Straight No Chaser

My friend has introduced me into the world of Straight No Chaser. I love A Capella and these guys are good! I like their rendition of 12 days of Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

Check Ravi Zacharias Off The List!

In one of my previous posts, I had a list of people I would like to meet.

Ravi Zacharias
Voddie Baucham
Andy Stanley
John McArthur
Steve Fee.

Last week, I met Ravi Zacharias in person. He is so down to earth it is unbelievable and He speaks with so much eloquance. He really talked about what God has done IN us, as in, it is HIM that reveals everything and gives us the capacity to process it. That was awesome.

As a bonus, I met Tony Campolo earlier this year, who I had never heard of until that point.

Setting the stage

DVD's are finally in. Exam is almost in striking distance. Slowly it looks like everything is coming together. So far, so good.

Giving It Up - Prosperity

"So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him."

Luke 5:11

"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to know and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

Matthew 6:24

For the longest time, I've tried to balance serving God and my own prosperity without ever knowing it. I live such a comfortable lifestyle, yet I'm also at a crossroads. Truth be told, I feel stifled by my own comfort and prosperity, to the point where it's limiting my ability to serve. In the new year, I believe God is calling me to make the biggest sacrifice for Him.

Investment in Legacy

Voddie Baucham asks the question "What if everyday of my life is hard? Is God still enough? What if God fulfills his promise generations after me?" and later asks "What are we doing to make the community a better place? What am I investing my life in? Where am I spending my money? Where am I spending my time?"

The biggest struggle is reminding myself that everything I'm doing is an investment instead of a burden and that I'm laying down roots. I'm faced with this very question: If what I'm doing doesn't reap blessings until possibly generations later, is God still enough?