Call me immature, but...

The amount of people getting engaged in the last year is kind of blowing my mind. I can think of at least three or four couples who are, at most, two years older than me. The thought of being married in a year or two is horrifying to me.

Maybe this just goes to show how immature I can act sometimes. Although I am not sure if me not having a girlfriend before reinforces this fact or not. Either way, it is a weird thought.

I am sure that the ol' "Ball and Chain" (jokingly, of course) will come along some day.

Be blessed.

Ridicerous....

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So Long Winter...

Weather is a funny thing to me. The quality of my day usually can be measured by how nice the weather is outside. Today was a great day, I went to church, did some homework, went for a sweet walk with a good friend, and got absolutely demolished in soccer, (this is a normal occurrence for me, and I do not want to talk about it).

This summer is going to be great. I am going on a fishing/hiking/awesome trip with my parents in the mountains, and I am really looking forward to it. Even though I have lived on the prairies for most of my life, I still feel so at home and comfortable in the mountains. It seems that every time I bring up the mountains lately, someone turns around and says that they feel really uncomfortable or claustrophobic in the mountains. I guess I can understand this, but you prairie people make me laugh. I could be in the mountains forever.

I hope that I find a job for the summer. One way or another, I know that God will be faithful and provide.

Father, teach me to be patient. Teach me how to better welcome in the changing of seasons that are going on in my life.

Amen

Be blessed.

Amen...

I have been reading a bit of what Martin Luther wrote lately, mainly because I am doing a short paper on the Ninety-Five Theses. But I remember reading a document that Martin Luther wrote talking about prayer last semester in Spiritual Formations (my favorite class) aka "Spit Form."

Luther talks about prayer and how when we say "amen" we should really mean it as if all other Christians in the world were praying the same prayer with you.

Mark this, that you must always speak the Amen firmly. Never doubt that God in his mercy will surely hear you and say "yes" to your prayers.

This really got me thinking, how often do I really think that what I am praying is going to happen. More often than not, I tend to lean towards not believing, and that is a sad thing.

There is a man back in Norquay that was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a year ago. I don't really know what you guys knows about pancreatic cancer but it has a survival rate of about 5%. It has been a real tough experience for him and his family.

How often do we pray for someone with something like pancreatic cancer and really believe that this person is going to be cured? It is a tough thing to do. Really believing that what pray for is going to happen takes great faith; more than I think I have at times.

Father, help me to have faith in your wisdom. Teach me to have faith like a child.

Amen