Because the flesh is weak!...

howdy howdy. I don't know how your last month or so has been during this summer so please share and let me know how its all goin. I would love to hear about what you're learning, doing, etc... But anyways, I do hope that your summer time is all good and that you're getting readied for greater things to come.
As for me, my weeks have pretty much been filled up with working two jobs M-F (7-3 at HYP then 4-9/10 at the restaurant), sometimes working Saturdays, waking up at 4am in order to exercise before my full days, spending time with close bros on my time off, aaand sleeping when I can.

Though this may all sound crazy and probably makes you a bit more physically exhausted when you start to really think about it, some words that describe how it all is for me:

overworked, underpaid, overjoyed

Yeah, I am busy. But I love it. I have learned so much every week and every day that I look forward to it all. Whether it be serving people craving some cheap good sushi or hanging out with kids at camp, there is always something to give and to learn. *And btw, spend time with kids and they will teach you more than you even imagined; a lot of times its more than what you try to teach them...

Over the course of these past recent weeks that have constituted to become one of my busiest summers, one major major lesson and truth that has been continually reinforced in my mind and heart is the utter weakness of our flesh and bodies and the supernatural power of God's spiritual strength that He provides us when we seek it and depend on it.

"Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." ~MT26:41~

"Be anxious for nothing. But in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." ~Phil4:6&7~

Two pieces of scripture that have been with me all this past week.

Truly the flesh is weak and it limits us and it weighs us down. Yet the spirit of God is beyond the limits of the flesh.

The Power of Prayer. It blows my mind to think of how crazy powerful it is and how brings us into the great peace, joy, love of God above.

stop worrying or daydreaming or whatever and be intentional to pray throughout the day and memorize a verse or more- you will see a change in you and in your daily life.

+Pros/Random Good Stuff+

-time with the guys. always random. always good.

-being disciplined in going to the gym throughout the week-Its spiritual. discipline yourself physically and that discipline leaks into other areas of your life.

-regularly going to my new church- First United Methodist Church- and realizing that tradition and structure are good to have...and I'm not a traditional person.

-AGO Epsilon's new house... we used to have a frat tent compared to the huge house we now are blessed to have.

-time with my big bro; I get more brown every time I'm with him.

-the Beatles and Dizzy Miss Lizzy. lol.

-keeping touch with friends- both near and far

-gaining peace from knowing that I don't know it all and that in the end; Only God Knows.

My Prayer Request:

To grab hold of the strength to love and serve those around me everywhere I go. To truly be filled with the Spirit despite the weakness of the flesh.

That's all for now. Hope to update more frequently. PEACE.