a.t.t.i.c. youth ministry

Hey guys, just wanted to talk a little bit about last night.  I thought Dave did a real good job.  I think it is very important for each one of us to realize that no matter what is going on in our lives, no matter what is coming against us, that we remember that God has got our back.  It's important for us to remember how to fail with success.

     1. Learn from your failure.

     2. Get up from your failure.

     3. And don't give up until you succeed.

You can only fail when you give up and stop trying.  Hey guys keep living for God.  And no matter what, remember that God will always be there.

So today I made a decision.  I decided to step down from the worship team at church.  Before I get too far, let me say this ... I loved being on the worship team.  I loved being able to help people enter into worship on a weekly basis.  I loved being able to use a newly discovered gift to please the Lord.  Plus I just loved playing bass.  (even if I wasn't that good yet)  So why did I step down you may ask?  Very simple.  Priorities.  You see I have a lot of stuff that I do in my life.  But I also have a lot of stuff that I am not doing in my life.  So when I sat down to make a list of things I am currently doing, and a list of things I need to be doing; I realized that I had been making some mistakes.  I had been doing some things that were fun and good, but neglecting some things that were maybe not so fun but extremely important.  So I stepped down.

Personally, I think there is a lot of people out there that are in this same predicament.  Maybe you are neglecting some things that you need to be doing.  Maybe, like me, you are doing some good things in your life, but are you doing the best things for your life?  I thnk more often than not we settle for the good instead of waiting for God's best.  Take a look at your life.  Are your priorities in order?  Are you doing the things that are the best for your life?  Or are you settling for only the good things?

Hey I know its hard, trust me I just had to do this, but really examine your life.  Are you living the life God wants, or the life you want?

peace

Hey guys I have made a decision to start something new in my personal quiet time.  I am going to start journaling.  Now since I ma putting it on the website, I guess that that makes it a blog.  But I will not be posting everything I journal.  Some stuff i want to keep personal, and some stuff YOU just don't need to know about.  So there.  Anyway, I will posting on here throughout the day or week or whenever I get the time.  I will be allowing comments, so tell me what you think.  Do you agree or disagree, have you ever dealt with the same problems I am dealing with?  So anyway heres to our new journey together.  I encourage you to also start journaling during your quiet time.  Sometimes getting your thoughts on paper can really help you get through some stuff. 

honor God, help people

-dylan-