Man, I went to church today. It was so awesome. I had a great time. Last night while I was playing games, God spoke up and said, this is your last game for tonight. I was playing hockey so it was my last game. He said, I want you to go to bed now because I want you in church tomorrow. So I obeyed. It's been a while since I've really talked with God.
I woke up today about 8:30-ish. Showered, got ready for church. Left at about 9:15. Church started at 10. Service was awesome. Pastor talked about God as being the God of more than enough. It was so awesome. I loved hearing about. It was something I really had to hear too which is amazing, but not really because God is amazing. He always have something awesome planned for me. It's just I'm too human to always follow and do the right thing.
At the end of service, pastor called everyone out that felt like their walk was lacking or if the person didn't know who Jesus is and wants to turn their life around if their walk was lacking and turn their life over if they don't know Jesus. I was like Lord, should I go up there? He speaks up and says no. You obeying me in coming to church was all you had to do. Man, I started to cry a few times throughout worship and when God spoke to me. I miss those awesome times I've spent with Him.
However awesome my past memories and times spent with Him are, that's all they are. Memories. I can think about them, or act on God's Word and continue to have them right here in my own bedroom. Benny Hinn did it, I can do it too. God will meet us wherever we are. On the streets, under a bridge, in a hospital, at a restaurant, in prison, etc. It doesn't matter. That's what being God is all about. Love.
I say again that the New Year has started. Let's ALL of us start out with an awesome year and finish with an awesome year. Throughout the year, we should be striving to come out better than when we came in. That's what friends are for. You tell them your resolutions and they are the ones that really help you accomplish them. Resolutions aren't always just for yourself to know. We struggle, we fight to accomplish those sometimes. What a better time for a friend to step up and take you by the arms and say, I'm going to walk with you through this no matter what happens. Sometimes there are things you have to take care on your own. Some resoluions are kept to yourself because you are the only that can do it for yourself. There are other ones that it's alright to have a friend come alongside and say, hey, how's it going with the resolution? Anything I can do to help? You want my opinion? etc. etc.
Friends are such important "things" in people's lives. I read a story today. It was a man and his son had some kind of impairment. His child was retarded as we would say. They were at the hospital because the mother works as a nurse. There was a gentleman sitting pretty close to them and he was obviously living on the streets. Beat up clothing, you can imagine. So the husband gets up and asks on how long his wife will be. He turns around and the man is crying and his son is next to him. He runs over and apologizes if his son has done anything to bother or hurt the man. The man says no, your son was the first person to give me a hug in over 20 years. That story is really touching. Then Kai sends an awesome email about friendship that really is so touching.
Friends are the people you go through life with. They may not have been with you from the very beginning, but real friends already know about your beginnings, they know your hardships, they know your troubles, they share in your hurt and they share in your happiness. They give you a sense of joy and peace when everything around you seems like it's falling apart. They give you comfort when you need it most. They may not be with you at the beginning and they may not necessarily be with you at the end. They will always live on in your heart. People can make fun of your friends, they can laugh and joke, but if you are a true friend, no matter how funny the joke may seem, you don't laugh.
I don't know why I went out on that tangent. Just something that needed to be said I guess. Maybe it's because I think about my friends and most of all, I think about my 2 best friends. Bobby Black and my God the Holy Spirit. Even though it seems like I haven't spoken to either one in a really long time, they both have me in their hearts and they are always in mine. I would do anything for my friends as long as it's within my power. Close friends, not close friends, new friends, old friends, family friends. Even people I don't know and people that may speak bad about me or hate on me or whatever. It doesn't matter. God is no respecter of persons and I am most definitely not either. There may be people that get on my nerves, there may be people that really make me mad, there may be people that make me want to hate them. It doesn't matter, when it all boils down to it, I still love them and if I'm mad, it's not for very long and I'll just continue to love them. Fight hate with love. Bless those that curse you. Unconditional love really is the best degree of love. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 Jesus called us His friends. Not a servant, not a slave, but a friend. And He showed us the Greatest Love. He really did lay His life down for His friends. That would you and me. Whether you believe in Him or not. It's still the truth.
Gosh, I don't know where all of that came from. I suppose God really has called me to be a preacher. I think that's pretty good for just winging it, haha. I can't wait to trully preach in a church though. That will be a resolution of mine in some year, haha. Well, I guess that's a lot to take in right now.
I just want you all to know that you all are my friends. I'm always here for you guys. No matter what I'm going through and no matter what I have to work with, I will do everything within my power to help. I have ears to listen, arms to hug, shoulders to cry on. Feel free to use them if you want. You are all always in my heart. Even if I don't talk to you very much, doesn't mean I haven't forgotten about you or love you any less or not think about you. I do. Everyday. Everything I am isn't me anymore. It's Him and it's His. Not mine. I surrender myself FULLY and COMPLETELY to Him.
Take care all of you. Don't be afraid of what's in store for the future. We fear what we don't know and don't understand. There is a way to know what's in store for the future. I know what I'm going to be in the future. I know what God has planned for me. If you ask God for wisdom, He gives it liberally. The future is something we should all be excited about. Not scared about. Graduating high school isn't a sad thing. It's a happy and glorious thing. Enjoy those times. You may not see some friends when you all go on to college and all. If they are truly your friends, it won't matter how far apart you are. When you see each other again, it will be as if you've never left each other's side. That's how it is with me and Bobby. He's in OK and I'm here in CO. Even though we don't email every day or talk on the phone every day, when we get to hang out, it's like we were always together and have never left each other's side. God is true and faithful. He told us that there would be a time when we would be apart for a long time and that when we saw each other again, it would seem as if we have never left each other's side. It's alread happening. The prophect has not yet come to pass, but the feelings and what not are still very true.
Gosh, I've lingered on yet again. Alright, leaving for real now, haha. I will talk to you all later. Take care and God Bless. I love you all very very much. 
I hope I wrote that right. 
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