3 weeks we will be married!

So, the inevitable happened, and I had to fly back to Jersey. So I got to the airport way too early, sat waiting for about an hour, and then finally boarded. I was trying to be smart when I checked in, so I switched my seat to the very last row, on the aisle, so that I could be right by the restroom. So anyway, the plane was pretty full and the two seats to my left were still empty. It was looking good. Then, right before push-back, a woman boarded and headed my way. And it would not have been so bad if she did not have her little baby girl with her. When I say baby, I mean a baby that cannot even speak yet, let alone control anything else if you know what I mean. So she sits next to me and then as we are taxing to take-off she precedes to change the kids diaper! WOW, how bad did that smell?! I had to hold my breath. This is an hour and forty-five minute flight, so you can only imagine the thoughts running through my mind. This diaper adventure took place twice. A lot of other things happened on this flight, and I wish that I could explain it all here, but this is getting long. It took all I had to stay patient in this situation.

God has truly been putting me to the test. It's so hard at times to be faithful. Every time that I go through some sort of struggle I always look at the story of Job. It is always amazing to see how Job reacted to all that was thrown upon him. He lost everything, and I mean EVERYTHING! Still, Job never cursed God and always worshiped Him. Praise God I have that to look to when I get frustrated, annoyed, or just plain tired.

A pastor on staff with me said this great quote the other day, "We can get tired in the ministry, but we should NEVER get tired of the ministry." There are times when I myself get tired, but I still love what I do. I would not trade that for anything!

"move one inch at a time..."- Anthony Green

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