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WHAT IS GOD SAYING?

Hello friends family and so forth. I am so excited to have had some time to update my Blog! I’ve been very busy here at YWAM in the Missions Builder Program. It is most enjoyable and is beginning to reveal different things I have yet to learn in my life. Working in Construction and Maintenance on the campus is both Good and Challenging. Im applying the skills I have had and also gaining new ones. Learning it probably the root word for this whole trip thus far. “learning”.

I am learning an array of different types of things. Living with people isn't always easy but I feel God is blessing us in a huge way. Coming from being rather comfortable with my own space, to a person always next to me is actually teaching me how to cope in community, in a 24/7 setting. Being disciplined is what I am currently learning... I would like to have set agenda in my daily spiritual life. At first it may seem a struggle to do yet before I know it will be an automatic and a positive habit in all areas.

Encouraging. This is my main focus. Honestly I’m usually the first one to break everything down into negatives and I would love to not do that. As a man of God it is my job to be respectful and to serve. As my friend Naomi said to me the other day “ We do not do it for Jesus’ smile, but because of his smile”. In other words we as Followers of Jesus need to remember we serve because we LOVE not because we want to gain LOVE of men or boast in our works. So I need to carry this on my heart daily.

Here In Mission Builders we are a family and would love to grow with one another, I would love to ask for prayer in these areas; Closeness, Energy (for working), Positive Mind set,Open hearts, and some of us would like to start doing out reach here in Kona on our owns because really it may seem like tropical paradise to some, but there is a need for Gods word to be spread in the city. Thank you so much if you decided to pray for any of these things for us!

Jesus has a yearning for us to come to the cross and be humble. I think our communities need to understand that this is the living Son of God! Be Joyful and excited that you know Christ and not think that sharing him is a job or task, but much more than that. It is out of the pure love you have for Jesus that makes you want to talk about him. Walk down the streets smiling, praying and being excited for the fact that you are loved dearly! No matter where you are at, or what you are going through. Jesus does not budge a bit but is interceding for you!

Hawaii is a HUGE blessing.

My heart is moving in a different motion than I am used to. I am learning to set my wants to the side and ask God what he wants out of this time away from home. The spirit of God is very tangible on the YWAM campus. I love it. People walking along singing, smiles recklessly being tossed at you, and conversations that actually matter.

Today I was working at this Job site painting a stair case a Mission Builder and I had made. Anyway I was thinking about God and how he wants us to be aware... I mean actually grasp his presents around us, take things in, be silent. I looked off to the coast and saw the earths crust twisting and turning down to this cove that had waves swishing into it. Then I thought, God is with me enjoying this creation...but not the coast as I was, he was enjoying me. My heart for him, my thoughts at that time, being aware of him. I want this to happen much more, much much more.
Yesterday I had a friend ask me "so what has God placed on your heart and mind today?", then I thought about it I wasn't being aware, I hadn't even given him a chance to place anything on my heart and mind because I was focused on my self and not his will. I'm not saying that this is something you can in-fact do everyday. I make it a point to choose him daily, but being aware only grows as you chase his voice and how he in-fact makes himself presentable to you.

So last night we had a mission's builder prayer night! totally up to us to go and the staff didn't arrange it, some of the mission builders did however. We had an amazing time in the prayer room here! God was speaking to me so much about decisions.

Okay so if you have questions about my trip feel free to ask.

Also I'm sharing this because I think this is awesome, I was walking home today and instead of talking to God I was listening which is hard in general for me because im sorta A-D-D. But I was listening and clearly was given the message "Blake I want you to be happy". And I know exactly what and why and just feel super blessed. Okay well thanks for reading! PEACE>LOVE>JOY. =]

Arriving in Kona.

Aloha!

So I have arrived in beautiful Kona, Hawaii! And let me just tell you I feel so blessed, though its still apart of the U.S I seem to not comprehend that. Its so gorgeous here, bouncing array of flowers, rocks of endless sorts, bright blue ocean swells, and people from all different parts of the planet. I’ve been here only 3 days… yet some of the people I have met seem so close, its rather amazing.

