life.

         As of recent, life has been such a cool experience.  There are so many new things I have never experienced before happening all around me.  Emotions I have never known, victory I have never seen and a peace that goes past my understanding. There are new friends and old friends who mean more to me than I even could think of. This season is so new to me that sometimes it doesn't even feel real.

         As I think about the events around me that are so cool I am happy to say that it is all glorifying to my God. Yesterday a group of new friends left for Haiti on a trip that is about two weeks long.  The excitement and joy that these people have in them and around them here in Atlanta is so encouraging and I have no doubt that they will bring so much hope to the people of Haiti. I am so thankful to know them and so excited for the future of these friendships. A victory for Atlanta has been happening over the last year in the growing of a new church, Passion City. A day of celebration, I'm sure, happened on Sunday as they moved into their first building.  I am not a "part" of this church but I sure do feel and see so much of what God is doing through them. My church home is going through many exciting changes and just to be a part of it is extremely humbling.  The influence that God has allowed it to have on this city is undeniable and HUGE. God has almost completely renewed the way that I feel about my church, for the better. The staff are unbelievable people who are extremely gifted and so graceful. I get to see and hear about life change every single week.

         When I think about the last 5 months of my own life I can only look up to God and thank Him for the people, the wisdom and the victory He has allowed to be a part of it.  There are so many sweet moments I have experienced and I am so expectant that God has a big work continuing over the next year.  I promise you that God is for you if you will allow Him to be.  He has plans for your life that are for prospering and not for harming. If you will be intentional with your words to him, He WILL hear you.  He hears the cries of His people and is faithful to respond. As I mentioned before, sometimes life doesn't even feel real... or possibly life feels so real that I'm not used to it.

         The brothers I have around me are so encouraging.  The past year of getting to know them deeply has been incredible.  Their hearts are all about seeking God and learning to understand His will for them in this season.  They're desperate for God's wisdom and desperate for God's presence. I'm always praying that Jesus would be famous in their lives and loving watching this happen. My new friends are such peaceful people and I enjoy so much leaving them feeling encouraged every time. The relationship with my sweet girlfriend Morgan has brought nothing but good into my life. She walks around carrying the peace, joy and love of Christ everywhere she is. I am so excited to see what God does in her life and am so thankful that I get to be a part of it.

         I trust that God is delivering me from the season of depression and anxiety that I was in. This post is testimony of God and his heart for his people. These events that I described are "kingdom events." Ones that will effect this earth for eternity's sake. Jesus' fame is written in, on and around them.  These friends I described are a huge part of bringing God's kingdom here and now. I have to let you know that the riches of God's love will always be enough.