Friday, July 14, 2006

In the words of the sappiest Gospel song of all time: Pray for Me




I know that many of you who read our family blog are "people of faith", and with that in mind, I have a request. PRAY FOR US.
The past year and a half, have been a little confusing for me. I have the continual feeling that I should be doing something different with my life. This of course manifests itself by me telling Lalainia every second week that I have a new goal set, or a new idea for a carreer that is so obvious that I cannot believe I've missed it. I feel that I am suffering from MPD, with a head full of ideas one day and a new set the next. This, I feel, is totally unfair to my family. But the bottom line is I believe that I was meant to be doing more than I am doing right now.

This feeling, is perhaps never stronger than when I return from a trip such as the one I have just returned from. Whenever, I find myself involved in a ministry, whether preaching, or working on a missions trip, working in youth ministry, praying with someone, etc, I feel at home.

Over the next little while Lalainia and I will be asking a lot of God: clarity, understanding, wisdom, maybe I'll even become Gideon enough to ask for a blatant sign, so that I don't really need to think about it. I also plan on asking for some advice from those much smarter than I am; pastors, parents, missionaries, etc.

So, please remember us in your prayers. Especially Lalainia, my extremely patient, loving "stand by your man" woman. Pray that God's will (I am very uncomfortable using that word, as I am not completely sure what it means) will be evident.

Here are some more shots from my Mexico trip.

3 comments:

Laurz said...

the pictures are beautiful i think.

i miss you.

thinking of you and lal and caed.

Unknown said...

I'm praying...and will keep on praying...
You TOO are amazing...with all the work you've been putting out without much reward!
What a blessing God has given us in this life -- to get to figure this out together!
I love you!
L():o)

Kaylee said...

Keep on dreaming big Brad... God will use your gifts when you surrender your will to his own. keep on praying for those signs too. A ready and willing heart will be used in ways beyond our comprehension.

Nice pics!