I found out that I will be on the construction team, doing whatever tasks they demand of me, knowing this the work will be hard, yet I know that I am working for the kingdom of God and that will suffice, that’s all I want and desire of this life after all. It is very humid here, two things I will need on these hard days first off your prayer! Second... A LOT OF WATER!

Though there is a lot of fun, I also crave to know my God on a whole new level, revealing HIS heart and will in my life. I want. No I need his spirit to rain down like never before, so that I can be full and abide in Him in my daily walk. There are things that should not be in the forefront of my mind, relationships, self-ambition, and not always doing things for Him yet for the people around me. These are my weaknesses and I’m not ashamed because we all fall short of the glory of God, He has the grace to give out to us abundantly when we abide and ask for it.

If there is something I would try to stress to all who read these words is don’t wait, take action, love, give, and be joyful to one another. Jesus says His kingdom is now and it’s our life thesis to build the kingdom. No matter where you are take hold of the word of God and stretch to walk in the light. I am so excited. I don’t really even have words to express my heart. Except Christ Jesus is more than enough. Thanks for the prayers and keep them up. =]

I will not be silent, I was born to worship, the voice of fear you can hold me back NO MORE.

–Jonathan David Helser

One Last Day On The Mainland.

Greetings Friends and Family,

So the day has come for me to venture off to Kona, Hawaii! Tomorrow ill board the plane and start my summer. What excitement stirs with in me to see what transcends from this trip. Though I still do not know what I will be doing for certain there I know I must do it with a servants heart. Being away from friends and the things I know might shake me a little but for the most part I am an ambitious person and know that I will make the best of every second, minute, and hour away from home. Love; it’s what I want to discover on this trip through Gods mighty word and through others. I want to learn and experience all that Kona has to offer. Want to do something for me? Probably not but I’ll ask you anyway, Pray for me. I need people to pray that my focus is on what is above and not here at my feet, but rendering all I am to Jesus Christ’s feet. Challenging it will be, 75 days away from everything I know, yet in a short time I know that on that 74th day I’ll be leaving everything I know once again to return home. I will try to update this blog often with what I am doing.

Be Blessed.

Adventure is a tool to make life great.

The Culture Of The Kingdom: Bill Humphrey

I Did not write the following, I will quote from the book The Culture Of The Kingdom, a call to the sermon on the mount lifestyle. Authored by Billy Humphrey. This book is a prophetic all the examines the culture of the kingdom of God as compared with the culture of the Western Church.

"We Must ask God for grace to identify where we have brought into the subtleties of worldly mentalities and embraced them as the norm for the way we live. I propose that all the facets of our culture that are in opposition to the culture of the kingdom are authored by the spirit of the age. They are mentalities from which we must be delivered. Unless we embrace the kingdom of God and resist the spirit of the age, our society will never experience the manifest power of God."

-Billy Humphrey


Mr. Billy Humphrey does an amazing job in his book illustrating those very ideas of the fact the we as a western church are caught in the sway of the culture. I already see Christians standing up against this sway at my own church. Last Sunday at Crossroads Bible Church my youth pastor was speaking a message to the congregation on forgiveness. Which is a whole other topic in its self! Anyway during the sermon he declared what the Bible tells us about how the western culture is not ours if we claim to believe the Bible and claim it as our faith. God uses 1 Chronicles 29:15 educate this to us.

"We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace."

We should seriously take note to this, I mean we are in fact aliens and by saying that I mean our world is not here... Our kingdom is something more, its better, larger and displays wonder in every fashion. Our world is where the living God dwells and His love fills the space fully. But this does not mean sit and wait as aliens, God's word says "My Kingdom is now!" So as we sit soaking in apathetic attitude's we need to wake up to the knowledge everyday we are fighting against our flesh.

