Monday, February 23, 2009

Spent some time this morning visiting some church websites. I went to my old church family's website and looked at some photos of the beginnings of the whole thing.

I found myself missing that time in my life. Felt like I had a much clearer purpose then, and lived more intentionally.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You know you could always go back...just a thought.

Amanda Michele Steed said...

I definitely know this feeling. I sometimes find myself thinking back on my days at Renewed Life with the same feeling, but I realize that I've outgrown that time in my life.

I've been reading The Shack, and I HIGHLY recommend it. It's a great book about what it means to be in relationship with the Lord, and it's just great. Kyle and I have yet to find a church home here, but I have to remind myself that every season in our lives is going to be different.

I love to read your updates, even when they're only a couple sentences long.

Darrell Barnes said...

Hey man. I love hearing about your life, even if it is just a little quip every now and then. I also love that we've been able to spend some time together recently.

I used to find myself in a time in which I thought, "Where did I go?" What I mean is, when did I stop living with that intentionality and purpose? Troy and I got to spend some time this morning talking over coffee about salvation. If I look at my life, I could honestly say that the spiritual roller coaster had a lot of steep hills, then stayed level at the bottom. What I can say about this is that God promises to finish the work that he started in us.

My hope is that you are not discouraged by this season in your life, but instead use this as motivation to feed yourself in the ways that make you run to the Lord. What is it that you do that really stirs your affections towards Him? I find myself on the back porch on a cool evening smoking a pipe, and this can really make me look at what God has for me.

You are a great cousin, and a great friend. My heart longs for you to experience God more and more each day. I love you.