Our God

Wow...well it's Friday and to say that this has been a tough week is an understatement. With school coming to a close, I have been under the gun to get everything finished which has meant some late nights and some serious stress but I think I worked it out for the most part. On top of that, I've really been struggling to get over some stuff in my life and the crazy part about it is I don't fully know why? That's the craziest part. The devil really knows how to get me down at times. It sucks. Sometimes I really just want to go back to a month ago and do things differently and maybe I wouldn't be feeling all of these terrible emotions but then I realize that there is no way I would be where I am now without the experiences that I have been thru over the past few weeks. I thank God for the unbelievable presence that he has been in my life through all of this but that doesn't mean that life doesn't suck sometimes. In the end though, I have to believe that the Lord is gonna bring me out of this storm and everything is gonna work out. Something that always makes me feel better about everything is hearing songs about the greatness of God and "Our God" by Chris Tomlin is one of those songs. It really speaks about how amazing God is. i mean honestly we serve a God who turned water into wine, opened the eyes of the blind and has done so many things. He's higher than any other, yet I stress and worry about things like like when I'm gonna have a girl to share my life, when I know that the Lord has an amazing plan and purpose for my life including an amazing woman. Man, trusting God in situations sometimes can be really hard but God is greater and stronger and higher than any other so everyday day I am called to trust him through the good and bad times. I have a ton of praises that far outweigh any struggles and worries that I have

Getting a great education
My amazing mother
Awesome friends who speak truth into my life
Awesome summer to spend in Colorado investing in the lives of young people
Great family who I love to death
Sweet Car
Place to live next school year
Two great jobs for next school year
Amazing church that allows me to play drums and be a youth leader. two of my passions
Great health

Man there are so many other things that i can put in here that God has truly blessed me with. It's really amazing. I'm so pumped for the future that God has for me and the doors that I know he is going to open in my life. I have some things to work on in my life to be fully ready for the plan and purpose that he has for my life but I know with the Lord's help my life is going to be amazing and it's gonna be all for the Glory of the King.

This weekend is going to be exciting as tomorrow I get to hang with some old friends. One of them is Jordan! haven't seen him since Xmas! Such a good dude. I also have a ton of cleaning and packing to do but I also get to play drums for Metro as well. I can't forget about graduation on Sunday. All three of my roommates are graduating. It's gonna be a great weekend. well thanks for reading this. I will leave you with my hearts cry right now and its "Our God" by Chris Tomlin. Love you all. Until next time...

Verse 1
Water you turned into wine opened the eyes of the blind
there’s no one like you none like you
Into the darkness you shine out of the ashes we rise
there is no one like you none like you

Chorus
Our God is greater Our God is stronger God you are higher than any other
Our God is Healer Awesome in power Our God, Our God

Bridge
and if our God is for us then who could ever stop us and if our God is with us
then what could stand against

Chorus
Our God is greater Our God is stronger God you are higher than any other Our God is Healer Awesome in power Our God, Our God

Blessings
Joe
Matthew 28:19-20

That's why I need you

So I'm sitting at work and I'm thinking about my day today and I just realized that my day today has really sucked. Despite the suckyness of my day I still wanted to blog cause I gotta keep my streak going. This song kinda sums up how i feel right now but the Lord will for sure mend my broken mess of a heart. I'm sure of it. well that's folks. Hopefully tommorrow is a better day and I actually start using this blog to drop knowledge on the 2 people who read it. haha. peace.

Sanctus Real-I'm not alright

If weakness is a wound
That no one wants to speak of
Then “cool” is just how far we have to fall
I am not immune
I only want to be loved
But I feel safe behind the firewall
Can I lose my need to impress?
If you want the truth, I need to confess

I’m not alright
I’m broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
It leads me to you, it leads me to you

Burn away the pride
Bring me to my weakness
Until everything I hide behind is gone
And when I’m open wide
With nothing left to cling to
Only you are there to lead me on
Cause honestly, I’m not that strong

I’m not alright
I’m broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
It leads me to you, it leads me to you

And I move, and I move, and I move...closer to you
And I move, and I move, and I move...closer to you
And I move, and I move, and I move...closer to you
And I move, and I move, and I move...

I’m not alright
I’m broken inside, broken inside
broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
Leads me to you, leads me to you

I’m not alright, I’m not alright, I’m not alright...that’s why I need you

Blessings
Joe
Psalms 37:4

A picture is worth a thousand words!

