Thank You Father

As we approach Thanksgiving I thought I would take a moment to talk about Thanksgiving. I have never actively participated in the time of thanksgiving that the Mayes family always has during our Thanksgiving gathering. It felt awkward. I didn't feel qualified.

Lord, I'm not qualified for your love. But yet you gave it to me. THANK YOU!

Some things I'm thankful for:

• the breath of life


• a loving Savior


• a family who truly loves me


• a beautiful loving girlfriend


• the most amazing group of close friends I could imagine


• more earthly possessions than I deserve


• the Christian Campus House


• music - and the ability to play and enjoy it


• sub-freezing mornings with frost everywhere


• the opportunity to live the life God has planned for me


• lastly, a big warm bed. especially nice after not even going to bed last night. 0:-p

Lord, I want to specifically take time out of my busy schedule and recognize all that you have blessed me with. Thank you for life, family, friends, stuff, and most of all your Son.

How Much Am I To Do?

So I'm sitting here in the sound booth at church, working on the podcast. One thought has come to mind just now, as it often has recently. How much stuff am I really to try to do?

With all my school work going on, especially right now, I don't really have a ton of time to be as involved at church as I am. But I love it. My involvement at church is the main thing keeping me going right now - I love serving the Lord, and I love all the actual projects that I do over there (well, here, right now...).

I know the Lord doesn't expect a certain quantity of work out of us. He wants us to do what he presents us with a worshiping, prayful attitude. I hope I am doing that, but it's so hard to tell. Am I serving the Lord, or am I playing with fun technology?

I hope it's the former. If not, I need to drop this stuff because there just isn't time to go to church just to play. If I'm truly doing it all for the glory of God, then I don't care so much how much school work I have; I'll find a balance somewhere.

But I'm struggling right now.