music and bike rides

                 how great thou art - ascend the hill
 
This song and cd have been the theme of my life for the past few weeks. I have been tied down by my busy schedule of classes and work, and have been able to experience Christ through these songs. Lately the most therapeutic experiences have come from riding my bike around murfreesboro late at night listening to these hymns. It allows me to somewhat escape the busyness of life around me. I wish i could just pause my life at times, and allow myself to enjoy what surrounds me. I can't quite make this happen, so for right now i will continue to seek out this relaxation through bike rides and melodies. enjoy the song

blogo uno

So lately I have found myself very eager to get out in the world. I'm not sure where these feelings are coming from. Maybe its my boredom, or maybe I have been in tennessee too long. Either way, i feel that i need to go somewhere. I want to travel,  maybe go live in another country, or just get a summer job in another state. I don't know what it is exactly, but i feel like i just want to go. At the same time though, I love where I'm at in life. I love my friends and all the life i get to live with them. If i do get to go somewhere some day, can i take everything i have here with me? So I keep finding myself content at where I'm at, but at the same time wondering what I could be doing out in the world. I do not yet understand why i feel this way. Am i not satisfied with where I am? Am I not satisfied with Christ alone? With out question, i believe i am completely satisfied with Christ. I think i only want to embrace new experiences, hoping to see life a little bit differently and ultimately see God in a new exciting way. But my sin in flesh is strong. Maybe I am being selfish, seeking out things other then Christ to find content. What if I am not listening to everything God has to say? I want to do all these crazy things from living on an island to getting out of the states for a year. But is that what God really wants for me? He may or may not some day. I have remembered yet again that God has a plan for my life. I need to stop being so blind, trying to figure out ways i can be satisfied with the worldly things.

"God is most Glorified in me when I am most Satisfied in Him" - John Piper

Writing this quote has made me remember the video of where I first heard it. The video is well edited summary of Pipers message on the prosperity gospel. It is another issue entirely, but none the less, Piper does a great job.