Go(o)d days

It seems so self-centered when people get all excited because things are going their way. But is it wrong? Well, allow me to rejoice a little – things are going the way I have been praying and expecting and hoping they would and I have to shout out a praise and some thanks to Jesus. Just in this last week:

• I got to spend some much needed time with my family in Vicksburg. My brother and two sisters and their families hung out at my parent’s house for three days. My whole family is loving and living for Jesus. We are very, very blessed.
• I’ve had three very exciting meetings with team leaders (Bob, Kim, Julia and Emily) who are catching the XLR8 vision and beginning to run with it. We are beginning to strategize and develop programs that will help us effectively and efficiently mobilize CCC Christ Followers reach teens and move students toward Christ.
• I have had some great conversations with teens who have recently committed or re-committed their lives to Christ and are ready to follow Jesus with a whole new passion.
• I got my garage cleaned out! Thanks Jake, Mike, Jeremy and Chris. You guys rock!
• Yesterday I found two great potential locations for our Battle of the Bands event. I confirmed the availability of one at an extremely reasonable rate.
• We had several potential new leader contacts at church this morning.
• This week I have several more meetings planned with people who are ready to get things rolling for this fall.

There’s a bunch more, but just let me sum it all up by saying that it is extremely refreshing to see the vision God has given you take shape in and through the lives of people. Thank you Crossroads for giving me a shot. God is doing great things here. I don’t deserve it. We don’t deserve it, but God is good and it feels great to bask in the glow of his glory.

Keep me and the whole XLR8 team in your prayers. We still have a lot of positions to fill and only about five weeks to fill them. Pray for wisdom, and direction so that we waste no time or energy and miss no opportunities. Pray for the students – that those who know Christ will embrace Him and join us in the battle for their generation, and that those who don’t will be prepared for an encounter with Him soon. Pray that we will faithfully and effectively advance the Kingdom of God as the Spirit leads and enables us.

It’s going to be a great ride. I’m a speed freak and it is time to XLR8!