3 life lessons Ive learned from Rob and Big...

1. Do Work Son!
So many times I find myself being lazy or just not really wanting to do anything; lack of self motivation. This phrase is used frequently on almost every episode of Rob and Big when work needs to be done. Example: They went shopping for a mattress for Big and when it was all said and done, Big put on his gloves and hoisted a king size mattress ontop of the Escalade by himself! Work needed to be done and someone had to do it. As a Christ follower, work needs to be done and so many times those who call ourselves Christians, leave that work undone. We need to strap it up, put our gloves on and DO WORK, because it needs to be done. If we dont do it who will?!
2. Live Life to the Fullest!
This is a constant theme throughout all the episodes. Just to live life. And I know me and Rob dont have the same views religiously but I do know that he knows how to live life. He lives everyday like it is his last. Example: breaking world records, cleaning out his closets and giving out bags of clothes to the homeless, doing crazy, death defying stunts, and just random things that make life enjoyable. So many times we as Christians make life mundane and dare I say suckish! Just live life and have fun! God wants us to enjoy life and live it in abundance!
3. Sometimes you need to just stay away from "Drama"
Drama is Rob's cousin and Rob spends a majority of some episodes just torturing and harassing Drama. Yeah its sometimes intising to mess with drama and get involved with it, but most of the time you just need to leave it alone and stay away from it.

What are we focusing on?

So many times I find myself focusing on the troubles of this world. I watch the news and see homelessness rate sky rocketing, businesses bankrupting, job employment dropping at alarming rates and every financial situation crashing. And then after seeing all this I start to focus on how bad my life is...no money in my wallet, no job awaiting me in the future, and things like that.

The common thread here is FOCUS. What are we focusing on? Are we focusing on our problems and how bad we think the world is or are we focusing on HOW BIG OUR GOD IS?! That is something we need to ask ourselves daily. God is so big, beyond what our minds can even comprehend! How crazy is that?! More than we can even comprehend.

How comforting is it to know that our God, the only God, is that big! He isnt up there wringing his hands at our economy, thinking "I dont know what to do, the dow just dropped." He isnt up there fretting about your particular situation thinking "oh, he only has $5 in his wallet and that has to last him for a week."
HE IS ALMIGHTY GOD THAT HAS EVERYTHING IN COMPLETE CONTROL! SO LETS START LIVING LIKE HE IS GOD AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT WHATS GOING ON AROUND US! LIVE LIKE HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS!

Lil NBA venting

OK....Ive been watching the NBA playoffs and I just need to say something. I am sick and tired of Kobe crying ALL THE DANG TIME! After every call, after every stoppage in play, the camera pans to Kobe, and what look does he have on his face?! This one! Who does he think he is?!
Sorry, Im just having to vent a little bit about this...It's so annoying!
But you know what? I really do want the Lakers to beat the Nuggets....so when the Cavs get back the Magic, Lebron can finally shut everybody up about who is better, Kobe or Lebron. Lebron is the MVP...sorry Kobe! Not only is he a better player, he is so much more classy than Kobe! So I guess what I'm sayin is...
KOBE STOP CRYING AND JUST PLAY BALL!
(sorry just a little vent)

What would you be willing to attempt for God if you knew you wouldn't fail?

Question: What would you be willing to attempt for God if you knew you wouldn't fail?

WOW...Perry Noble posted this question on his blog a while back and I heard him talk about it one time in church and it made me think...what would I be willing to do?!

So I did a little soul searching...If I could do one thing for God and I knew I wouldn't fail at it, I would create a place where those that needed help could get help. Those that needed a place to stay, food to eat, clothes to wear, a safe haven, and more importantly Christ's love! That's what I would do if I knew I wouldn't fail. "You see…life is SHORT…our days are numbered…and God didn’t put us on this planet to screw around, but rather to make a difference by using what He has given us to advance His Kingdom and MAKE HIM FAMOUS! Too many of us are held captive by fear, but remember He is the Most High God who is in control of everything and is with you every step you take! Never let fear trump the potential God has placed in you!"
You see too many of us ( I said "us" not "you") are frozen with fear of failure, we are in fear of the unknown...but listen to this, He Knows! How amazing is it that He knows!

