It may be a while...kinda like a month...

Hey I just wanted to update ya'll on what's been going on in my life...God has recentley just really been revealing things to me and making me think alot...like serving others as if you serve the lord (Eph. 6:7) and Doing everything without arguing or complaining (Philippians 2:14) among other things.... He's really been challenging me to just let go...to really surrender all...

Well the other day Tweeze gave me a book called The Persuit of God by A.W. Tozer...well I've been reading it and its spoken volumes to me... at one point Tozer says that, "The evil habit of seeking God and effectivley prevents us from finding God in full revelation. In the and lies our great woe." Well one of my ands is the internet...if you know me, you know that i spend a great deal of time on it...not a good thing...besides the fact that it distracts me from God and waste time I could spend with Him, it also causes me to stumble and sin at times...hey I'm just being real with you...

Well I don't want to live my life like that...I want to live a life totally surrendered to Him...a life full of passionate persuit of my Lord...I want my comfort, my hope, my joy, my peace, my everything to come from God, not the temporary trappings of this world... I want to live a life set apart...one totally dedicated to my Father...

So I've decided the best practical way for me to start this persuit is to give up the internet...for a while...about a month...and the time I would normally spend doing useless things, would be spent instead in the presence of my King...

Know that I do not do this to be legalistic...but that I do it with a genuine hope that this act pleases my Father...

So in conclusion...don't expect replys or comments for the next month...if you need to get in touch with me please feel free to call my cell phone...God Bless...

in christ
jordan

Today was great

Well I was reminded by Tori the other day that in order to have an affective blob, you have to update it...so sorry that its taken so long; heres my update... Today was incredible, I mean it just started out good from the beginning...today at morning prayer I stayed awake the whole time, which for me is an accomplishment and to top it off Brandon...aka 4.5...lead accoustic worship...it was amazing...You could really feel His presence....Idk but I just really love to worship...like sometimes during morning prayer I just want to stand up and worship to the background songs, but I don't want to disturb or distract anyone else...Following prayer I went eat with Tweeze where we talked about a bunch of random stuff...one thing that stuck out to me though was when he asked me "so what has God been showing you in your life right now?"...I've never been asked that before...I thought a moment then replied, "well I guess I feel He's telling me that in order to really serve at the church, I have to know how to serve at my house..." which if you know me is hard...I hate doing chores...and theres just something about it being your parents that are making you do them that makes it even less appealing...but alas... who can argue with God...so guess what I did today when I got home...that's right...I mowed the lawn and weeded the pond....wahhoooo...Well after my meeting with Tweeze, we went back to the annex where me, tori, Jaydee, Laken, and a few others finished putting the camp t-shirts in little aggrivating bags...but it was cool...i got to hang out with a cool group of people and help others...sorry if this post is long but I'm still not done...after that we had our Equip class, which was tought by Tyler...the class was great, it was on servant leadership and following the example of Christ...it was really good and challenged me to take action instead of just thinking...alas procrastination and inaction are two traits that plague me...so yeah that was my day...I know it was kinda boring and all but hey...I had fun...

Wahoo!!!

Today was a really good day for me...better than last night...which I'm not going to talk about...don't you hate when people do that...kinda hint but never tell...haha...anyway today I called Pastor Tweeze and asked him if there was anyway at all I could serve him and refuge...turns out theres plenty for me to do...I get to meet with him next tuesday...at the Equipt meeting...which is another cool part of my day...I'm joining Equipt...yay...but that's not all...oh no...I had to top it off by also trying to get involved with the Refuge Serve Team...If you haven't caught on yet...I'm pretty much on fire and ready to serve...idk its kinda been on my heart lately but i've never committed to it...well after Tweezes message last week, I felt prompted to get moving...I'm really excited to see what God is going to do with all of this...I hope he stretches me with the outreaches and stuff...man i want to be changed so bad...I know i'm being repetitive here so bear with me, but man I wanna be like Christ...in everything i do: the things i do, the things i say, the things i think...everything...no holding back...no strings attached...

On a sadder note...I did have to quit my job at Hilltop so I'd be able to make all the outreaches and stuff...but I know God has so much more in stored for me than bringing out food and taking orders and stuff....

In conclusion...I'm extremely excited about what God's going to do....

In His Presence

Today was an extremely cool day...though I woke up worrying about whether I was going to be late for practice...I wasn't if your wondering...practice went great so yeah...but what was really amazing about today had nothing to do with basketball...but all to do with God...

Last week Dustin Anderson invited me to help them set up for service...ie set up chairs, tables, and whatever else needs to be done before service...well after we finished setting up Mike Havelin started playing worship songs and stuff...it was totally amazing...the presence of God was so evident in the quiet sanctuary...I mean it was only five of us...and God...it was way cool...well after Mike finished, we put on some music by Jason Upton, that man is a beast when it comes to ushering in the spirit...it was amazing...

All in all, the experience was very gratifying...no one was super-spiritual or anything, it was just five guys seeking the face of God, and can I tell you...we found Him...I don't think i've ever felt His presence more strongly than I did in those thirty minutes...except summercamps...of course...

Well yeah thats whats been going on with me today...God's really been showing me to seek Him first above all things...to put Him first in my life instead of trying to fit Him into my life...the experience is very humbleing and fulfilling at the same time...so yeah try it some time... you won't regret it...

in christ
jordan

Tori made me do it...

Ok so this is my first post...so i'll guess i'll start off by telling you why i got a blogspot...yes if you've already guessed it, it's because Tori made me do it...that's right i was forced into it, coerced if you will...but i guess i should explain the story behind it, so you don't think Tori is a terrible, overbearing person...I could tell you the whole long, overdrawn tale of it all, but i'm going to keep it simple for all of you out there...Tori would't put me on her top eight unless i got a blogspot... so with much pouting and consideration...BAM...I got a blogspot...so I hope your happy Miss Tori Ohlerking... :)