A New Life in the Monastery.

WOW.

What a crazy two months. Seriously. I love traveling, but what i love more is my friends. Who would have thought i would find such a loving bunch of kids in peoria/pekin ILL so randomly? God maybe? Most likely.

Honestly i am very blessed to be able to call them friends. They really helped me out alot.

I am also very blessed to have the friends and family i have here at home. Its weird moving into a place i which you already spend the majority of your time, but now have responsibility with. Its rather hard breaking out of my old habits of just hanging out.

Its been even weirder for me lately because i'm entering a new stage of life as i know it. Not just living in anew place but as a different person....sorta. As many people know i've been the weird punk kid for 5 years or so now. I've been as extreme as to wear animal skins to sunday worship. Now i have changed my love for all that stuff, i still love punk and crust. Its just that i'm in an environment that i need to conform to. I want to respect the people around me so that means i have to shower and wear decent clothes.

And THAT. Is weird to me.

Its just weird transitioning form something that has changed my life so much.


My voice is making its way back. Slowly.

I will be playing music/singing 4 hours a day 6 days a week. Thats so much...

I have been very apathetic with God lately. Of which i am convicted greatly. My eyes are dry and prayers are cold. I will return to the Lord and repent, it is for love He set me free. It is for love of other things i run from Him. Put it to death.

I love making music.


Lastly, i am commited to a year of service full time here at LHOP(if not more). That means it is rather hard for me to work, so if God puts on your heart to support more financially please listen! haha....Seriously, your prayers are more important, but money is nice.



Thank you,


Until he returns,
JOshua,

Its the end of school as i know it...

So, as of 11:00 o'clock may 1st i will be done with my time at Thomas Nelson Community College. It was difficult at times, but yet rewarding experience. I believe i got straight A's this semester, which is acutely contrasted to my last semester in the fall. Also as a seemingly going away gift the state of VA awarded my 972 dollars in which i was not expecting.

Very exciting. No coincidence that sunday i was convicted of my failure in tithing and made a larger than 10% tithe that last night i found the check that came through the mail. A further testament to the provision of the Father.

I have been slacking in prayer room time. I need to get back in there.


May 24th i am leaving for my summer travels. Hopefully i will get to see all two or three of you that read this blog. I'm very excited since this is my last wild ride of sorts. It is probable that this will be the last time i get to experience this type of adventure. Certainly there are other adventures i look forward to exploring such as Marriage, children, ministry etc... Speaking of which... Ladies, I'm available. Just so you know.


I have to go pick up TIm from school.

Until he returns,

Prayer room thoughts

As i sit here in the prayer room i am caught day dreaming and thinking. Not an uncommon thing for me, but i have become encouraged by numerous reports from the Kingdom front. Its exciting to see the growth of the Kingdom.

I want to encourage those around the world and in the USA to pray for the unity of the Church. As i am beginning to believe we are in an important time of the earth, i believe it is essential that we pray and work for the unity of all christians. I would love for all Christians to be of one mind, but i am HAPPY to say that this task is in the hands of God.

I want to see the Church work together for the pushing forward of the Kingdom, to bring the lost home and give other the most important gift there is to give. The gift of Salvation.

Let us leave our past addictions and struggles to give all to Jesus. Let us fill our lamps so that we may light the way for others.

I think today i am going to pray for the academic hand in the body to become ever wiser in the truth of God. So that we are ourselves convinced of the truth.

When its January its May...

How true that it is. While the fall semester seems to drag on forever the spring seems to fly by.

I'm actually sad to be finishing some of the classes i'm in. They are fun this year, as compared to last semester. Fall was the worst fall of my life i think, panic attacks, failed classes, debt....I'm glad its over.

As of a few days ago i will be going full time at LHOP in oct. I'm really stoked on this. I've already hit my prayerlessness, so it's battle to get myself in the prayer room. Mostly because i have to play, and i'm not a very good singer, and i often struggle with that. So it becomes difficult for me to find the confidence to lead my sets. Not to mention i don't have my own acoustic to practice and play on. I'm trying to save up for one, but i had to pay 400 in taxes and that left me with little cashola. God will take care of it i'm sure.

So i'm leaving for two months in may, i'm REALLY excited. I can't wait to get out on the road and rails. If i make it across it will be the second time i have cross the states coast to coast. Always an adventure, hopefully this time i won't come back in debt. I can't wait to visit friends i haven't seen in awhile. It seems i always fall in love on these trips, to a girl that i can't have. You know how much that sucks? I'm hoping someday the girl i fall in love with will just come back with me. Yeah.... Unlikely.

God is so deep. There so much of him i'm ignorant of... oh hold on damnit by blink is on...


Ok back. So the historical Jesus is coming alive to me. Like Seriously, Jesus walked the earth, and so did Peter and Paul. I've always known that, but it never really sunk in until now.

So i'm gonna go jam for the lamb. Repent and Praise Jesus Internet world.