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Name: Steven
Birthday: 7/22/1985
Gender: Male
Interests: God, friends, horses, music
Expertise: I'm not purfect, but I strive to be Holy as God is Holy!
Occupation: Student
Industry: Youth Ministry
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
6/11/2006
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| Hello...I'm sorry that I'm so lame and haven't updated my xanga lately...I should be on top of that. Amazing things are happening in my life... I just got back for Dallas and the Lord radically changed my life...Word's can't even express what happen. I have returned to my first love. And I had the most AWESOME team. I'm so glad I had the chance to go! Graduation happened today. It was rather sad losing people from my core and from my team. I'm excited for the new season in there lives, I just wish they could be around here so I could see them. So...I have the greatest, most amazing friend in my life. Man can she bale some hay. Her name is SARAH ELIZABETH GNAGEY, and she is probably th coolest person I know. Well I'm out... PEACE... written by Sarah Gnagey | | |
| Hey you all, it has been so long since I have last updated and let you all in on what is going on in my life. Well...where to start...like I said it has been a while. I guess teh beggest thing that has been consuming me besides the Lord has been my team. I am a Supervisor in the GE Call Canter and it has been such a learning experience. I know now that the Lord is faithful to His word and that He does hear our prayers and does answer them. I have been going through the fire!!! This year has been one of the hardest years of my life...all the trials, hard times and HA life all roled into one has been...well the Lord has broken me and it is awesome. So like I was saying...I have a team, a team of 22 people!!! Oh man...let me tell you that this has been very streaching. All of the people that are on my team are all ATF transfers. Man...in the beggining it was so hard. Most of them had no heart of understanding or desire for missions...and in case you don't know...that is what we do in GE! Crazy...so many stories and things that have happened, but I have to tell you...that each one of them have grown so close to my heart. I am so blessed, and I believe that they are coming around and are coming to the understanding of why we work in an office day after day. My team name is Shaw-taf...and that is Hebrew for "Overflow." It comes from Rom. 15:13. If is a lifestlye that I am trying to live daily. Yesterday was quite the day, I was ready to go home...I let the enemy get to me for the past few weeks and myflesh rose up and I got so frustrated. It was the first time that I ever wanted to leave this place...after work I ran to the Lord and He got me back in line and I really had to humble myself. I just love that fact that the Lord is with us...! I was having a conversation today with someone and we were asking ourselves where would we be if we wern't here? Man ih man...I am glad that God is the one that directs my steps...I can plan them, but her is there to guide me. Jesus I love you!!! Well guys...that is just a quick update...and if you all dont' have my new # here it is...831-801-5838. I love and miss you all!!! God bless!!! | | |
| So...God has been granting me revelation in my life once again. I have been reading this devotional and the first chapter changed my heart, mind set and my love for the Lord. I don't think that I truley ever understood what Christ really did for me on that cross. I now have a clear understnding, but I still don't comprehend God's love, and I don't think that I ever will. I always knew that God dies for my sins and for the sins of the world, but he did not only bear the sins of the world that day. How many of us hate sin...I know that I do! I know that we know this, but sin is - dishonoring God by perferring other things over Him, and acting on those preferences. I think that we all know that and that it is apparent that every time we sin we tell God that He can't satisfy and we slap Him in the face. What a revelation that is... I hate that the "Church" has watered down truely what God has done for us...that like I said that He not only took our sin, but get this...Christ absorbed the Wrath of God!!! He also bore the curses of all men. Man...I don't think that we will ever understnd the sacrifice that Jesus made that day. Gal. 3:13 says " Chist redeemed us form the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us." God remived His wrath and the curse that should have been on each one of us!!! What the heck....this is a love that surpasses my understanding. I figured that out why we as Christians are sleeping in the seats of the church and why the youth don't have a fire...because we will never stand in awe of being loved by God until we reckon with the seriousness of our sin and the justice of His wrath against us. We don't understan how serious sin and any understanding of what God truely bore on our behalf. We need to be communicating this Love to all people...when I think about Christ on that cross now I just weep, because I have a small understanding of God's love. Christ did so much more that I ever thought He did, and now that I have this underrstanding I know how huge my sin is to Him. I never want to dishonor my Creator. It has been an amazing revelation. If you knew this already, great, but if not go into the word to understand even more, then tell everyone the true sacrifice that Christ made for each of us. I love you all so much. God bless!!! | | |
| Howdy friends, It is so good to be back y'all!!! Home was good and I really missed my friends and family, I had many oppurtunities to minister to the youth and things and that was the best part of the trip. For Christmas my grandparents sent the family all to Florida! We stayed at Daytona Beach and did all the turisty things...I am a bigger fan of staying home with friends and family, but it was good. It was a little hard, I'm not going to lie...it was hard coming down of the Mountian of TM and then go home felling like I was back on the bottom...it wasn't the greatest feeling in the world, but I learned from it and it has brought me closer to God. Well that is a quick update for ya....I missed you all and hope that the holidays went well for each one of you. I love you all so much!!!! God bless!!! | | |
| A year has come and gone...and I still can't believe it! I look back upon the year and I can't even comprehend all that has happened. I have met so many people, made many relationships, have learned more that I ever thought that I could hold with in this brain of mine. I think back on all the memories that are stored away and all of the conversations that I had. This last year is one that I will not easily forget. Now...another year is on its way and soon that one will be over soon, I can only hope and pray that I will cling to this year even tighter.
Now I wear the ring....wow!!! This ring is such an amazing symbol of what this last year has meant for me. When I look at it I think of how God changed my life in this last year. The experiences that I have had and the blessings that God has given to me this year. I also have gotten my mission statement too....it is as follows:
A servant of the Most High God, called to live a life which overflows with Hope, being lead by the power of the Holy Spirit, pouring into others. Binding up the broken hearted the very ones that many have deemed "Unreachable." Becoming an Shepard and an Armor Bearer to my generation and to each generation yet to come. I also give my life for the sake of the Gospel, preaching of my God's unending love with Passion and Fire, that all will turn to Christ Jesus. I commit my life to the call the Living God has placed upon me, asking for strength, wisdom, and direction in fulfilling the destiny laid before me.
God help me! ~Romans 15:13 ~ Isaiah 61:6
Well y'all, I am committed to this call, and I know that I will do whatever it takes to get there. So I am staying another year! I am staying as an MA, and I am very excited about it and I know that God is going to have a lot in store for me in this next year. I love you all and can't wait to see you again. And for all of you who have left TM for good...we will see each other again. Keep in contact. Again to each of you much love. God speed and blessings!
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