Monday, September 29, 2008

Side note...

The 30 days are going well.  Not as well as I would like, but each day is a new day, so I'm walking in that confidence.  More to come on that.

I just wanted to take a minute to shamelessly plug a band that I believe very much in.  Their name is Anberlin.  And they have a new CD coming out tomorrow.  I saw them 
play an acoustic set last week and it was nothing short of incredible.  They recently got picked up by Universal and I have a feeling that it is going to be big.  These guys are great. Listen to them if you don't already.  And go buy the CD.  It's called New Surrender and it is pretty cheap at a couple of stores.

That is all.  Have a great day.

Champy ><>









Thursday, September 25, 2008

3 down...

So, how is the challenge going? Alright.  I've missed some of the things each day, but I am focused on getting things done.  I'm just starting fresh everyday.  

I have found a good friend to pray with every evening.  We talk about our days and what we need prayer for.  And he is doing the challenge as well, and I trust and respect him, so it's a great situation.

And as for the useless activity that I'm giving up, God has shown me a couple.  But the one I am excited about is giving up Facebook and MySpace.  I never realized until Monday when God revealed it to me how much I use Facebook to waste time.  And it's not even to "stalk." If I'm doing homework, I'll just click on it to check it just to distract myself.  And while the convenience of both is great, I just don't need them for 30 days.  It's been tough so far.  I've had to set up ways to keep myself from going on it, but it will be good.  I can't wait to not need to use it all the time, and be content with not checking it frequently.

And I'm reading Philippians right now, which is one of my favorite books.  As God reveals application to me, I will be sure to share it with you. One thing I learned yesterday comes from chapter 1, verses 3-6.  I need to be more diligent about praying for people.  And the way Paul phrases it, he thanks God every time he remembers them.  So when I think of someone during the day, I should use that as a prompt for prayer.

Alas, I've rambled on.  Until next time...

Champy ><>

Monday, September 22, 2008

30 days from now...

The 30 Day Challenge.  Pastor Jeff laid it out at Late Nite last night.  It is definitely a challenge, but one of the best that I have been faced with.  Jeff told us to make this personal, to not just go into this halfheartedly.  So I'm going in wholeheartedly.  

Do I know how it will look? No. 
Will I get everything done everyday? I hope and pray so.  

But a couple things I do know: God wants me to step it up, and He will work this out in ways that I can't even begin to imagine.

I will update as much as I can during this 30 days with stories and the progress.  I'm sure I'll have something to share.

In the meantime, go to www.the30daychallenge.us to see what the challenge entails.

Until next time...
Daniel ><>
Philippians 1:3-6

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hmm...

Well, hello there.  Welcome.

I can honestly say that this is not my first blog.  I've written some before on other sites and for some other jobs.  But, I'm hoping to stick with this one.

There will be more to come...promise.

Until then, be cool.

Champy