The Show

Well, it's not very often that I post a plethora of photos, but this post will be one of the exceptions. I had the opportunity to go the Jars of Clay concert in Winnipeg yesterday. I can honestly say that I've been waiting probably around 8-9 years for them to come to Winnipeg again (I missed the first time). They are probably my favorite band (if I had to pick one) and so I was quite excited when I heard they were coming. Anyways, without further ado:

Some boys from years back - Burlap to Cashmere - opened for the Jars.

Now for the Jars:

There you have it! So now I passionately hope that all you who couldn't go are at least now a little bit jealous.

Peace,
Cody

Broken

I have the sweet opportunity to be with four youth from my church at Bethany College this weekend for Youth Advance '07. We hauled out to the dry province of Saskatchewan today to see what God might have in store for us, whether we expected it or not.

The theme this weekend is "Broken". Seems like a strange theme to base a weekend around, but I've been realizing even tonight how important this is.

As a youth sponsor, I figured this would be a great weekend to help the youth grow and be a 'leader' and all that. But as you might expect, I can tell already that this weekend is going to impact me as much as it will them.

I know that something I have always barricaded in my life is the whole issue of God's will. I have often chosen to ignore the leadings from God in my life and rather lean on what I consider to be rational and right for my life. It seems like this week, leading up to youth advance, I've been with messages from God over and over telling me to let go of my will and grab hold of his.

One verse that hit me in particular is found in Isaiah, I think 55:10-12 ish. It talks about God's thoughts being far above my thoughts and his ways far above my ways. Even though, in my human wisdom, I think I know what is best for me; what seems plausible for my life; what I think I can attain - God has the power and sovereignty to do unimaginiable things in my life if I only let go of my selfish and shallow views, and grab hold of Jesus and what he wants to do with me.

My prayer for this weekend is that God will break me apart. I pray that he will show me what I am holding back from Him and teach me to follow with a heart that BURNS for Him.