Well, I am kinda bored, haven’t done much at all today so I’m going to try and do something useful and edifying with my time before I get some rest. I don’t really have a topic at the moment, so this part of the paragraph may not be here much longer I’m afraid…
A Good Bounce
I guess you could say I’ve had a truly blissful past week and weekend. Not because everything went exactly the way I wanted it to, well maybe more my way then usual, but really because I have just been filled with joy and gratitude. It’s so odd, when I’m ungrateful I can easily be overcome with deep feelings of loneliness and sorrow. When I’m grateful though, I am teeming with overflowing joy, and I share my joy with others. Love ethics class was super tight. I got to hear Martha teach for the first time (and possibly the last time), and it’s so cool how others-focused her thoughts and advice are. I am just blown away by all of the Xenos teachers, Keith, Greg, Dennis, Gary, and Joel. I think one of the most aspiring traits these teachers have is the ability to pull any verse from the Bible out of their asses for any situation just about. God is so heavily involved in their lives and it just amazes me how God grants these guys true significance, and I bet that, even though the Kosmos sucks ass, they get to experience some truly fulfilling joy that makes my joyous week look like a better then average weekend… I mean sure this week made me feel overjoyed but they spend every week giving significance to others who have less, little, or none. They routinely provide gifts of salvations, gifts of God-seeded wisdom, and some very powerful gifts of encouragement. They were willing to God seriously and humble their roles in the Kosmos to take on far greater roles in God’s Plan.
It was really cool to actually make an effort to reach out and relate to my brother. It may haven’t been some life-changing event, but rather a simple chance to go bowling and chat about video games and music. The Lord used me in my Chemistry class to finally start reaching out to a couple of Juniors. Though, there’s one taste I still have yet to try. The taste of praying with someone who has never prayed to God before. The taste of witnessing someone receiving eternal salvation through Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. I have longed for the chance to see someone become a brother in Christ and be one of the first to welcome him to a whole new universe. I know that the joy would be truly fulfilling but only because of one thing, I was willing to completely rely on the Lord and pursue another’s life without knowing what to expect from each word I’d say.
The Greatest Test Thus Far…
This is the greatest test of faith I have been exposed to yet. So far, it hasn’t been in any way easy. The Lord has called me truly to witness to my friend, Alex. I know the Lord has chosen him specifically for me too because he’s the hardest to relate to at least for me. It challenges every aspect of how I relate to others. Not just in relying on the Lord to speak through me, but I have to work at enunciating the message clearly. I have to be patient with my words and listening to his. It’s so crazy because I mumble, like to handle things on my own, and I’m impatient!!
So, I just ask for your prayers, and I pray too for the Lord’s strength, patience, and some tact! I am tired, and I need some sleep. Yea, I don’t know what else to say. That’s what I came up with from just deciding to write a blog… By the way, today was blissful because of some things I don’t feel like sharing to the masses. 
One Other Thing…
I just want to send a round of thanks to some people before I leave. I really just want to thank the leaders and teachers in this fellowship. I have been countlessly blessed with wisdom, encouragement, and love. I thank Keith for his continued pursuit of others’ for the Lord, for pursuing my heart. I thank Greg for your amazingly sweet ability to randomly bust out verses from thin air for just about any situation I have brought up with you and for the sweet Christmas gift! Ha ha. I want to thank Joe for pushing me with his comments to start blogging more often. I am making a greater effort, though, it may not be for very long. 
I want to thank Kyle and B for always cutting me off of my selfish ambition of always wanting to listen to my music because I always need to be reminded of my selfishness and that the world, in fact, doesn’t revolve around me. Honestly, I was just thinking about it when I was chatting with Anele today. I hope that I get to grow old with you guys, or at least until the day the Lord reconciles us to him. I want to thank Dodd for helping carry that mountain of wood into the garage. I want to thank the Lord God Almighty for putting all of these dudes in my lives and using me to have an affect on these guys. Also, I want to thank Theodore for letting me date his wonderful daughter. Finally, I want to thank Anele for being a lovely girlfriend and a surprisingly good kisser… Did I say that? I lie! I swear we have never kissed! We would never do that! NEVER!!
Yea, I am just too overjoyed right now to say anymore… Here’s a song.
January 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Haha, thanks smalls.
and haha, last sentence, ur hilarious.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:54 am
jjjjjjjjjjjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff,
i can’t believe you said that!!!… haha
Well besides the last part, that was really cool.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:56 am
I don’t know why the name is coming up like that but that last comment was me, Anele.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
OWWW, Jeff! Nelly’s pissed!
February 4th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
ch. shes so pissed she named herself madeye.
shouldnt that be indres name, i mean shes the one with the crazy cool eye.
February 7th, 2008 at 1:39 am
Thanks Jeff, very edifying. Don’t worry, I know what that really cool thing is you don’t want to share with the masses, and I’ll bet the identity behind Madeye also knows! But you’re a cool bro, bro!
February 15th, 2008 at 11:53 am
awwwwe jeff, awesome song, scratch that, perfect song. Yeah yeah it took me awhile to catch up on blog reading sorry, but this is good timing since yesterday was VD day.