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
Tuesday, 27 September 2005
Wednesday, 14 September 2005
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... ;)
"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.
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.
Sunday, 11 September 2005
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.
Anyhoo, cheerio.
Friday, 9 September 2005
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
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
Wednesday, 7 September 2005
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....
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....
Sunday, 4 September 2005
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.
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.
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Worship Leading
Hey guys again! Sorry for springing another blog entry on you so soon...but hey!! Something to grab you out of your average everyday lives for 2 minutes, yeah? I just went to this awesome site by Reuben Morgan: http://www.fivelines.com/
I had a poke around and came across this article...very relevant to me and a few other people I know...You know who you are, anyway...awesome stuff. Very inspirational.
Servanthood and your worship team
Serving well through worship
Peter Wilson serves alongside Pastor Gary Clarke at the Hillsong Church in London. It is a dynamic fast growing church reaching and impacting the city with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is a great asset to their team and truly has laid his life down to see the kingdom advanced.
LEADING A WORSHIP TEAM
Obviously there's loads of different subjects that I could talk about when it comes to running a worship team, however I’d like to look at just one of them. This is something that has really been on my heart lately and in my experience it is one of the biggest issues in worship teams.
If I had to sum it up in one word it would probably best be described as Servanthood. As a Worship Pastor, I really believe that something incredibly powerful can come out of a strong relationship between us and our Senior Pastors, however it must be based on us as Worship Pastors recognizing that we are 'serving' the Pastor’s vision, not building our own. If you think about it, the Worship pastor and Senior pastor share the platform almost 50/50 in most churches, so we are by default one of the most public representatives of the church. It is therefore imperative that we share the same vision.
Our motive must also be pure. We must die to self, or in other words give up on our own desires and learn to serve someone else's desires. It is often easy to say we are serving the church or serving the Pastor, but in actual fact we are building our own little empire; a worship team full of people that will play the style of music I like, at the volume I like, with a sound system, lighting and staging that I like etc etc. It’s actually not about what we like, it’s what our Pastor wants. That's what we’re there for.
Here's the amazing thing though, when you approach this servanthood thing without your own agenda and without looking for what you might get out of it, it's amazing what you actually do get out of it. The story of Daniel in the bible is a great example of this. The King of Babylon sent his men to look for intelligent, good-looking Israelites who had the ability to learn the culture of Babylon. Once he’d found them he brought them in and trained them in the culture of his kingdom. There isn't a lot recorded about these years of training, however as there were no significant events recorded, we can presume that Daniel faithfully studied and learned the culture of this foreign, God-less land. In fact he studied it so well that he stood out head and shoulders above everybody else, to the point where the King trusted him. At that point Daniel was allowed the freedom to express his opinion and style things the way he liked.
This is the same with us as Worship Pastors. When you begin to serve wholeheartedly, with no ulterior motives (which are very obvious, might I add), you begin to build trust, to the point where eventually your pastor will say, why don’t you do what you want to do, because I trust that everything you do now will represent me well.
I’ve experienced this in the relationship with my Senior Pastor and it's an incredible thing. I’m still serving and still dying to self but at the same time I'm living out my dream. Just remember God placed those dreams in your heart and He knows what He’s doing. He didn’t place them there for no reason. He also knows what a powerful thing it is to learn to die to self and to learn to serve, because out of that foundation of servanthood, He can build something great that brings glory to Him alone.
Please be encouraged by this and make the decision to build a healthy, productive, servant-based relationship with your Senior Pastor. It will undoubtedly produce the best results.
Cheers, D-Man
I had a poke around and came across this article...very relevant to me and a few other people I know...You know who you are, anyway...awesome stuff. Very inspirational.
Servanthood and your worship team
Serving well through worship
Peter Wilson serves alongside Pastor Gary Clarke at the Hillsong Church in London. It is a dynamic fast growing church reaching and impacting the city with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is a great asset to their team and truly has laid his life down to see the kingdom advanced.
