Music Monday (Death Cab for Cutie)

Its music Monday again. I hope everyone had a great Monday, I know mine felt like a Monday…. But now to the brighter side of this wonderful day and everyday… the music!!!

This music Monday is all about a band called “Death Cab for Cutie”. Honestly it took me a little while to warm up to this band, but I prefer it this way. If I love an album right from the start I tend to get bored quickly and move on to another band’s album. So, Death Cab is one of those bands that I will probably always like. Death Cab is a refreshing band because to me it seems that they let the music just flow through them instead of forcing it or over working it. I feel that many bands spend way to much time trying to make their songs super creative and original, and this is a good thing, but I think many many bands way over do it. Death Cab is an indie rock band that is a must have for everyones itunes library.

I highly recommend going out and buying there new album “Narrow Stairs”, it comes out tomorrow.

Trusting God With Everything

Everything that I have comes from God. I know this is true, as i am sure many of you do, but do I live like this statement is true? As I was praying the other night i told God that everything that I have comes for You, so teach me to live this statement. He then began to reveal things to me. Things that I take for granted everyday. Things like relationships. Yes God gives us relationships, but do i live like the relationships in my life are given to me from God? or do I take them as mere chance and write them off as not important? He revealed many things to me that showed me that yes I trust God, but mostly just with the easy stuff, like salvation and forgiveness, with these things it is easy for me to trust Him because He is my only hope in those areas. Sounds kinda selfish HUH!?! Thats because it is, and God showed me that I was being a selfish Christian, and I don’t think those two words belong together. As a follower of Christ I am called to be selfless. I then began to evaluate every area of my life in search of the areas that I was failing to trust God completely, and it didn’t take me very long to find some. One of the hardest things for me to swallow was, do I trust Him with my money? Yes I was giving to different organizations and to C3 church, but was I giving faithfully. I found myself giving when it was easy, giving when i had a few extra bucks in the bank account. This isn’t trusting God with everything, this is giving God the money that I found in the laundry. Doesn’t God deserve so much more?

A few weeks ago at C3, Pastor Byron gave us the 90 for 90 challenge. Live on 90% of your income for 90 days, and for me personally I want to scratch the 90 days and do it till Jesus comes. But this is a challenge that is not easy at all, especially for procrastinators like myself. For me, the longer the money is in my bank account the harder it is for me to give it to the church, even though the money i have is a gift from God and I would be giving back just a portion of what He has blessed me with anyway. But because of my procrastination I decided to set up an online giving account, so now when i get paid God gets the first 10% and not what I find in my drier after washing my clothes. God so so so deserves the first and the best of everything and its time we start giving it to Him. Instead of giving God your leftovers start giving Him the prime rib. There is no way we could ever repay Him for all He has done for us, and he doesn’t ask us to, all He wants is for us to be faithful with what He gives us.

Daisy is coming home next week!!

If you don’t know who Daisy is she is my new lady. Oh yeah i said it! She is a seven week old yellow lab puppy and though i haven’t meet her yet I am in love with her. My parents got her for me for my birthday and I am going back to Georgia to get her next week. Every time i talk to my mom on the phone she tells me another funny story about what Daisy did. I can’t wait! Check out these pics below and tell me she’s not the cutest thing ever!

Thats what i thought!

The Office

Ok, I just decided that the office is the best comedy TV show ever. If you need to smile and laugh it is the perfect medicine. Jim and Dwight are my favorite. Check out the video below.