Plans, God and why...

So much is going on, school, life and if that isn't enough i already ate all the chocolate my mom sent me, it is gone... ;-(

So my Christmas break is going to look something like this...

Dec 15-21(22)
- Ireland; Dublin etc.
Dec 22(23)-Jan 4
- Norway; Oslo-->Trondhiem
Jan 4(5)-8(9)
- Austria-->Spain

Thats my idea, still scrounging money
My plane from Birmingham to Dublin will be $34 dollars!!! so cheap!
Plane from Dublin to Oslo will be $28 Dollars!!!!
But my big expense will be my eurail pass; somewhere between $611-645, which will get me around in Ireland, Norway, Austria and Spain and where ever else I decide to go, haha.
Then food and lodging, yuk!

God well, the Lord is showing me so much, the work of His hand in others, so easy to see it in others than in yourself. Also he is just showing me myself, scary thing, who out of any of us really wants to look at ourselves haha. Ohh man, there is a reason my generation especially surrounds themselves with TVs, Video Games, etc etc etc, we hate to hear our own minds... Are you able to just sit, quietly for long periods of time, do you feel like your wasting time, do you feel like it could be better used to do other things like watch TV, wash that counter, pick up that room, or practice your golf swing. We are a society of ADD kids, I know I am, my attention span is about as long as the width of my hair. 30 second commercials, instant gratification, microwaves and big macs, we want what we want now, pack all our lives into one day and try to forget about tomorrow.
Any way, slow down friends, you know the things that are vital, but cut some things out. One of my favorite things to do when I was in St. Paul, when ever I was there, I would always drive up to the capital and the cathedral, and I would just look at how huge the buildings were, then I would go into the Cathedral, and pick a pew, sit and just be in wonder at the hands that built that place. I would stare and just be silent. God knows us, and for some reason, when we go inside the big Church buildings we feel kind of safe, we remember the early years, for some of us they were a little earlier than others, but we are reminded of something simpler, when we didn't bog ourselves down with the strife of this life. God will come when you take a step towards Him. If your burnt out, sick of long nights and short days, or just wanting to just stop, sit and be in awe of who God is... Psalm 18

"I love you, Lord; you are my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my Fortress, and my Savior;
my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my stronghold."

The last time I was in the Cathedral, and a few times before that, I was sitting in awe, praying and reading. And a guy, a different person every time, came to me and asked me if I could help him, he told me his problems and his journey, it ended with me giving him no money, though I know he wanted it, and it wasn't because I didn't want to, but because I am a college kid and am as broke as he is. So I prayed for him. I prayed for the Lord's prevision, and for his protection and love.
When I opened my eyes, the guy was just starring at me. He didn't speak for a few seconds, lost in the want of someone truly trying to help not just giving to push a man away, he noticed that he wasn't a burden to me.

What do you love to do? I just ask, love to love.

I don't know where that man is now, maybe out on the street drunk, maybe begging for money, but maybe, just maybe he realized that his life has value, and it was worth more than a beggars ransom, but worth his heart to try at life instead of being a victim. Maybe, like most of you, love gave him courage. Find your Cathedral my friends, find your house of God, your house of Worship and long to be in awe of God. Your movement towards Him, will draw Him near. And if your really feeling daring today, ask Him for more. More of life, more of love, more of Him. Just beware of what you wish for. Hahaha. Love you all.

-Mike