LEADING A WORSHIP TEAM
Obviously there's loads of different subjects that I could talk about when it comes to running a worship team, however I’d like to look at just one of them. This is something that has really been on my heart lately and in my experience it is one of the biggest issues in worship teams.
If I had to sum it up in one word it would probably best be described as Servanthood. As a Worship Pastor, I really believe that something incredibly powerful can come out of a strong relationship between us and our Senior Pastors, however it must be based on us as Worship Pastors recognizing that we are 'serving' the Pastor’s vision, not building our own. If you think about it, the Worship pastor and Senior pastor share the platform almost 50/50 in most churches, so we are by default one of the most public representatives of the church. It is therefore imperative that we share the same vision.
Our motive must also be pure. We must die to self, or in other words give up on our own desires and learn to serve someone else's desires. It is often easy to say we are serving the church or serving the Pastor, but in actual fact we are building our own little empire; a worship team full of people that will play the style of music I like, at the volume I like, with a sound system, lighting and staging that I like etc etc. It’s actually not about what we like, it’s what our Pastor wants. That's what we’re there for.
Here's the amazing thing though, when you approach this servanthood thing without your own agenda and without looking for what you might get out of it, it's amazing what you actually do get out of it. The story of Daniel in the bible is a great example of this. The King of Babylon sent his men to look for intelligent, good-looking Israelites who had the ability to learn the culture of Babylon. Once he’d found them he brought them in and trained them in the culture of his kingdom. There isn't a lot recorded about these years of training, however as there were no significant events recorded, we can presume that Daniel faithfully studied and learned the culture of this foreign, God-less land. In fact he studied it so well that he stood out head and shoulders above everybody else, to the point where the King trusted him. At that point Daniel was allowed the freedom to express his opinion and style things the way he liked.
This is the same with us as Worship Pastors. When you begin to serve wholeheartedly, with no ulterior motives (which are very obvious, might I add), you begin to build trust, to the point where eventually your pastor will say, why don’t you do what you want to do, because I trust that everything you do now will represent me well.
I’ve experienced this in the relationship with my Senior Pastor and it's an incredible thing. I’m still serving and still dying to self but at the same time I'm living out my dream. Just remember God placed those dreams in your heart and He knows what He’s doing. He didn’t place them there for no reason. He also knows what a powerful thing it is to learn to die to self and to learn to serve, because out of that foundation of servanthood, He can build something great that brings glory to Him alone.
Please be encouraged by this and make the decision to build a healthy, productive, servant-based relationship with your Senior Pastor. It will undoubtedly produce the best results.
Cheers, D-Man
My Life today
Well, these last few weeks have been a helluva learning period. God's really been (and still is) teaching me to put my complete trust in Him. I look back even two months ago and can barely recognize myself anymore.
Haha, God's a friggin' gun! So good. I've been thinking way too much lately, a bunch of headaches have cropped up, and for me that's kinda bad, since I never get headaches. But anyway, my whole perception of God is slowly changing. I think Connect 1 was the very start of this period in my life..in fact I can guarantee that it is.
Sunday night was fun though :) Absolutely smashed off my face all day from lack of sleep and to much V...uh huh...ask anyone that was there, they'll tell you ;) ...
Got 3 new CD's on Monday...Day of Fire - Day Of Fire, Underground - Replenish, and You Can't Trust a Ladder - The Myriad....I can't say that I have really gotten into the other two yet, but Replenish are a friggin' awesome band.
You ever notice how music can really set your mood? I've been really noticing lately, good and bad. A lot of music which is cool has been really making me depressed which means I can't listen to it much anymore...erk.
No music practice yesterday or Illuminus either...kinda sucked. I can accept, but I don't really understand why other people a relieved when there is a day off that kinda stuff. Me, I hate it when there isn't anything on...so boring!
Anyway...my proverb: "Those who deny that they are wrong the most, are probably the most wrong."
