Wow!

I just got back from the Revolution Session of the War College Grad.

Bless the LORD he is good.

Im still trembling from His glory.



Congratulations Revolutionaies.

You are a REVOLUTION.

What an honor to be a part of the celebration for my fellow warriors in the fight. It was a blessing to watch the students dance freely, worship in purity and really just love the LORD.

This night was I dont know, "supposed" to be like a spiritual sending off I guess for the War College students - and as much as it was, as it was for them (Well it was for the LORD...but you know what I mean) I got super blessed out of the deal too. Gotta love the community thing - sharing everything we have together ;P

Tonight I tasted freedom and joy. It's been so long since I tasted how good and how sweet like honey His fruit is. For the last little while I have been tasting what I thought was good. Well not even, I didnt even think it was good - but yet I kept allowing myself to taste it over and over, dwell in darkness over and over, endulge in sin over and over to die over and over. Why would I choose to do that when the LIGHT and the LIFE of the LORD is freedom and joy.

Now that I have had a sample - will I keep going for it? Or will I revert to old ways becuase of comfort? Right now, Im all gung-ho to remain in freedom and to remain in His joy - but that ever haunting friend of mine, doubt, is so quickly there, so quick to remind me of my ways...but hallelujah my ways are not His ways.

In the words of Jeremy Strain (now an official WAR COLLEGE ALUMNI)

I DIE I DIE I DIE I DIE
I DIE TO ALL THAT I AM

I LIVE I LIVE I LIVE I LIVE
I LIVE TO ALL THAT YOU ARE.

May those words be my testimony.

CONGRATULATIONS...

MATT ARMSTRONG
LYNN WAGNER
MATT ELCOME
JESSE GREEN
DAWN MARIE PAULSON
LISA STEWART
REBECCA AUSTIN
IAN SMITH
CATHERINE MARQUIS
HOLLY WARREN
LEO KILLION
DONNY MELANSON
JEREMY STRAIN
STEPHANIE LINES
LYNNE CAWKER

Hallelujah

God is here.

Didnt I say I would post pictures of my most recent tattoos like a couple months ago...anyways working overnights I get these important tasks completed! So here you have them...my life and death tattoo's. The shot on top and the shot below are the same, just flipped...yup, my tats are reversable - cool preaching point there im sure - but the downfall to overngihts, is I dont really want to type it out. So for now just enjoy it!

God is here.

I was reminded in cell today that when trials come our way to consider it pure joy - because these are the times that our endurance and perseverance has a chance to grow.

A hard concept to fully get sometimes I think. It is a concept I have let slide these past few weeks. Why? Its simple really, if you knew what was going on with me right now, and some of you do, it's nothing to rejoice over. Things suck. And I really don't see any reason to look at any of it and be joyful over it.

A couple weeks ago though, I was considering this season of mine (I haven't fully figured out what kind of season I'm in - one of healing and restoration i suppose) a time of joy - oh but how quickly that has turned around. The Devil is so quick at manipulating situations eh. Two weeks ago I was excited at where the LORD was taking me and looking ahead at the freedom he promised...and now I sit here and reflect on the past two weeks and realise that I have reverted back to old habits and old ways of thinking. Instead of considering this time a time of joy, I have allowed joy to be stolen from me and have sat in defeat, sorrow and sin.

Not anymore. I will not let things be stolen from me anymore. I want that joy back, that excitement for freedom. I just don't know how to do that.

Friends - I need you. That's what went wrong. Two weeks ago I let my friends deep into my inner being, my core. Then the stupid effing devil managed to have me believe that people really didn't care about me, so I began to isolate myself and try things on my own. BAD idea. Friends - I need you.

That's another thing I was reminded in cell today. We went over the story of Shadrach, Michack and Abendago. And it was brought up that as a community they were able to be strong and say "We will not bow down to your God, and even if He doesn't rescue us from the furnace, we still will not bow down". Someone mentioned that if they were alone, it wouldn't be as easy to say that, but as friends, as partners in the same mission, and as a community who had each others backs, these three buddies (who I cant help but picture as a cucumber, tomato and asparagus) could hold each other up, and take this opportunity and consider it pure joy.

Friends, DON'T BE ALONE - its dangerous. You will never have joy in trials when you face them on your own.

I LOVE YOU

God is here.

Currently Reading "Ill Fight" by Phil Wall and "Beauty for Ashes" by Joyce Meyer.

I think I forgot a few good ones.

I'll add another five...

5. Turtle lessons from Aaron White

4. When Rob was changeing the lights at re:cre8 (need I say more?)

3. The Lipsett engagement and the Lipsett wedding

2. The Dolby alley wedding - maybe the coolest wedding ive ever gone too - no not maybe, deff the coolest one

1. The Holy Session knee drill grad was pretty swell

and for the record - anyone reading my comments - i DID NOT learn to smoke a joint at The War College or during my involvement with 614, it is an inside joke

and matthew, if you recall I was doing the teaching, andy was doing the learning.

God is here.
(kinda ironic putting that under the sentance that it is under)

Currently reading - Ill Fight by Phil Wall
Beauty for Ashes by Joyce Meyer

I'll jump on the bandwagon and create a top ten list - see Firecrest Blog (go to armybarmy blog to the right and then on their right go to 614Firecrest.

I'll try and be creative, some of my favorites have allready been used.

10 - Winning the Martyr challenge with Riefer by a landslide

9 - Dying in the War Room

8 - Being raised from the dead in the War Room

7 - February 12 2006

6 - When deaf Michael wrote me a note and addressed it to Jesus becuae he didnt know my name

5 - Waking up with 6 bed bug bites on my neck, and everyone thinking i had hickeys

4 - Being probed

3 - Waking up at 2 in the morning to pray for three hours (for real - this may be one of my greatest highlights)

2 - Wachting a friend live in addiction, move away for a year, and come back and see them happy, saved and free

1 - My family's here - what could be better?

currently reading - I'll Fight by Phil Wal (I know..still!)
- Beauty for Ashes by Joyce Meyer

God is here.