Lust, Brainerd High, and Hair Dye

How often I lust after the things of this world. If I were to be honest with you, over half of my thoughts start off with “I want” and many of my prayers begin with “God, please give me” and end with one of many worldly delights. In a society where we are taught to live the American dream, I can guarantee you that I am not exempt of this desire.

Moses “regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt” (Heb 11:26). Would you have regarded disgrace as greater value than earthly treasures? DO you regard disgrace for the sake of Christ as more valuable than the treasures of the world? 2 Timothy 3:12 says that all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. For every single one of us who are a part of the body of Christ, we will face persecution. To some degree, we will all face disgrace for the sake of Christ. Are you willing and ready? In Hebrews 10:34, the Jewish brethren accepted joyfully the seizure of their property, knowing that they had a better and lasting possession. Is that how you would have responded?

Those are just a few of the questions I’m currently pondering while studying through the passages I am going to be leading the Brainerd High girls through on Monday. Please pray for me on Mondays, I begin classes at 8 am that day and don’t get home from Student Venture until around 9 pm that night. Last week, the exhaustion about caused me to bless one of the students with a Holy Ghost beat down because she decided she wanted to compare who had a busier day when I mentioned that I was super exhausted from all the events that day. Okay, maybe I wasn’t about to bless her with a beat down, but I really did have to bite my tongue from saying something I was going to regret.

I dyed my hair to a lighter shade of blonde about a month and a half ago and already need to color the roots. Why can’t they make hair dyes that don’t require touch-ups?

I am raising more support and the Lord is providing in phenomenal ways. He who promised is faithful.

Would you pray with me for more male and female volunteers for Student Venture? Starting in January, I will be the only active staff member on campus. We desperately need guys & girls with a heart for urban youth to come alongside of me through evangelism, leading bible studies, and doing discipleship.