So Finals and paper prep now is in full effect right now since I have literally 3 days left in the semester to get everything done. It's crazy right now! I'm taking a break right now to blog about some things in my life. First of all, is it June yet? Second of all, did anyone see the Lakers game last night? Kobe got loose on the Suns! haha. Third of all, I just realized that I really don't have to much to say for this post but I'm gonna keep going with my random thoughts anyways. Five random thoughts, ready, set, go...

1. Kristian Stanfill and Sanctus Real are two of my favorite music artists right now
2. The air conditioner at work is extra loud right now
3. I'm so ready to move into my new apartment
4. Sometimes God allows his people to go through some hard stuff so he can get the glory at the end. (yup, some hard stuff in my life right now)
5. I'm gonna miss my family and friends this summer but my new family and friends in CO will carry me through for sure.

Well, I feel better now that I have kinda taken a small break from my work that is staring me in the face. if your still reading, I will leave you with a few pictures from my trip to Colorado last week. To see the rest you can go to my facebook page and check them out. Love you all, until next time folks

Blessings
Joe
I Thessalonians 5:18

Colorado, see ya in a few weeks

Kim, Anthony, Anna, Christopher, Steven, Caleb, Ron, Jade, Mark, Sue, Leroy, Mae, Andy, Gail, Paris, Ryan, Opal, Joe, Bob, Kay, Don, Dave, Joseph, Darren, Lance and Julie. These are all the great people that I met at Englewood Assembly yesterday. Sunday was my last day in CO and it was really a great day. We had church in the morning and I got to play drums with TJ, Mandy and the band. It was just like old times to me since I honed my drumming skills under the leadership of those guys for years in Da Brook. Loved it! Service was so powerful as TJ spoke on the holy spirit and man was the spirit in that room. Two of brother Leroy's(one of the elders at the church and whom I will be staying with this summer) daughters prayed over the youth near the end of the service and that was so cool to be apart of. The youth is such a big part of what EA does and where they want to go. It's gonna be great to be involved with them this summer. After service there was reception for me to meet and fellowship with all of the elders, deacons and leadership of the church. We have some characters at EA for sure. One of them is Kim, (not sure if that's how you spell his name). He is super funny. Can't wait to hear all of the crazy stories that I'm sure he will tell me this summer.
I've had such a After a good flight and a not so good 2 hour wait at the airport for my ride, I got back in Greenville at about 1:30am this morning. This week is gonna be super busy as I finish up the semester with finals and papers but Thursday is gonna be awesome since I'm taking my mom to see Donovan Mcnabb film his ESPN homecoming special in Chicago. It's gonna be great. Well that's all for now folks. Next post should have some awesome CO pictures. So pumped to share them with all of you. Love ya'll. Until next time

Blessings
Joe
Proverbs 10:19

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Lazy Saturday

Yesterday was a nice and easy day. I got up at about 9am. (That never happens!) It felt great even though I haven't ran in since thursday. Shoot. Haha. I went to the church to get some work done and I ended up hanging out with my new bro, Jody. He is a funny dude! I also got some chipotle for lunch. It was delish!
One of my favorite parts of today was getting some insight on some of the youth from one of the parents here. The weight of my influence and oppertunity to invest in these youths lives this summer is pretty large and really extremely important. It makes me realize that I have to be fully devoted to what im here for in June and July. I am so ready to hang out, disciple and really love on these guys and gals because the more I hear about them, the more I understand that they have not been getting and it breaks my heart because I know how important these years are in the life of a teenager. Junior high and high school are the years that shape the rest of ur life and thse kids desperately desire to be influenced by Godly people who want to love them. Man, I feel so blessed to be apart of the shaping and molding of minds for these teens. June please come quick! Haha.
I went over to TJ's house for some pizza and call of duty. Needless to say, I enjoyed the pizza way more than the video games. Anyone who knows me, knows that sports game are my speciality but games like halo, call of duty and modern warfare absolutely kill me. I am the worse. I still had a blast though despite my terrible skills.lol.
Tommorrow is my last day in CO but its gonna be awesome because of the fact that I get to go to a EA church service and I get to meet the rest of the church leaders. Oh yeah and I might even get to play drums for the worship team. SWEET! Tommorrow will be great, minus getting back to Greenville and studying my life away for finals next week. Gross! Haha. Well time to sleep some more before church. Love ya'll! Until next time...

Blessings
Joe
Jeramiah 29.11