In 20 years I will be President!!

Ok, so maybe not President of the U.S. but I have a goal of becoming President of a university. Right now I am finishing up my last semester at HU. I'm gonna finish on the Dean's List, which is gonna help me get into graduate school next year, either at Spring Arbor, or at HU for counseling. Then getting a job in residence life, while working on a second masters degree in bussiness. I will then move up in the field of higher education, working on programming or something of the sort. Then after I stabilize myself at that job, I will begin working on my Doctorate. (Meeting with G. Blair Dowden next month to find out what degree to get) Then becoming a Dean of student affairs, then eventually taking a job as president of a university. There is my plan. Makes sense huh? Has my passion for working with students, and giving every student the best chance to understand themselves as they mature and grow in their faith.
But, funny thing is I had a plan 9 years ago... I was gonna go to college, get a youth ministry degree, become the best youth pastor ever. Makes sense huh? Has my passion for working with students and giving every student the best chance to understand themselves as they mature and grow in their faith. Sound familiar?
But along the road I figured it out. It doesn't matter my plans. It matter God's plan. Notice my plans end in s and so it is plural, and God's doesn't...
I just may have bombed my Spanish Exam. I'm hoping in the B-C range but who knows yet. But if I don't get atleast a C in Spanish then I won't be able to graduate. That means my plans have to change. Do I care, yeah a little, but the greater thing is that they were my plans. Not God's plan. God will continue, yes continue because I can see the many amazing things he has done in my life already, to use me how He sees fit. If that means Michindoh for the rest of my life, awesome!! If it means factory work, awesome!! If it means janitor, awesome!! If it means college Athletic Director, awesome!! If it means youth pastor, awesome!! And yes if it means President of the U.S., awesome!!
But those are just the outlets for the way I get to serve God. In James 4, it says, "Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them." Yeah, who cares about my plans, I am just a blink or a vapor, here to serve God. In whatever way I can.

Life is Good

So I wanted to write a happy blog. I usually get on here when I'm feeling down about something (I got plenty to talk about there), or have some revelation about my walk with Christ, but not this time. This time I just want to say what about my life makes me happy. I'm extremely blessed to be able to take 9 years to finish undergrad, let alone to be thinking of grad school. To have the great friends I have. Ones that convince me to visit their churches, go ice skating with, watch silly movies, camp outs, silly trips, or even wedding crashing. I have amazing parents that love me, especially when my dad tells me he talks about me daily, and a mom who comes in to help my sister get her house ready to sell. A sister who has let me call her house home for nearly 7 years, and occasionally takes me to a Cubs game with her. Then a brother who although I haven't always seen it (but he seems to), has been my closest friend throughout the years. And his wife and awesome boy and girl who are so much fun to be around, and always bring a smile to my face. Not to mention her family who has such compassion to love kids and include me in whenever I can. I have a God who loves me and takes care of me. Who teaches me something new whenever I stop to listen. I have grown up with amazing mentors in my life that showed me what it looks like to put God first. Thanks Jon, Paul, Todd, Andy, Brad, and so many more. They are people that I wouldn't be able to shoe God's love the way I can without first being shown God's love. So thank you everyone for helping me in whatever way you have. From the freshman I met in the library to Jordan whom I've known since junior high. You help me be the man I am. And I very much enjoy being the man I am, and hope you enjoy me too.