I can't do it on my own. So why do I try?

life lessons

James 3:7-8 'All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.'

A commonly used verse, yes, but one we forget. One i really would have liked to remember yesterday. yesterday i blew up at my mom, and for the stupidest reason. Just for those of you who read this blog, please dont forget this. God let me learn a major lesson. One of control. And He just reminded me that even when i feel like crap, or when i make others feel like crap, and i feel terrible i can always turn to Him. How awesome is that?

20andten?

first of, let me just say how weird this seems. on one hand, almost nothing has changed. on the other hand, ITS 2010. i still remember how people made such a big deal over Y2K, how stupid we were. and this has been...an interesting year. to say the least. its definitely in the good column, don't get me wrong, but a lot of stuff happened. i got a girlfriend! ...then we broke up. beach week, while i was distracted with a bunch a crap i really should have not worried about God still took the opportunity to sit me on my butt and teach me some awesome stuff about how great He is. an He is! i went to the Dominican Republic on a missions trip, that was phenomenal, even with its fair share of distractions(even though God was working then through them). I went on the trip as a recently recruited drama team member, playing the role of the Big Guy Himself. a big change from the construction team, but a wonderful one. i love how God can use something as simple as a drama to break language barriers and to display His message of salvation for us. Ahh. then school started. and its taking forever. i cant wait till college. football again! of course. i actually got to play, which introduced me to a more physical, hardworking side that would have been infinitely more harder had God not provided so much strength for me. especially in situations when i was tempted by parties, crude language, drugs, and alcohol. I got a girlfriend! well the same one, different time. and she is awesome. i know you will read this, you are. you have been such a blessing to me. thank you. this past year i have had some pretty low lows, i have been hurt, i've hated my sinful self, i didnt stay as close to God as i would have liked, and He commands. but, i've been healed, God loves me, and so do certain people, i've been walking right on with God as strongly as possible. and its been amazing. and im not gonna end this with a corny resolution, but i thank God for everything in this past year, because it all works toward His plan. the good and the bad. and i cant wait for two thousand and ten.