Today we moved from our temporary housing to where we will live for the next year. It feels great to settle in and unpack. I've basically been living out of my car for 2 weeks.
Over the past couple of days I've been training on the ropes course. It was a lot of fun to climb trees in the woods and rappel from 130 ft cliffs. I felt like a kid again, climbing trees in makeshift forts in Marsh Landing. The crisp air is refreshing. Our trainer left us with some profound words - "The next year is going to be what you make of it. Also, don't always try to be the blessing for others. Make sure you see the blessing in others."
Today I focused on seeing Christ in everyone I interacted with, which totally changed the way I approached people. The only problem was how quickly I forgot about this new Christ-lens.
Other thought for the day: Pretty sure John the Baptist listened to Southern Rock. Check out the below description of him from Matthew 3:4-6. The guy is a complete redneck and people still trekked through the wilderness to hang out with him. Pretty cool.
4 John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. 6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Should also note that I'm still undefeated in Ping Pong.
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