God and Camp (aftermath)

Hi all, sorry it's taken so long to write another blog entry...
(not like I don't have enough already :P) anyway...

Camp was AWESOME!!!!! but incredibly tiring. I think I got around 3-4hrs of sleep per night, with very strenuous physical activities each day. The walks were my favorite part. I loved every minute of it don't get me wrong, but bush walking and night walking with my closest friends is the definite highlight of the week. It was awesome just being with everyone for 4 days straight, watching them grow (and there was a lot of growth) and just hanging. I love you guys ;)!!

Haha! We played the best game, everyone got in this largish square of bush, and were divided into 4 teams. 18 people were 'herbivores' meaning that their main goal was to stay alive and collect 'food' points. The next group were the 'carnivores' (10) and their main aim was to stay alive and 'eat' the herbivores but tagging them. The next group was the 'humans' (4) who hunt the animals with guns, so if they see a herbivore or carnivore they yell 'bang you're dead' and get a point. Then there was me.....I mean 'diseases' :P (3) We had the onerous job of tagging anything that moved. By the end of the game I was giving 10 second bursts of movement and them pretty much collapsing for a minute. Apparently I had all the signs of really bad dehydration by the end of the game, alls I know is I was so damn smashed I fell asleep almost instantly upon hitting the couch.

Coming back was the biggest downer, not only were my sleeping habits, dietary habits screwed but I seemed to get really tired really easily for the first 5 days, and no one is around! So boring!! Ah well, I've learned heaps from this camp and can't wait for the next one. God rocks!

There was a heap of stuff that I had to spend hours praying about after coming home, just to get peace about certain situations in my life and in the youth group at the moment, but God came through (as always). I'm not worried about them in the slightest anymore, because I know that everything comes together for the glory of God in the end, doesn't matter what the hell happens, God ALWAYS pulls through.

"Winning is great, but winning a friend is the best..." - Anonymous

Cheeri until next time, 'lil D-Man

Addendum

Haha, found a proverb for my last blog entry....

"80% of things we worry about never come to pass and the other 20% and half as bad as we think."

PS: Comments, comments, comments! Yes this means you!!

PPS: I need photos (of me)!! Can you send me some please!! Especially camp photos when you get 'em... ;)

God and camp

You ever been so exited about something (like Christmas for example) that you got really jittery? I have and I hate it!! lol, the patience required..erk.....hurry up camp!!!

I was watching this Matt Redman DVD last night, and Loui Giglio was speaking on worship and stuff. Was very good, challenging in some areas. I think he had it right though, I've always wondered why God created us and Loui touched upon the subject. God is a very unselfish, kind generous God. He is also full of Himself :) not in an arrogant way, but for God not to be full of God would make Him less than God....(it's confusing I know, any questions, ask away). God didn't create us because He was lonely...how could He? He's with God the entire time. And to be with God means to be complete, he didn't create us because He was bored, how could you get bored by being with God? He created us because He in His generousness and complete unselfishness wanted to share some of His Godness, His greatness and awesomeness with someone other than Himself. How cool is that!!

Anyway, God, and camp are and are gonna be completely awesome!

Cheerio...

Sorry no proverb, haven't been able to find any good ones lately.

Meaning of my name

Hey guys, I just found out the meaning of my name. It's origins are Greek and it means "tamer; divine power; fate."...How cool is that!!

Anyhoo, cheerio.

Snow

So yeah, had snow this morning at about 9:30 which continued on and off until around 11:30..woot!! Second time it's snowed in around 8-10 years in Ballarat.

And now on to more interesting news....how 'bout that sky today? Talk about white....a marsh mellow could get lost out there. Mmmhmm.
Oh yeah...Momentum was awesome by the ways. Had heaps of fun with Widget and Phil....aka Phatboy and Godzilla ;). Alan Meyer was awesome, as predicted and challenged all the guys in the room in someways I think.

Yep. So anyways, keep blogging and LEAVE ME SOME COMMENTS AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU!!

Cheerio, Damian

Assignments

Well today, I got up....how good is it! :D Anyway, I have a crapload of work to do before the end of the week. Isn't it funny how assignment due dates just seem to creep up on you.

Lol, it seems I can't go a week without feeling messed in some way, although this week is different reasons that the last. Damn feelings of inadequacy for life in general. But hey, everything is going pretty well in perspective. Drums is good, voice is better than yesterday, Youth band is awesome, God is damn awesome, and friends are cool....so why do I worry so much?

My proverb: "..." hehe....

Letting things go

Hmm.. I like the way Day Of Fire put it in one of their songs. 'If you want it...then just let it go.' This is so true!! Well anyway, God has really been showing me things in my life recently. Things that you just take for granted and then one day God's suddenly says..."well, what about this" and you're like, "awww, ouch, I never thought about it like that before."

For instance, music. I've asked God to pull me up if music ever got out of proportion, and the other day, I just suddenly had a thought, "I've been getting into music way to much for my own good." doh... repentance muchness?

But yeah, God is awesome, and so is life at the moment.

Last night was the youth service. Was very good. I've been feeling very distant from God lately, and found it very hard to get into worship. Even at Exo (the Youth Alive rally on Saturday) I found it really hard to push into God. Last night, it was still hard, especially in the prayer room, but when the service actually started, everything else just faded away and I was able to concentrate on God alone for the first time in ages.

Your bloggy proverb: "If you have one aim in life, let it be to live up to your potential."

I like that, but it could be better if it was 'potential in Christ.' awwww yeah....Cheerio, yet again.