when prayers are answered before they even leave your mouth...

so this weekend i am in the tri cities of Washington. i left my job to come here and look for new employment and a place to live, and get an idea of what i need to prepare for spiritually, emotionally, financially, and more. sadly, i left my job at big city on a bad note, and before i could pray about what to do for income or a place to live, God was working, fighting, and preparing His plan for me here in Washington. there is a good chance that i will have a job waiting for me when i move here at the end of June, and also have an affordable place to live as well. i hadn't even had time to pray about this weekend yet and still my unvoiced prayers were answered! God is so good to me and yet i am still a fallen child of his, walking a few steps behind him following him with childlike faith, trusting him to provide, not in abundance, but just enough for me to continue to trust in him.

though there are things and people i will miss in Boise, it seems as though my new life is being started for me in Washington and i am being reassured that God is blessing this transition in my life. though sadly i may lose some friendships because of the move, i believe that the friendships that will remain will be because those people saw that the friendship we have with each other was worth working harder for in order to maintain the relationship. to the people who do believe this, i thank you in advance for deeming me worthwhile to pursue such an amazing relationship with me and i am privileged to call you my friend. i can only hope that i can be the friend to you that you are to me. i do not expect anything from you that i would not freely offer or sacrifice for your sake, cause as in all relationships, there must be a balance of give and take, bringing two people closer together, not only to each other, but closer to God.

going off of another post i read, it is time for vulnerability and sharing to occur. my good friend Aubrey has shared and now in an attempt to identify with her, i would like to share ten things, excluding superficial and cliche' answers, that i wish i could change about myself. alongside with my post, i ask that you would share one or two things that you wish you could change about me, that would make me a better person, friend, or other random identity.

1. i would like to be better organized and not so compulsive.
2. be more compassionate to others and not so rude and crass.
3. make smarter choices in certain areas of my life, that have caused me to be very bitter currently.
4. definitely would like to have less injuries occur to my body... i feel older than 25 physically.
5. more dependent on God and less rebellious against him. after all he did create me for his glory and probably not so much to be an aspiring cage fighter!
6. i would like to be more assertive in my relationships and lay healthier boundaries with people.
7. not care so much about pleasing other people and giving in to what they need/want from me... i need to learn to say NO.
8. communicate my thankfulness to others more... an pay their blessings forward to others i encounter.
9. experience God's glory by sharing his love with others more and not being such a hypocritical christian.
10. spend more time listening to God and less time telling him what i am going to do, and that he better make it happen, or else!

here is my list, what is yours? this has been very challenging and rewarding so i encourage you to make a list for yourself. until next time...

Greg