Influence at 8:56 PM

I was laying in bed the other night thinking about my past 4 years in High School. Thinking about how its getting closer and closer until graduation. As I was lying there, I started to think, "What Impact have I had in the past 4 years not in High School, but mainly in my church community, where I am highly involved. It got me thinking about leaving. Which I feel 100% ready for.

I was hanging out the other day thinking about my day. I was thinking about what little things I would've done differently that would've completely changed my whole day. Little things like calling someone else, or getting on the computer at just the right time to get invited somewhere else. I realized that throughout my day some of the smallest things could change my day.

Could I be like that? Could I be that little difference in someones life that makes a difference? I watched, "Its a Wonderful Life" which I highly suggest. Its a movie about how a guy goes back in time as if he never existed and he see's how everything is different without his influence, its a bit extreme but its a great example of how you can make such a huge difference.

If one little action can change the way my whole day can go, then ONE relationship must really matter. That movie not only got me thinking about what influence I've had on others, but who's had an immense influence on me...

Two people come to mind without hesitation...



And there are definitely others...
Who are you influencing? Who influences you? I sometimes wish that my life could be like the movie, where I can go back and see what life is like without me.

Walking With the Wise at 7:44 PM

Its only been 3 years now since I surrendered my life to God. Three amazing years thats given me all sorts of trials and temptations. For the past three years of my life I've always been around wise people, people who've experienced Christianity for their whole life, or for a better half of it. People between the ages of 20 and 50. I'm always interacting with people who are simply more spiritually mature than me its my nature to be with people who are just older. Being around these people is constantly creating new expectations for myself. It can be a great thing, but in retrospect it can be a bad thing. I'm comparing myself to people are genuinely more smarter than me. I'm striving to be like the people I'm around but I can not forget to keep my eye on the one who is 100% true and pure. Its easy to get upset with myself for not being as "spiritually mature" as those I walk with.
My 3 years of Christianity vs. friends with 10+ years. Do I continue to strive or do I go with the flow? I'm curious to know if those people who I call wise today were in the condition I am at their third year of Christianity. I compare myself constantly but in the future will it pay off? Its an interesting concept to see how this will affect my future and what things will be like.

Who's your Hero? at 8:53 PM

I met an incredible person tonight, this guy was so incredible with his faith, a very admirable trait. He managed to recover his train wreck life and turn around into one of the most devoted Christians I've EVER seen. He managed to memorize almost the whole entire New Testament ..Incredible!!! While he was talking to me and the rest of my leadership team, it made me want to strive to be like him, to have the ability to do what he does. Then it got me thinking, who are my hero's? There are few people who I consider my "Hero's." There are a few people who I would love to inherit some of their amazing qualities. So as I was sitting there tonight I was reflecting briefly on who I call my Hero's. During my reflection I realized that without some of these people I would not be half of the guy that I am today. As well as my recent reflection I experienced something similar, a few weeks ago I talked with a person I clearly disappointed, a Hero in my eyes. Doubts of why they try began to float around, I realized that person has had one of the biggest affects on me more than anyone in the world. Who's your Hero? What do they look like to you? I am pretty curious to see who other teenagers Hero's are. Who do you consider a Hero?