The Lookback

And so we reach that time of year where everyone looks back in order to look forward. 2009 is coming to an end and 2010 is straight ahead. So, nows the time for me to make my final post of the year, and it's only fitting that my final post for the year be me looking back on this year. Before we begin, let me point out that I am not the type of person who records moments in a journal, I really wish I was, but I just can't will myself to do it. So, this entire post will be off the top of my head as think about what this year means to me.

This year didn't start out on the best of notes. Things fell apart with a girl I liked and I was losing sight of God. The main reason things didn't work out was because I had lost sight of God. I had become so enamored with this girl that it interfered with God. Let me tell you now if you haven't caught it yet. No person can fill the void that God can. Your not whole until you know God and you won't be able to truly love until you know the one who designed it. With the help of some amazing friends and an awesome mentor I got back on track and I haven't looked back.

The rest of Janurary and Feburary are a blur, I only remember lots of struggles and lots of arguments and tons of prayers. March brought Acquire the Fire, my first time going to the event. If you don't know, ATF is a traveling group of bands and speakers that go around the country and tear it up! While there I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Nick Vujicic speak.

Nick is a very special man, you see, Nick was born without any arms or feet. (With the exception of a little foot, he likes to call the chicken wing.) Despite this setback, Nick has more faith than most of us who have both our arms and legs. His passion is visible just by looking at him and he loves his life. What Nick showed me, is probably the same thing he can show you. It doesn't take arms or legs to make a difference, it takes heart. All you need to change the world, is heart. I can say, that if it wasn't for ATF, especially Nick, I probably would have relapsed back into sin. But, they inspired me and kept me going forward. I can only hope they do the same to you.

April and May were uneventful, then came June and with it Internship at my church. To be honest with you, Internship was rather uneventful. Don't get me wrong, I love that my church takes the time to teach us, but nothing big happened in Internship, they happened during Internship. Camp came at the end of June, but that too was rather uneventful. The summer seemed to be filled with fun moments, but nothing big, then I went to Costa Rica.

I've talked about Costa Rica twice already, most of what can be said has already been said. But, I'll let you in on a secret. I'm still in Costa Rica, not physically, of course, but my heart and mind remain there. That will never change, I'll always remember the look on people's faces when we built them a new home, the children who had such joy in their hearts despite their conditions. The blood, sweat, and passionate fury that helped us all work together to achieve one goal. Guess, there was still stuff to say about Costa Rica.

The rest of the year went by fast from there a couple small events happening here or there, but the one constant thing remained, I continued to grow in God. Let me tell you right now that I have to be one of the luckiest people on the planet. I have a church that strives to make a difference in the world, amazing friends who I can call at any time and they would be there, and most importantly, a God who loves me. He loves you to, and if you get anything from this post, this whole blog, get this. God loves you and he'll never stop loving you. He wants the best for your life. If you don't believe it, look at me, I can't believe how much he's done in my life, just in this year. So, here's to God and here's to one awesome new year! 2010 here we come!