The RIGHT stuff…Politically InCorrect

2006 has been a very busy year, with midterm elections taking up a majority of it. Elections however, weren’t the only thing in the news this year. We had everything from “domestic spying”, to foiled Terrorist plots in England, Border control and amnesty, Scandals, Hezbollah attacking Israel, and finally justice for the Iraqi people.

Through it all, we’ve learned some very important things. One being let the intelligence community and military do their job without media interference. Second, unless we want a Eurabia in the U.S. - FIX THE BORDER! Third, we need to stop trying to make Katie Courric our friend and start getting things done. Fourth, Christian Conservatives – you need to get out and vote in primaries and general elections I don’t care HOW mad you are, not voting is ineffective.

Inspite of the negative, there were many highlights of 2006. One of the more prominent and most recent is justice being served in Iraq. I remember the words “We Got Him” spoken on December 14^th 2003 at the start of my church service. Then on December 29, 2006 justice was served and the world is now less one evil terrorist dictator.

2006 was also a growing year spiritually. God has continued to reveal Himself and little pieces of His plan for my life to me over this last year. Amazing doors have opened; one major door is interning at my State capitol during legislative session with a Representative who is a good Christian and also pro- home school. Working with him is enabling me to do things that I would have been unable to had I been a college student or working for a different representative.

Another great thing that God has done this year is allow me to work on staff with Regenerate Our Culture and interact with like minded teenagers who aren’t the “norm”.

This year has also been an excellent learning year. With Operation Completion, and working on 5 campaigns since May, I’ve learned a lot about working with people and persevering. The phrase “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has rung true over and over again.

The year 2006 and six has definitely been my craziest year, and was definitely an interesting year for the world. Let’s take the lessons we learned in 2006 and apply them in 2007.

Happy New Year America!!!

My previous post probably left most of you wondering what the point was.

Simply put I was indirectly stating my “Hard Thing”.

My family recently joined a baptist church and upon doing that, I was thrown out of my comfort zone. Affiliating ourselves with the church is not in and of itself hard. The ramifications of that decision, however, is what has turned into my seemingly impossible “hard thing”.

For the first time four weeks ago, I found myself doing something I had been told would never happen. I was in a classroom with about one hundred youths ages 12 to 18. each week, chatter about their latest boyfriend, and last night’s football game escalates to an almost intolerable level. I had been told to be there to give a different view and in a sense regenerate the culture. I wasn’t ready, but I went anyway.

“But I listened when You said to go
And I set out in spite of my fears
About truth mixed with my imperfection
And the question of what to say when I got here… What should I tell them when
They’re thirsty Lord
My cup is empty Lord
Come and lead me here in this place
Cuz I’m honest, yeah, but I’m unprepared
And I’m just plain afraid ”(emphasis mine)

Those verses from “What Should I Tell Them” sums up what I’ve been facing. The difference is they’re not thirsty and my cup isn’t quite empty.

The discussions held in the small groups are mere milk, yet no one yearns for more.

I offer meat as often as possible, yet my voice is constantly drowned out – often times glossed over or laughed at. My attempts at trying to show a different angle are blocked at every turn, I seemingly fail each time.

Failure – the thing that scares me more than apathy, a democrat controlled congress, and “normal” guys combined; The one thing that can make me cry every time it strikes. Yet, I seem to repeat it every Sunday morning when my attempts to speak are blocked.

Out side the small group I am drowned out by the chatter and cliques that have been formed. There’s no way to jump into a conversation, they seem to speak in Greek.

My Hard thing is two-fold: 1. the constant reminder of blocked attempts and 2. trying to get through the barrier.

My hard thing cannot and will not overcome me, I need to overcome it. My hard thing cannot remain impossible, at some point a hole will be made in it’s impervious structure, and it shall be overcome.

“Should I tell them?”
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