Cheerio, lads...and lad..esses?
Haha, God's a friggin' gun! So good. I've been thinking way too much lately, a bunch of headaches have cropped up, and for me that's kinda bad, since I never get headaches. But anyway, my whole perception of God is slowly changing. I think Connect 1 was the very start of this period in my life..in fact I can guarantee that it is.
Sunday night was fun though :) Absolutely smashed off my face all day from lack of sleep and to much V...uh huh...ask anyone that was there, they'll tell you ;) ...
Got 3 new CD's on Monday...Day of Fire - Day Of Fire, Underground - Replenish, and You Can't Trust a Ladder - The Myriad....I can't say that I have really gotten into the other two yet, but Replenish are a friggin' awesome band.
You ever notice how music can really set your mood? I've been really noticing lately, good and bad. A lot of music which is cool has been really making me depressed which means I can't listen to it much anymore...erk.
No music practice yesterday or Illuminus either...kinda sucked. I can accept, but I don't really understand why other people a relieved when there is a day off that kinda stuff. Me, I hate it when there isn't anything on...so boring!
Anyway...my proverb: "Those who deny that they are wrong the most, are probably the most wrong."
Cheerio, lads...and lad..esses?
Monday, 22 August 2005
Nothing to say
...
And now for my proverb... "Yesterday is history, tomorrows a mystery, today is a gift, that's why they call it the present." - Thanks Wally :P
And now for my proverb... "Yesterday is history, tomorrows a mystery, today is a gift, that's why they call it the present." - Thanks Wally :P
Tuesday, 16 August 2005
Planetshakers & proverbs
Hey guys, another random update for y'all...Hmm, well reluctantly, I went and brought the new Planetshakers album a few weeks ago, and didn't really like it at first, but it kinda grows on you. Now I think it's awesome! Songs like Great And Mighty, Evermore (best song on the album), and Always and Forever. I was never really into Planetshakers that much, (being a United Live fan) and liked them even less after they released Rain Down (the studio album just after My King), but this new album has fired me up, and now I can't believe I didn't like them, lol. I still like United better, but the last two live Planetshaker albums are awesome...awww yeah, anyways now I have that ranting plug out of the way... I've decided to leave you all with a weird and wonderful proverb each blog entry...
"A strong head and a hard heart never go together..." hmmm double/triple meanings in that one.
Catch!
"A strong head and a hard heart never go together..." hmmm double/triple meanings in that one.
Catch!
Trusting in God
Hmm, a lot of things have been happening lately. Connect 1 was over the weekend and was awesome but extremely tiring. Missed a presentation on Monday because I didn't know about it until Sunday arvo...le sigh...10% :) .
Anyways. I've been really trying to get into God a lot over the last few weeks, mainly prayer over the day every day, Bible reading every day, that sort of thing, as well as speaking Godly things over my life.
With all that has been happening, I have been learning to rely on Him a lot more than I used to. It seems that He has been slowing taking away a lot that I've simply taken for truth and left me without answers especially in the area of relationships, not just b/g relationships but even friendships. Thus the trusting thing :) I need to rely more of Him than ever before because of it.
Hmm..anyway sorry to bog you down in my mundane thoughts once again...
Leave you on a good note:
1 John 3: 1 - 3
The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are His children. The reason the people in the world do not know us is that they have not known Him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He really is. Christ is pure, and all who have this hope in Christ keep themselves pure like Christ.
I don't know about you, but that for me is a real encouragement at the moment.
Cheerio, D-Man
Anyways. I've been really trying to get into God a lot over the last few weeks, mainly prayer over the day every day, Bible reading every day, that sort of thing, as well as speaking Godly things over my life.
With all that has been happening, I have been learning to rely on Him a lot more than I used to. It seems that He has been slowing taking away a lot that I've simply taken for truth and left me without answers especially in the area of relationships, not just b/g relationships but even friendships. Thus the trusting thing :) I need to rely more of Him than ever before because of it.
