What a week

Wow, this in a lot of ways was a pretty difficult week. It didn't start that way though. Sunday, I went to my friend Ben's wedding back home in the Brook and that was great. Ben and Lizzie have one of the most amazing love stories that I have ever heard. I'm so happy for them and excited to welcome Lizzie into my family cause Ben and his whole family is like a second family to me. If you want to hear the sotry, I will tell you cause it is pretty amazing. So I got back to the grind on Monday and found out that I get to be in charge of Fusion(youth group) this week and I was so excited about that. Heck, I still am. I'm delivering a message on peer pressure and also doing a hilarious game that I can't fully talk about on here just in case any fusion peeps are reading this. All I can say is that it involves happy meals. I will have pictures to share with you on Sunday. Tuesday was when the week kind of changed. I got a call from my mom saying that IKEA sent me a letter saying that I have to be there working 12 hours a week for the rest of the summer or I have to quit. Obviously since I live 300 miles away, this isn't possible so therefore I'm no longer working at IKEA.



This is a huge bummer for me because I was kind of given a raw deal with it and I really enjoyed the extra cash every month but hey sometimes life sucks but ultimately God is still in control and I have a lot of things to be thankful for. I've been kind of down about that since I found out and some other things have happened this week that has gotten me down but in the end God still reigns. In times like this, it gets hard for me at times to understnad the ways of God and to honestly not get angry at God. I am reminded of Dueteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. There are definitely going to be times in our lives were things will happen that can make us frustrated, mad, and a whole lot of other things but as this verse says, we serve a God who makes no mistakes and he is perfect. I have to take rest in that because right now, I'm thinking, "Crap, I'm not going to have anywhere to work for breaks and when I'm home on weekends" It's not a good feeling but God is so good and has given me a lot of things that I most people don't have. I'm learning so much with my internship with Metro and just getting to hang with kids and learn about what it means to do ministry has been great and I'm grateful for that. Though I have had so unfortunate things happen this week, I also get to lead youth group on Sunday and have done alot of work at Metro and we have another week of Kids Bible Kamp next week so I have a lot of thins to look forward to in the next few days. I'm excited to see what happens within the last month of my internship and to see what God does in my life. I know its going to be great. UFC 100 is tommorrow and I can't wait to watch the fights.



Well, I think thats all for now. Until next time...

Blessings,
Joe
Philippians 4:13