A Day In The Life

Moving into school on Saturday, Woop! Saturday night Bradley is playing at a benefit concert for Greg's world tour at Radius Church! (7pm be there, it's also an art show). Sunday morning bright and early Bradley and Bennett are leading worship at a church in Boone. This is them "practicing".

nose

today. i got my nose pierced. i can honestly say, it did not hurt at all. and i can honestly say, i was absolutely scared. now i feel like i have a giant booger in my nose.

Random thoughts

I've been trying to discipline myself more with reading scripture. We read one book a week in my community group, this week is Acts. Claire came up with a really good idea for diving the chapters up into days. Then the concept of "feeding your soul before feeding your body" came up. Which is a really good idea, to start your day by being nourished by God's word instead of jumping to get breakfast or get on facebook. The hard part is making a habit out of it, and keeping up with it daily. But the more effort I put into it the more I find myself not wanting the chapter to end, and wanting to continue with the next one. Usually I would keep reading but I decided to discipline myself by not only reading every day, but only reading the specific amount. Which might sound stupid, but I really want to teach myself patience with everything, especially when it comes to waiting for God to speak or move.

ACTS

I can't even explain how cool I think Paul is. His story is so encouraging to me the way he travels all over despite being persecuted everywhere he goes. It gives me so much hope that God will provide no matter what situation I am in. And that people literally rejoiced that they were persecuted in the name of God, like it was a great honor and they could not believe they were chosen to suffer for the Word. I definitely do not have that mind set every day. Which is hard to have living in America where we dont usually get physically harmed or jailed for what we believe. But even in the small things, like peer pressure and whatever college brings, its important to stand firm in what you believe and not be swayed by society, culture, or your friends. Our culture is constantly changing, what is acceptable, how we should speak, the music we listen to, how we should act, how much clothes people wear (or dont wear). But I encourage you to find a stable hope in this: God never changes. He is the same God who lead the Israelites through the desert, the same God who led Paul around all over the place to be put in jail and yelled at, the same God who loved the world so much that he gave his perfect and beautiful son to die in our place. He is FOREVER faithful, and UNCHANGING. No matter how much your friends, family, school, or situation changes, God is still there whether you like it or not, he still cares and he is still breathing life into you as you read this. He will NOT forget about you, or stop loving you.

CONSTANT COMMUNION

A thought I had yesterday while I was driving was how hard it is to stay in constant communion with God throughout the day. I find it easy to acknowledge that God is there, by looking at the world around me and it's beauty, but I'm talking more that acknowledgment, I'm talking like an intimate interaction throughout the day. Literally. Talking to God in your head while you're driving, or instead of letting your mind wander to random placed, let it wander into a conversation with God. I find myself talking to Him like he is just one of my buddies. I truly feel like the more I make an effort to have intimacy with God, the more I will find out about myself, how God views me, and who exactly I am in God. Its really fulfilling and beautiful to get a glimpse of how the creator of the universe views his daughter, and how beautiful he thinks she is. It gives me more confidence than anything else in world.

Break Every Chain - Live at the Bijou theater

FOUND IT!

fight the fight

Today I was reading John, and I can't help but notice how frustrated Jesus keeps getting with everyone who does not understand what he is trying to say. It makes me laugh but makes me feel really stupid all at the same time.

My mom leaves her bible open every morning at the place that she read before she goes to work. When I wake up in the morning I love getting her bible and reading the same thing she read. Today was Psalm 32:

Oh, what a joy for those

whose rebellion is forgiven,

whose sin is put out of sight!

Yes, what a joy for those

whose record the Lord has cleared of sin,

whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

When I refused to confess my sin,

I was weak and miserable,

and I groaned all day long.

Day and night your hand of disciple was heavy on me.

My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you

and stopped trying to hide them.

I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the Lord."

And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.

Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there

is time,

they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgement.

For you are my hiding place;

you protect me from trouble.

You surround me with songs of victory.

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.

I will advise you and watch over you.

