What Up!

Just checking in. I'm really enjoying all the feedback on the site. I love that everyone is using this technology thing to keep in touch.

I generally feel disconnected from everyone! I focus so much of my time and energy on the music ministry that I often feel like I don't get to talk to everyone that I would like. I have really enjoyed reading everyones experience blogs and hearing second hand about how God is moving in peoples lives through this time.

Awesome!

I look forward to getting closer to God and his body through this experience!

Experiencing = Worship
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going to work, and walking around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.
Romans 12:1

Ben

I'm A Failure!

A big thank you to Shawna Danberg for the class on Sunday night. For those of you who were not there, Shawna did a really good class on leadership. What it focused on was failure and how to be successful even though we fail.

That said, I've been a failure. I've really struggled with the fast. I finally broke down and had a chicken nugget yesterday. Where is the Nugget? That was my excuse yesterday to Christie. My argument was that it's not real meat anyways.

I've been concentrating on the fast and not on God. I read some of the churches experience entries on the web site this morning and it was encouraging to see people really turning to God. I really do feel more connected with people simply through this shared experience.

I'm excited and encouraged this morning. I'm caffeine free and mostly meat free. Keep it up!

Ben

Well day one is complete. For me it was the full 24 hour variety, I was at work and let me tell you it was a long day. It's noon now the following day and I just woke up. We had many calls last night so I got some sleep this morning. Yesterday was a struggle. I'm doing well with the food but when you go from 2 to 3 pots of coffee a day to none.....ahhhh! I'm having to really let God take this one because my body is in pain. I might have a problem?

So, I encourage you guys to give it all to God. He's the only one who can handle it all.

Ben