"He ain't the leaving kind..."

Tonight, I had the privilege of going to the Rascal Flatts concert. I had a good time with some friends of mine, while enjoying a great concert. At the same time, I was able to realize somethings about God. First of all, God was watching over us. Today was a tad bit stormy with a side of tornado. However, it did not rain on our trip there, nor did it rain during the concert or provide any kind of danger to us whatsoever. While realizing that God was truly watching over us, Rascal Flatts sang a song that really hit home and got me to thinking... it was a tear-jerker, if you will. The song was "He ain't the leavin' kind." While thinking about things that I have gone through, and thinking about things people are currently going through, I thought this was a perfect song to share with everyone.

"They tried their best to drag him out
of a courthouse down in Montgomery
And now they wanna kick him out of school
And take him off our money
They can take those words off of
Paper and stone
But he ain't gone, no

He ain't the leavin' kind
He'd never walk away
Even from those who don't believe
And wanna leave him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind

She stayed mad at him for a lot of years
For takin' her husband
Started losin' her faith
And thinkin' that her life meant nothin'
But when she looks at those kids she raised all by herself
She knows she had some help, yeah
She knows

No matter what you do
No matter where you go
He's always right there with you

Even from those you don't belive
And wanna leave him behind
He ain't the leavin' kind"

I have had some problems at times with believing in God. I blamed Him for a good friend of mine dieing in a car accident. I have blamed Him so many times, and treated Him worse than He ever has deserved. Yet, He was still right by my side and He was still there waiting for me to turn back to Him. "He ain't the leaving kind." I believe with all my heart that God does not make bad things happen, but takes the bad and turns it into good. Whatever you are struggling with in your life, no matter what it is... Remember, God is still right by your side, use Him for help. Do not be like the world and turn your back on Him. Allow Him to be a part of your life, and allow Him to be your guide.
Romans 8:28- "All things work together for the good of those who Love the Lord"

Halfway There

Some of you maybe thinking at this point, "I got to step it up or else I am going to fail my classes." or "Are we really already half way there?" or maybe, "I wish this semester would hurry up and end." No matter what your thoughts are, yes we are almost half-way done with the Fall semester. So many great things have been going on. Our college group has really grown closer to one another, and will continue to grow with our retreat at the end of the month. However, what I want us to focus on is not losing sight of our goals, and not losing focus of what we want to do.

I do not know what your goals maybe for the semester, but I am going to guess that the majority of you are striving to be closer to God. Do not let your school work strangle out God in your life. I know that as we the end nears we all will be striving to meet our expectations grade wise and it can be a very stressful time. However, give all your worries to God... Let Him handle it... Let Go and Let God.

Let's continue to keep growing in the Lord, and with each other as we finish the semester on top!