Top 5 of 2009

Hi friends, well it that time again where everyone looks back and reflect on this year before going into the new year. I just want to share with you some of my favorite things of 2009 and reflect back some of the awesome things that happen to me this year. Also to show what I am amped up about things in 2010.

>top 5 events

1. MCATL Covenant Night

2. Oxygen Fall Retreat 2009

3. Operation Blessing :: Extreme Blessing

4. Epicenter :: Jeanne's National Youth Leaders Conference

5. First Year Dodgeball

>top 5 books

1. The Bible

2. Uncensored: Finding God when He seems far away

3. DSOM Book: Revelations

4. Fasting

5. DSOM Book: First Year Internship

>top 5 songs

1. Redeemed :: Corey Evan Band

2. Hero :: Skillet

3. Talmidim (The Servants) :: For Today

4. Your Love is Like :: Rick Pino

5. To the Ends of the Earth :: Hillsong United (Oldie but a Goodie)

>top 5 movies

1. G.I. Joe

2. The Proposal

3. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

4. Star Trek

5. Madea goes to Jail

>top 5 moments

1. When I got my acceptance box to MCATL

2. Leaving Renew (it was one of my saddest moments... but it was time for me to fly)

3. My first life lesson class.... meeting the first years for the first time

4. Revealings at Extreme Blessing

5. Speaking @ Renew for the first time

Well, thats the top 5's of 2009 for me. I can't wait for 2010, there are going to be so many things that I know that is happen that I can't wait....

1. MCATL Experience

2. Operation Blessing Missions Trip

3. MCATL Graduation (Crossing that Finish Line)

I want to challenge you to chase after God today and make him your God and Daddy in 2010 and for the rest of your life.

Life that is not lived in Christ is a life that is not lived to the fullest.

God is chasing after you at this moment... but until you are willing to chase after God. Then the connection can never be placed.

Alright friend... until next time. Love You (Proverbs 19.21)

>dream birth

Jeremiah 29.11 // For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Some of you are saying, "Dream Birth, what in the world is he saying?" We all have dreams... and all of them are from God. For me, every time i get a huge dream or plan. I get it in my stomach and it feels like I am pregnant with a baby in me. During the duration of the birth... the dream gets bigger and bigger as time goes by (think about as a baby grows in the womb).

Thats the same way with people today (i.e. High School Seniors, Pastors, Leaders, etc.) We all have big dreams that we want to see happen one day, but with the dream we have to put in and build to the team.

One of my biggest dreams is to have a very successful youth ministry. For over past 5years, i have planned and planned and prayed over this dream and I can't wait until this dream finally is birthed and the dream becomes a reality.

Dreams can be short-term or long-term depending on how big the dream is. But the real question is... 'is the dream God-breathed?' Cause the thing with God-breathed dreams is that you have the hand and spirit of the Lord Jesus over your dream and making your dream real.

So, what are you dreaming?...