Money

So I need money and I need it bad. If I don't find a cosigner for a loan of $15,000 dollars I might not be able to attend school here at PLU anymore. It has been an exciting adventure to trust God, even when things are not going well. I know that He has me in the palm of His hand and that I will be provided for abundantly. I keep thinking that I could go back to work at the hospital and make lots of money, save some, buy a Taylor guitar with some of that saving... It would be nice to have soe financial security. Mark Wolbert, my pastor, told me that this is the Lord asking me if I am willing to lay down school, even 2 semesters short of graduating, to follow Him. Can I handle being branded a college drop-out? I am not the kind of guy that needs a lot of money, I have never had a lot and probably never will. I have always been able to scrape by, but doors are closing around me left and right and I need to find the window that God is opening.

I really feel that if I leave school, I won't graduate. This means that I won't get to hang out with all the cool guys on my floor and in my dorm, I won't play a final year of football and I will have to find a steady job that can pay for the loans and bills that I have. Oh, well... God is still good and I am learning to trust Him.

I don't want you to misunderstand, I am not asking for money, just expressing my heart. I need to seek the Lord on this, and all the rocks He asked me to turn over I did and found nothing. So He has full control over this and I will wait for Him to move on my behalf.

On a much lighter note, Ignite is planning a trip to Aberdeen and I am really excited about it. I love the ideas tha twe have for the trip and the whole focus of going there, blessing the church and worshiping Jesus. I have been talking to Pastor Jake out there and getting their ideas for what the weekend will look like for them and what they want us to do. This is my first time to really plan an event like this and I love it. I am not a real detail focused person, but I find that I am enjoying the little things because I know that if I sweat the small stuff, then it won't come back to bite us later. We have lots of cool things going on and best of all we will be back in time for the Super Bowl!!!

I am also excited about the worship team and the direction we are going in. Wess stepped out in faith and decided to leave the comfort of his piano and let Nikki play it. This left me as the lead instrument and this is a role that I am more comfortable in. The whole Ignite meeting was annointed, from worship to announcements to the speaker. It was fun to be in th building and people were being talked to and we were growing our connections with the students. We will be playing a worship night out in Aberdeen concurrant with our spring getaway out there. It will be like going on the road! Maybe I am supposed to drop out of school, make some money for a season and then start a band, go on the road and glorify Jesus in all of it??? I am kidding, I am pretty sure that is not what I am supposed to do (but it would be fun).