Hmm..anyway sorry to bog you down in my mundane thoughts once again...
Leave you on a good note:
1 John 3: 1 - 3
The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are His children. The reason the people in the world do not know us is that they have not known Him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He really is. Christ is pure, and all who have this hope in Christ keep themselves pure like Christ.
I don't know about you, but that for me is a real encouragement at the moment.
Cheerio, D-Man
Tuesday, 9 August 2005
Differences between men and women
Haha, these are awesome...and so true!!!!!
got them from this blog.
1. NAMES
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara.
2. EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw in $20,even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
3. MONEY
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.
4. BATHROOMS
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
5. ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
6. CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.
7. FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
8. SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
9. MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does.
10. DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
11. NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
12. OFFSPRING
A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
Cheerio, D-Man
got them from this blog.
1. NAMES
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara.
2. EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw in $20,even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
3. MONEY
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale.
4. BATHROOMS
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these items.
5. ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
6. CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men kick cats.
7. FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
8. SUCCESS
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
9. MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change and she does.
10. DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
11. NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.
12. OFFSPRING
A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
Cheerio, D-Man
Monday, 1 August 2005
Bored...this and that
Haha I'm bored...
Some amusing little games to play:
Hapland
Hapland 2
Isn't it interesting the way expenses go way up when you start getting money? Hmm....(It's a conspiracy!!) Anyways, lets see, $105 for camp, $200 for Reload, $40 for Momentum, $20 for Exo, $700 for India....ack...ah well, at least they are a once off thing. I'm actually looking forward to Momentum, it's on Saturday, get up at 6:30 and get home at 6:30...and the good part, Alan Meyer is speaking, he's a champ...oh yeah!
And now I'll leave you with some facets of God.....Hebrew 4:15 (Perfect), Psalm 45:6(Righteous King), Matthew 11:29 (Gentle), Isaiah 9:6 (Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace)
Oh, and check out the awesome new United page...just up!
Hillsong United
PS: To anyone whom I know who has pics of me, send 'em to me will ya? I so need to update my photo album.
Some amusing little games to play:
Hapland
Hapland 2
Isn't it interesting the way expenses go way up when you start getting money? Hmm....(It's a conspiracy!!) Anyways, lets see, $105 for camp, $200 for Reload, $40 for Momentum, $20 for Exo, $700 for India....ack...ah well, at least they are a once off thing. I'm actually looking forward to Momentum, it's on Saturday, get up at 6:30 and get home at 6:30...and the good part, Alan Meyer is speaking, he's a champ...oh yeah!
And now I'll leave you with some facets of God.....Hebrew 4:15 (Perfect), Psalm 45:6(Righteous King), Matthew 11:29 (Gentle), Isaiah 9:6 (Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace)
Oh, and check out the awesome new United page...just up!
Hillsong United
PS: To anyone whom I know who has pics of me, send 'em to me will ya? I so need to update my photo album.
Sunday, 31 July 2005
Me...messed
It feels like there is so much change happening in my life at the moment, yet if I stop and think about it, I can't place a single thing. This semester, although my last, is going to be the hardest...mixed feeling about it.
I had a prophesy that God was going to be changing a few things in my life and damn, He's doing a good job of it. I hardly know what to do anymore. Just hanging on, and focusing on God a lot. It feels like half of what I used to just take for granted is being ripped out of my life, shaken up, and placed back in.
Last night, I ended up playing drums for the service rather than singing, and wishing I was singing rather than playing drums, when I promised myself that singing would never get to a higher priority than drumming...gah!! What the frig is wrong with me??
I'm at one of those points in life where it feels like you're not actually really doing anything, just coasting along in a straight line, instead of going up. Well, anyway, so to leave you with a messed blog entry, I just had to write this stuff out for myself.
