"Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire"

I've been reading Job for the past month. It's a good book (well duh), but it's been VERY slow going. I've been patiently waiting for something to be revealed to me. OK, God, why I am reading this??
Job 33:26-30 (The Message)
"Or, you may fall on your knees and pray—to God's delight! You'll see God's smile and celebrate, finding yourself set right with God. You'll sing God's praises to everyone you meet, testifying, 'I messed up my life—and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it. But God stepped in and saved me from certain death. I'm alive again! Once more I see the light! This is the way God works. Over and over again. He pulls our souls back from certain destruction so we'll see the light—and live in the light!"

AMEN!! I've been here a month, still trying to find my place in all of this. It has really been a struggle...but I praise Him for it. YES, I miss the South....YES, I miss New Spring: the church family, being able to serve, being comfortable (NewSpring.cc)...YES, I miss my friends. I know I will be put in this position many times over and again until God gets it out of me. I've got to the point of frustration many times...and it's as if He looks down and says....Are You Done Yet?...OK, Now Do It MY Way, and Let ME Help YOU.

For some of you reading this, please don't let my misrepresentation of Jesus make you turn your back on Him. You have a choice.

Field of Dreams

I played catch with my Dad for the first time in about 14 years today. What a feeling...putting on a glove I haven't worn in just about as long, hearing the snap of a ball hitting the glove, fielding a ground ball....makes me want to play again. Of course, baseball would be all we'd talk about while catching. I still have a love for the game; I'm know that's why I've enjoyed coaching the past two years. EventPictures check out pictures of the Orioles from Anderson, SC.

"The memories will be so thick, they'll have to brush them away from their faces."
Thanks for the catch, Dad.

"I want to run...I want to hide..."

I've got 99 days until the M.C.M!!!! I celebrated this by running 16 miles today. For as much as I've been running, sometimes I think about why I do it. I started out doing it to have a release point, and it continues to be such a thing. Running gives me much more than I give it.

It gives me the kind of clarity I look for daily: 1 Peter 4:7 (NIV)... be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.

It gives me a goal: 1 Corinthans 9:24-28 (NIV) Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Tangent: I've been HOOKED on Hillsong United's Look to You and Passion Worship Band's How Great Is Our God. These two are about a year old...I know I'm slowly Ketchup-n.

Tomorrow's Sunday!!...Please visit the church of your choice this week.

"Gonna get back to basics..."

It's about changing my attitude, looking beyond the obvious, and understanding the heart. It's about being challenged to live a life of POWER....making choices, and depending on Jesus. It's about knowing that WE are ALL equal in the eyes of Jesus.
I'm getting all of this from a church I visited; Glad Tidings Assembly of God, a great message by Jim Comenzo. The scripture that was based on this was John 7:53-8:11, well worth reading.

Chicken and Waffles!!!

Chicken and Waffles!!!
Originally uploaded by josephadam.

This will NOT tear you up!!! Yes, this is a dinner item. Yes, it IS as good as it looks. Listen, "If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much". In other news....check the Flickr page for pics of my new buddies!!!

Hey Gramma....what nice flowers you have!!!

Gramma and me
Originally uploaded by josephadam.

She says she doesn't have too many this year...judging from what I saw, I'd like to see a time when she had a lot of them. I could use some help on the I.D. of them (check the Flickr page). Who knows... you might win a fabulous prize if you identify them correctly!!

"All I need is You...."

Since I've been here, I've come to know and hear people and their stories about how they've turned away from Jesus because of the actions of some other "christian". I've been angered initially, but I've been patient enough to tame my tongue.
Jesus, I'm sorry that I misrepresent You so bad that people would turn away just by the mention of Your name. I pray that You soften our hearts and open Our eyes to see You in others. I love you.

"Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner..."

Aloha kids!!! Yes, I am now in Robesonia, Pennsylvania...the place of my birth. I am enjoying my time here...things are very different from the last time I lived here. I'm hearing things that I haven't heard for quite some time....Jojo, my other name that ends in y (don't go there), and of course, the Pennsylvania German/Dutch accent. I still have no idea what I'm doing, so I trust in Jesus for all things.
I went for my first run since last Friday this morning...through all this I'm doing, I'm still training for a marathon in October. If you need some good running/worship music, check David Crowder Band-Sunsets and Suishi....awesome.