blessings

i spent this weekend in vegas with family, and it was a really great time. my family there this weekend consisted of my parents, my aunt, and 4 of my cousins. while we were there having breakfast, they asked me about how i met tiffany. as i was telling the story, i was remembering how much of a blessing this relationship is and how much God's hand was in our meeting and dating. as i was telling the story, my family kept saying things like, "wow it was meant to be," and it made me remember just how powerful our God really is. He can give and take away with the snap of His fingers, and that fact that He would bless someone as low as me makes me feel so in awe. our God is way too good and i am so unworthy of His great blessings that He has showered upon me. too often i feel invincible; that nothing, or no one, can take anything away from me. but i fail to realize that i am a speck in the universe, a blip in the timeline of the world. “A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 i need to remember that God is the only thing that I should be thirsting for. everything else is dry and unsatisfying, but God is the water that will quench my thirst. i have to confess that i have not been working on my prayer life.. i have been super slacking and i have no excuse. i am going to definitely make it a priority this week. i hope all is well!

Church thought

There are three important relationships going on in our lives:

God created us to be in intimate relationship with him. From that, we can be in relevant relationships with one another and we can be in a creative relationship with the world around us. 

Come and follow me

"come and follow me"

I think this is something I don't always easily and readily do. It's like it's easy for me to turn off and on when I'm present before God and when I am seeking his kingdom on earth. It's definitely something I want to work on; always serving others with good intentions 

and furthering God's will on earth. It's too easy for me to ignore God and only turn to him when I need him. But a relationship is wayyyyy more than that. It's about consistency and following through, being Christ like in everything I do. So this accountability thing is great :)

I've been worried all day. How are you and tiff? Do you need to talk? Is everything okay?

<3

P. S. is there a way to do email notifications when something is posted??

Light

I love the image of light. What do you think it means when in 1:5 when it says "the darkness has not understood it"?

Thread the light,
Shine the light,
Don't hide the light,
Live the light,
And give the light,
Seek the light,
And speak the light,
Crave the light, and brave the light,
Stare the light,
And share the light,
Show the light,
And know the light,
Raise the light,
And praise the light,
Thread the light,
And spread the light.

- glen hansard "this low"

Brandon, I wanna apologize for being so MIA. I wasn't doing a good job of balancing everything. The biggest stress is being maid of honor for a wedding in November. This weekend the bachelorette party went smoothly, so thats one big thing off the list. 

Any prayer requests on your end? School okay? Tiff good?

the beginning

first, let me say that i am super excited about us starting this. second, i must apologize for not posting on here sooner. last night was one of the worst nights i've ever had. tiffany and i got into a huuuuuuuuuge fight, almost bad enough to where we almost broke up. it was a mess. but the blessing was that it made me look through the bible for wisdom. i opened my 'glo bible' app on my ipad and when i got to the bible table of contents, i saw the book of nehemiah, which i have not read in a very long time. i opened it up, and God just spoke to me with such conviction. i was reminded of some sermons i had heard when reading through nehemiah, and how God blesses those that trust in Him. "The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven... And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests." Nehemiah 2:4,8 sometimes it is so easy for me to forget the power of prayer. i feel like it is the most underrated, underused, and underappreciated aspect/tool in our relationship with God. i feel that it is like that because we are not 'spoon-fed' on how to go about prayer. but i'm beginning to understand that a relationship with God without prayer is not a relationship at all; it's just reading a book. adding prayer as a priority in my life is going to be one of my goals, and i really hope that i am able to do that. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6 "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Colossians 4:2 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

October 3rd

Hey so since we've been having trouble getting in touch, i thought I'd write on here.

I'm not one to complain, but today was one of the worst days I've had in a while.. nothing seemed to go right today. I didn't get to work on my hw because I slept pass my alarm, I didn't get to eat breakfast before class, i didnt understand some of the stuff in class, and people just kept bailing on plans.. On top of that, there's been a stalker bugging tiffany and I with texts and phone calls, which has been really annoying and pisses me off.

It's true what they say about when you get closer to God, Satan works very hard to throw you off course.. I just really have to continue pursuing Him and remembering His love and power.

I've really been enjoying reading through John. it's been really enlightening and uplifting. it's great to turn things back to Jesus and remembering all that he did for us.

Anyway, I just wanted to write a little. I miss you and hope you're doing well. Please pray for my perseverance and ill continue praying for you :)

Hii!! Thanks for doing this :) my google profile wasn't working and I got annoyed trying...
Sooooo, John. Let's do it. I'm down to start today or tomorrow if it's better.

Miss ya dude.