Cheerio, D-Man
I had a prophesy that God was going to be changing a few things in my life and damn, He's doing a good job of it. I hardly know what to do anymore. Just hanging on, and focusing on God a lot. It feels like half of what I used to just take for granted is being ripped out of my life, shaken up, and placed back in.
Last night, I ended up playing drums for the service rather than singing, and wishing I was singing rather than playing drums, when I promised myself that singing would never get to a higher priority than drumming...gah!! What the frig is wrong with me??
I'm at one of those points in life where it feels like you're not actually really doing anything, just coasting along in a straight line, instead of going up. Well, anyway, so to leave you with a messed blog entry, I just had to write this stuff out for myself.
Cheerio, D-Man
Wednesday, 27 July 2005
Life in Overtime
Humdihum...Overtime tonight...(BTW that's the coolest name whoever thought it up! :) ). Illuminus is doing a P&W session for all y'all P&W homies out there, yeah! Gonna rock so damn hard!!
I finally got over this darn cold that I got on Friday...it's probably been the worst cold I've ever had...no really! *sigh* Anyway...I can sing!! LAAAAAA! Any coughing is now minuscule..muhahahaaaaa!!!!
And now for a side note, my latest fashion sense is telling me to go for dreadies...I don't know whether to listen to it or not, but it sounds damn tempting once my hair is long enough or something...cheerio!
I finally got over this darn cold that I got on Friday...it's probably been the worst cold I've ever had...no really! *sigh* Anyway...I can sing!! LAAAAAA! Any coughing is now minuscule..muhahahaaaaa!!!!
And now for a side note, my latest fashion sense is telling me to go for dreadies...I don't know whether to listen to it or not, but it sounds damn tempting once my hair is long enough or something...cheerio!
Thursday the 28th
Well last night was alright. Lol, I was told at the last minute that I was leading...doh THWAP!!! Way to be put in the hot spot...but...s'all good, went ok, can breathe again.
Erk, woke up this morning feeling like crap, had a shower feeling like crap...got on the bus......yeah. But hey! At least my cold is almost gone right? Can't wait until the weekend, it's gonna be grrreat!
Ever gotten that feeling that something is just around the corner, but the more you try and see what it is, the more the corner grows to infinitum? hmmm, I've had that feeling all week and it SUCKS!!!
Bonfire night on Saturday, woot! So y'all better be there...(you know who you are, ya bums!) It's gonna be awesome as usual.
And now for God. I really don't know what God is doing in my life at the moment. It feels a bit like a slump, I've just been getting into the Word heaps lately, and stuff, but yeah, can't wait for Sunday. In His time not mine anyway, He knows better than me :).
Ta ta for now, back to the real (or really boring) world of non-bloginess.
Erk, woke up this morning feeling like crap, had a shower feeling like crap...got on the bus......yeah. But hey! At least my cold is almost gone right? Can't wait until the weekend, it's gonna be grrreat!
Ever gotten that feeling that something is just around the corner, but the more you try and see what it is, the more the corner grows to infinitum? hmmm, I've had that feeling all week and it SUCKS!!!
Bonfire night on Saturday, woot! So y'all better be there...(you know who you are, ya bums!) It's gonna be awesome as usual.
And now for God. I really don't know what God is doing in my life at the moment. It feels a bit like a slump, I've just been getting into the Word heaps lately, and stuff, but yeah, can't wait for Sunday. In His time not mine anyway, He knows better than me :).
Ta ta for now, back to the real (or really boring) world of non-bloginess.
Wednesday, 13 July 2005
Work
Work has it's ups and downs. As one wise man put it, work is doing something you enjoy 25% of the time and hate the other 75%. At the moment I enjoy work, except for the long hours of course (who doesn't)....
However, Microsoft Visual Basic 2003 takes to friggin' long to install!!!!!!!!
Other notes of interest....check out this guy's website...the old drummer from Hillsong, making his own waves, he's a legend!! sooo..... CHECK HIM OUT!!
That is all...go about your daily mundane lives of non blogginess now.
