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Name: Scott
Country: United States
State: California
Gender: Male
Interests: Acoustic Guitar
Djembe
Songwriting
Computers
Sketching
Photography
4wheeling
Death Valley
Guybrush Threepwood
Jars of Clay
Sufjan Stevens
Expertise: Monkey Island games
Occupation: Student
Industry: Media
Message: message me
Member Since:
10/11/2004
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| Sometimes I feel like a human yo yo.
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| I am sitting at a desk in my dad's office. I'm trying to get his website online finally. This will either be an incredibly productive day or horrendously unproductive. It could go either way...
I love driving to work with my dad. He is always telling me about the things that God showed him that morning in his devotions. He asked me what it takes to be led by God...to be a part of his flock (thats a funny word). I had some lame responses...(my mind was miles away). "oh, well, I guess we have to be willing to be led by Him...you know...mumble, mumble." My dad, graciously responds..."that's true...but really...we don't have to do anything! We are dumb sheep! HE makes us lay down in green pastures. HE leads us beside still waters. But you are right...He says we must recognize Him by His voice."
He then said that he had a really tough Saturday. That he felt himself become suddenly overwhelmed by worries. He then told me that whenever you feel yourself falling into that place...just start praising God. Just start worshiping wherever you are, and you will be ok. Dang, I love my dad. So much.
We then saw this guy whose car had just broken down. He was walking along the side of the road. We pulled off the freeway to see if he needed a hand. I then realized that this was the mechanic that worked on my truck like a year ago!! So crazy. So he jumped in our car and we drove him to his work...we talked about Toyotas the whole way. It was awesome. We offered to give him a lift home...so I might see him again.
Anyway, I need to freaking work. What am I doing...
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| If anyone has a time machine...I was wondering if I could borrow it. I would quite literally only need it for a split second. I mean, it's a time machine. I will come back to the precise moment that I asked to borrow it. The exchange would go like this:
Me: "Can I borrow your time machine?"
You: "For you Scott? Hmm, ok. I'd like it washed and gassed up before you bring it back though."
Me: "No sweat."
(.5 seconds pass...I might glitch a little in my seat)
Me: "Great! Thanks a ton. Worked like a charm. I made a tasty sandwich for you. Left it on the front seat."
You: "Anytime Scott. Thanks for the sandwich."
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| It has been quite a while. So much has happened since my last entry. A lot of new experiences and struggles...things I have never encountered before. All I will say is this: God is good. He has taught me a lot of things these past few months about myself that I have never known before. Some good things...some not so good things. Part of the reason I avoid journals in general is because I always feel the need to summarize everything that has happened...to get it down in writing. But right now I think I am just going to write about a few things from my weekend.
It was a good weekend! It was my sister's birthday, and so I had a lot of good hang time with her (Kirsten). She has turned 19! It is really hard for me to wrap my head around that. She will always be my little sister regardless of age. I love her because unlike the rest of my family she is strangely stubborn and outspoken...she has quite a temper too. But because of those qualities she has an undeniable passion that she brings to everything she does: her friends, her art, everything. I can't wait to watch her grow up. God has big things in store for her, I have no doubt.
What else? Church was really good. I hadn't been to my old church in quite a while. I love our new worship pastor. He brings an incredible sense of humility and integrity to worship. You watch him, and you just know that he is up there totally focused on God...his eyes are closed and he is just hanging out with his Father. Its awesome. I look at him and I am like...dang, I want to do that now too. Anyway, he is just a really cool old guy. He plays guitar amazingly well too...which always scores points with me.
We had a guest speaker that really ministered to me as well. He spoke on Romans 15:13 which says: "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." I dont know about you...but that verse is freaking amazing. I love it. Our God is a god of hope. What is hope? Hope is the expectation that God will do what He says He will do (which He always does). I left all of my notes in my bible at home...but he said some really good stuff. It was cool.
On a more sober note, I'd love it if everyone could be praying for my Grandpa Jack. He has prostate cancer and he is not feeling too great right now. He used to be on a medication that was really working for him, but they recently stopped making it, and he has been forced to take some new stuff. His body isn't reacting as well to this new medication, and he is just not feeling too great. I got to hang out with him for a while last night and talk to him. He just seemed kind of depressed. He is an incredible man. Just to name a few things, this is a man who went to Germany during WW2 as a non-combatant, and before the war was over he had learned German and was running a hospital in Switzerland for injured soldiers. He was one of the only people in the hospital that tried to care for the German soldiers as well as the Allied soldiers. When he came back to the states he went to medical school and became a dentist. He has been a practising dentist for 50 years! He is known in the community for providing free dental care for families who can't afford it. He is just an awesome guy...I have so much respect for him. I want God just to fill him with hope. So yeah, if you could join me in praying for him that would be swell.
Wow, this got long fast. I guess I was having fun writing all of this out...this is what xanga's are for right?
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| A good word for those of you wrestling with finals and other things:
Philippians 4:6~
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I love this verse. I memorized it, wrote it down on a card, and put it in my wallet.
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