Do not be like a senseless horse or mule

that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."

Many sorrows come to the wicked,

but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.

So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him!

Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

Lately I have been thinking a lot about the concept of having disciples. I feel like it is a word that is heard quit often in the church but lacks a true meaning to most people, especially those of youth. By jumping in with the interns at Radius I started to understand more what it means to be discipling to others and how important it really is. I mean, the entire purpose of our existence is to spread the love of Christ and let his glory be known. So how can we undermine something so big as making disciples?Christ made it a point at the very beginning of his ministry to have disciples. Making disciples is a true blessing, and is also incredibly challenging. It is just one more example of how to fight for the Kingdom every single day. And if there is one thing I learned from Stuart Fuller this summer, it is that if you don't have any disciples, and you are not seeking out any, there is something totally wrong with you. haha

So I encourage you, as Christians, to seek disciples, love on other people so much that it hurts, and pray for God's love to help you love others, because you CANNOT do it with your love alone. I feel strongly that there is something special about our generation, that God is moving in most excellent ways. All we have to do is let him in, run the race, and fight the fight.

Listen to Paige Morses Playlist

Radius and John

I feel like summer is somewhat coming to an end. These last few weeks are going to fly by. This has by far been one of the greatest summers ever in my book. Between bike riding, a great boyfriend, excellent friends, and an excellent church. I have been interning at Radius Church in downtown Greenville the last month of summer. It has shown to be such a blessing since I started. I get to work with amazing people who have such a passion for the Kingdom. It has also been super fun getting to work on graphic design projects. We are doing a fund raiser for a school in Haiti so that we can feed all the children in the school for one year [which is incredibly abnormal there]. So Claire, Nate, and I get to plan out crazy events to raise money and awareness for this school. Also, me and Austin took over a prayer walking project for the church where people from different communities get to come in and soak the gathering in prayer before it starts. It's definitely got some kinks to be worked out but I know that great things will come of it and the way in which it impacts the gathering as a whole.

I've really learned a whole new outlook on serving the body of Christ, and how to break and bleed for the body using your gifts and by simple loving. I feel so blessed to get to work with these people on things that I am truly passionate about. Truly fighting for the Kingdom is a lot more hard work then I thought, it is literally a battle. But it is important for me to try to keep in mind that I find my nourishment in God's word, and doing God's Will, and not in food or rest alone.

My community (similar to a house church or small group) is reading through the book of John this week. It is by far one of my favorite books of the Bible. I don't think I have ever read all the way through it from start to finish. Obviously one of my favorite verses is John 3:30 "He must become greater I must become less" when John was speaking about Jesus starting to baptize people in another river near by. I also love how John referred to himself as "a friend of the bridegroom". It's hard to understand how John was so humble in preparing for the coming of Christ. But besides all the small details, I have really just been finding strength, literal strength, to get up and get going with my day when I listen to the way Jesus would teach. I find it funny that in so many parts of the Gospel, Jesus says things like "how much longer must I be with you?!" obviously fed up with our lack of faith and understanding.

Upcoming events:

• Ultimate Frisbee Tournament THIS SATURDAY 6PM @SHANNON FOREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. 5 v 5 teams of 7. Donation of $10 would be appreciated. Let me know if you are interested! All of the proceeds go to the school in Haiti so that we can feed the children for one year!
• DANCE: a benefit for Tykim Rogers. Ty got into the Governor's School but needs help paying for it! He is putting together a show with African dance, step, and lyrical! It is free to get in but donations would be AWESOMME!! This Friday JULY 16TH in the Radius Church Sanctuary!!!
• [HEY-TEE] SHIRTS. $10 PER SHIRT goes towards funding the school in Haiti! The shirts look awesome!! Savannah designed them! They are blue with green writing and you should get one.
• Craig's List Sell-a-thon. Bring your stuff to Radius Church and we will sell it on Craig's List to help raise money for Haiti!!

LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANYTHING!!!!!

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