So I present this question to you...what would you be willing to attempt for God if you knew you wouldn't fail? If the answer isn’t, “what I am doing right now” then I would say you need to do some serious soul searching, praying, and rearranging.

Out of control....

"He is our deliverer! Wait on Him to move, because He will. He is our Rock on which we stand...so stand!"
How awesome is it that in the midst of all our "self-titled" chaos and our "so-called" problems, He is our rock to which we can cling to! He is our Rock on which we can stand! 1 Samuel 2:2 says, "No one is holy like the Lord!There is no one besides you;there is no Rock like our God." He is the only thing that stands, the only thing that satisfies, the only thing that sustains. When all around us seems like it's falling apart and everything seems to be going wrong, HE NEVER CHANGES! That's amazing to think about...that He never changes, He stays the same...just like a rock! I remember a time when I thought everything was out of complete and udder control and I had nothing to cling to. I felt as if no one cared and no one was even there. I felt alone. I felt like my life was spiraling and that I had no control.
I work at a camp during the summers and we sail at this camp. Let me remind everyone...I very much dislike sailing....want to know why? Because I feel out of control...that's the way the life felt, out of control. I didn't know what to do to keep the control. When sailing, when I feel as if the wind is picking up and I feel like its getting a little crazy, I grab for whatever is in sight; a rope, the boom, the steer, anything...and that's kind of like what we do when our lives feel out of control, we grab for whatever we think might calm the storm.
I reminds me of when all the disciples were on the boat with Jesus. When the stoms hit, they didnt know what to do, they were freakin out and it was out of control. The only thing they had to do was cling to Jesus and He alone would calm the storms. Maybe thats what we need to do...Just cling to Jesus!

Help needed...

The Clemson University Outdoor Lab needs a nurse for the summer camps. Let me know if you are interested! Thanks

Be a REBEL!

When you think of the word rebel, it brings almost a negative connotation to mind. Let me help you flip that concept. A rebel rejects accepted conventions of behavior. To rebel is sometimes used with teenagers when they partake in things like doing drugs, drinking alcohol, skippin school, and all those things everyone does when their young. So if everyone does it, how is it rebellion?!
With the recent cd release of Lecrae-rebel, it has flipped my view of what a rebel really is. He says that a rebel now, is those that read their bible, go to church, and follow as close as they can to Jesus. That's a REBEL! Because they are going against what society deems to be right or accepted.

Rebel lyrics from Lecrae's CD:

Jesus was a rebel, a renegade, outlaw/ A sanctified troublemaker but He never sinned, naw/ and He lived His life by a different set of Rules/ the culture ain't approve/so you know they had they had to bruise em/ that's the way they do/ man, they swear they so gangsta but everyones the same/ everybody do the same stuff/ tattoo, piercing/ smokin' up and drinking/ money and sex plus them extravagant weekends/ if that's the high life/ I'll puff puff pass that/ you leave evaporated like you missing a gas cap/ I guess I'm passed that/ cause I am in rebellion/ I'd rather have a dollar in my pocket than a mill-ion/ I'm scared to worship money, and my wants over Elyon/ I'll remain a rebel while the rest of them just carry on/this is what I live fo/ this the hill I'm buried on/ if Jesus is the truth/ that means one of us is VERY wrong/ think about it

Wishing I could do more...

Do you ever wish you could do more? I drive through this town every day and see the same man every day...I've tried to do things for him...food, water, clothes...things like that, but I wish I could do more. I watched "Extreme Makeover:Home Edition" last night and thats what I want to do. I want to be able to give extravagantly. I want to be able to give all that I have, all that I am. I keep praying for God to break my heart for what breaks his, scary thing is is that he is doing that. He keeps breaking my heart and softening my heart for the things that tear His heart apart. I want to do more...I wish I could do more. My heart is torn every time I see someone is hurting...that's God breaking my heart. I pray that God blesses me so I can be a blessing to others.


Matt. 25:40 says "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."