WHEW!!!!!!!!!

Man I can't believe all that's happened since my last post! Just to give you an update, Hannah and I bought a house, moved in our house, decorated our house, Hannah got a job, Hannah likes her job but not the drive, church is going great(God is doing AMAZING things), I watched some friends enjoy some great times, and I watched some friends wade through some of the deepest hurt people can experience on the face of this earth! The last thing I meantioned was incredibly hard and if you don't have any clue as to what I'm talking about here goes...David and Lisa (my worship pastor and wife) lost their unborn son Noah last Tuesday. David and Lisa are so close to me that they feel like family and I wouldn't consider them anything but. All the while, God is so good! He has remained so faithful and He is doing incredible things through this! David and Lisa, we love you guys so much. Our hearts break for you and hurt for you and we are most definately here for you!

Getting ready...

Hannah and I are in the very frustrating stage of buying a house. Not the beginning where you have to show your life history or the middle where you have to wait but at the end, where everything is ready to go and one stupid little piece of paper holds closing up and we still don't have a house! God showed this to me more than anything this week. We can prepare and be as ready as we have ever been but life happens. As long as humans are not perfect stuff will come up and things won't always go our way. Our character is showed and developed even more by how we act when something doesn't go our way. I've totally shown that I am nothing more than a little child because I've acted like an idiot more than anything, BUT, God knows what He is doing and I can't wait until Monday to see what He does! Hope you guys have an INCREDIBLE week!

Monday evening "running backing"

David always says "Monday Morning Quarterbacking" so I'm going to use the "running back" mode in the evening so here we go. I've come to a place in worship where I feel like I can go one of several ways while leading. There's always the "get totally lost" in worship in which one totally connects and has a "life (or Sunday) experience" while leading and doesn't concentrate on anyone who is following the "lead worshipper." Then there's the "I'm sort of getting lost but not totally because I forgot the words to the song and have to force myself to look back at the screen to figure out what comes next." Thirdly, there is the "something else is going on in my life and I just really don't want to be here leading because I feel like I'm more of a distraction instead of a leader." Fourth of all, "I feel like God is doing something here so lets just show up and see what happens." Finally, "everything that is going on during the week will show up on Sunday morning so if I give all of my best during the week Sunday will be AWESOME!" I can tell you that I feel like all of these were and have been me. I so badly want to be the first and the last of all of these all the time but I fall so short and wind up being like the 3rd on sometimes. Just a little insight into a lead worshippers mind.

Over and out good buddy!

I remember watching "Smokey and the Bandit" when I was younger on a saturday afternoon and always wondering "Why in the world and HOW would you be able to drive around in a T-top Firebird and wear a FREAKISHLY HUGE cowboy hat?" It must be an act of God! That's kind of how I am feeling at the moment. I've got so SO much in my life to be thankful for and it only comes from God. I've definately done nothing to deserve it but God is so gracious and giving. David should be happy and I am definitely stoked about this next piece of information. Todd Fields (One of North Point's lead worshippers) is releasing his 4th album next week. You guys should definitely go to ITUNES and buy it when it is released! Have a great week!

Easter

Yesterday Hannah and I went to another wedding! This is one that Hannah and I each got 1 new family member. He's been like a brother to me anyway but now he has the "in-law" attached. Jason and Esther McInnis became one yesterday! It was an absolutely beautiful ceremony and reception. I got to make a fool out of myself also by "dancing" or I guess it was more like "shaking" than anything. Just ask David Collinsworth about it! It was such a great day and Jason and Esther are now off to Jamaica and will be gone thru Easter. Today at Discover Point was very historic. We had our first service in our new building and I can't wait for things to get kicked off. It's gonna be AWESOME! Hannah and I along with everyone else have a great feeling about all of it. Hannah and I also went house shopping today and found a house that we both could see living and raising a family in. It is in Grayson and it will be so great if we can get it. It's a God thing and I know He has the GREATEST in store for all of us! This Easter I pray that we all draw closer to Jesus and that we really buy in to the GREAT things He has done and is doing. This is the GREATEST time of year! How beautiful are the scars of Christ!

"Mawwage....Mawwage is wah bwings us heere todayyy."

So Hannah and I finally tied the knot on March 21st and it was an ABSOLUTE blast! My wife is the most beautiful bride in the whole wide world and I couldn't help but tear up when I FINALLY saw her walking down the aisle! She just seemed to float as she got closer and closer. It was a great day and I not only got to kiss her once but twice! It was great! I couldn't help escape thinking that this is how it will be when we get to heaven. We will fully become the "bride of Christ!" What a GREAT thought! Being totally consumed by our Savior and seeing Him face to face!

Love and Marriage

Well, Hannah and I are getting married in less than a week now and WE ARE SO STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes Jeff, STOKED! It's really funny because I always used to feel awkward or just feel like shutting off when someone would talk about getting married (I wasn't bitter by any means!) but over the last 4 or 5 months I've really seen how God uses marriage to show us how He loves us. I mean think about it, someone that you'd lay your life down at any moment for, to protect, to give them without receiving anything in return, to walk with you through life, to help support them and carry them when they are down, and to give when they just can't. How cool is that! Then you throw in the whole "love making" aspect of it and we all know that's only something God could have created! Even the angels in Heaven who were created for worshipping God don't even get to do that! MAN I CAN'T WAIT! There is also one other aspect of marriage too. It is a duty of worship. Think about this, we choose our mate (meaning that we freely choose and are lead to our mate by grace) and once we say "I DO" it is set for life. We are making a choice for the rest of our lives to wake up next to that person no matter how HOT or how not so Hot they look (on certain mornings without the make up and...well you get it). It becomes our duty because we made that choice to say those vows everyday....even when we don't feel like it we must choose to love that person even when the world says to walk away. We are not perfect but that is where Jesus' blood comes in to play. He died to cover our imperfections not just so that we could spend eternity with Him but so that we could help our spouse, our friend, our LIFE PARTNER for the rest of our lives! How ROCKIN' is that!!!! We get to help someone but in turn we get to be helped by that same person we are helping! This all just came to make sense for me so sorry for ranting but just had to share it! Hope all of you have a great week and say a prayer for Hannah and I as we get married next Saturday! Pray that she will be able to tolerate my stupidity mostly! Take care and God bless!