God does not leave us to do this alone we have church, this awesome community to help us meet the needs of one another. Even better when we display our passion to the Lord and let our hearts be captivated by Him and His word, more of the flesh will filter out. I'm Working on making it a point to choose His will daily and allow His still voice to speak to me during the day. When I make this choice it doesn't mean my day is perfect or well balanced . Actually it's usually harder and humbling in the fact He will open the door and say "Blake you know what I ask of you, now will you do it?". This places me in awkward situations, yet at the same time it is so good, because on earth should we not feel out of place? I mean we are aliens, strangers among this world.



In the chaos, in confusion
I know You're Sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do Your will
When You call I won't delay
This my song through all my days

My God is Big.

Hello.

Though it is a constant trail that seemingly affects us in our daily lives taking up the cross daily is something we need to do. Waking up and saying “I choose you Christ” is an awesome thing because our natural sinful hearts always want to parish with this world but in the mighty power of our savior we have sin already beat. Last week I went to the BBQ at the Rossman house in Grand Rapids. We had some burgers and pleasant conversation and than got into the word, or should I say the word got into us… We had a bible study of what it is that we should be doing as a component of our daily prayer lives, asking repeatedly in a non-double minded attitude and having an understanding in knowing our God says if you ask, all WILL be provided.

“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”
- 1 John 5:14

People really are fighting to know his heart and hear his voice. All I can say at this point that is what I desire. To hear my father’s voice. To know my Kings requests and to be able to follow His will.

The Grand Rapids Gathering

Also on another note I just want to say how stupendous the Grand Rapids Gathering was and how God really showed up in a huge way! I not only got to worship with people from all over Grand Rapids, but I also Got to pray with them as well! It felt so good to be able to hear the voices of the Church body cry out to the lord and join together as ONE. I am so enthralled to see Gods mighty hand at work in Grand rapids. By seeing all the hands raised high and praise being lifted up that this is not just another event, yet the starting of a movement.

"The team is busting out of the locker room and on to the field!"

This generation wants to know his heart, and hear his voice.

Missions Builders 2010: Hawaii

I am excited to be able to tell you that I am graduating this year in the class of 2010! It has been an exhilarating journey through High School; I have made great friends and memories I will never forget. High School is known to people as the best moments of their lives and I would have to agree, all the fun that I have experienced thus far in life has been awesome! So the next thing I would like to tell you is that I am leaving to volunteer my summer at the Youth Missions for Christ (YWAM) base in Kona, Hawaii! I am leaving on June 11th and will be returning August 23rd to attend Cornerstone University the following fall. In this time in Kona I will be working for the University of the Nations as a “Missions builder”, serving 40 hours per week. One thing that I look forward to is learning to have a servant’s heart. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving” -Colossians 3:23-24.

Another aspect of this trip will be me living with like-minded believers to advance the kingdom of God, which his word tells us, is here now. I will be in an apartment about a mile from campus with 2-3 other people rooming with me. Living in community with like-minded people whom are soon to be my friends will be gnarly! Enjoying Gods beautiful creation in Hawaii will be by far one of the best experiences of my life and I know I won’t ever forget it. Also people from around the world come to this campus to learn about Christ’s identity and how to not only read the Bible but in fact apply it to their lives.

So this is what I am asking from you, my goal is to at least raise the money for my ticket there, as I will not need much money while there because the work I will be doing pays my room and board. The tickets for the round trip are a little over $1,000 and also I have some expense money I need to raise, if you feel in anyway led to help me reach my goal that is awesome! But if now in this time giving isn’t really something that you can do I simply ask this, earthier way the thing I will need most is prayer. If you can pray for me, that is worth more than any amount of money because God provides! Praying that while in Hawaii I would delight daily in His word, walk in His footsteps, and communicate with Him constantly is what I really want out of this whole deal. Also thank you to all of the people who are already supporting me financially and spiritually, every bit counts.