However, Microsoft Visual Basic 2003 takes to friggin' long to install!!!!!!!!
Other notes of interest....check out this guy's website...the old drummer from Hillsong, making his own waves, he's a legend!! sooo..... CHECK HIM OUT!!
That is all...go about your daily mundane lives of non blogginess now.
Tuesday, 5 July 2005
Holidays & life in general
Well, I finished all of my exams (which were much easier than any other exam I've ever done). Holidays began or rather full time work did. Muchly suckness...ah well, it's worth the money I suppose...just can be a bit of a drag is all. Saw Batman begins last night, and yes, it rocks, and yes, I want that car :P. Going to see War of the Worlds tonight. Think I'll be absolutely trashed by Sunday. Ladida.
And now for my random comment of the day:
SPORK!
and now for another random comment:
Stiny get me a danish!
and another:
What is a simple bite on the butt among friends?
ah....it's the simple things in life we do to get ourselves by.
Random joke of the day:
Where would we be without women...in the garden of Eden! HA!! Don't hurt me please.
Been going through a bit of friend withdrawal this week actually. Gone from seeing at least one everyday, to at least one maybe twice a week... le sigh...God is good :) The more I come to realize that the more I realize that I don't know anything at all.
Note to self: get more friends in on the blogginess, it's much more interesting that way. And for all y'all reading mine...GET OFFA YA BUTTS AND START BLOGGING!!
And now for my random comment of the day:
SPORK!
and now for another random comment:
Stiny get me a danish!
and another:
What is a simple bite on the butt among friends?
ah....it's the simple things in life we do to get ourselves by.
Random joke of the day:
Where would we be without women...in the garden of Eden! HA!! Don't hurt me please.
Been going through a bit of friend withdrawal this week actually. Gone from seeing at least one everyday, to at least one maybe twice a week... le sigh...God is good :) The more I come to realize that the more I realize that I don't know anything at all.
Note to self: get more friends in on the blogginess, it's much more interesting that way. And for all y'all reading mine...GET OFFA YA BUTTS AND START BLOGGING!!
Thursday, 2 June 2005
A single moment
An old poem written by me, was on the netwaves but I took it off, I think it is sufficiently worthy to see the light of blogness once again...
Here I am, in this lonely place again.
If I close my eyes, I see your face again.
I love to hold you close, whenever you are away.
I miss you dearly, and wish you could stay.
I miss the tender moments, that we spent in forever.
The laughter and tears that told, we were meant together.
I long to see you again, to look at your perfect face.
One last perfect moment, one last sweet embrace.
All over again, as I lay down for sleep.
I think strange thoughts, and silently weep.
I wonder what you're thinking, and if you feel the same.
Are you still there? Are your thoughts as plain?
I pray to God, that He will get me through.
This time of solitude, spent without you.
I wish I could turn back time, and hold it there.
When we were together, and could but stare.
Into each others eyes, forgetting everything.
Locked into a perfect moment, barely contained from singing.
Oh how I miss you, and cannot wait for your return.
I will wait for you only, until time itself adjourns.
Forever I will be here, longing for you.
Forever I will stand, forever stay true.
Love is a strange thing, and life stranger still.
But the power of it is, that wait eternally I will.
Love demands it, and I could not do less.
Than try my hardest, do my best.
To get through these pains, just to hold you again.
Until such a time when, I can call you more than friend.
Here I am, in this lonely place again.
If I close my eyes, I see your face again.
I love to hold you close, whenever you are away.
I miss you dearly, and wish you could stay.
I miss the tender moments, that we spent in forever.
The laughter and tears that told, we were meant together.
I long to see you again, to look at your perfect face.
One last perfect moment, one last sweet embrace.
All over again, as I lay down for sleep.
I think strange thoughts, and silently weep.
I wonder what you're thinking, and if you feel the same.
Are you still there? Are your thoughts as plain?
I pray to God, that He will get me through.
This time of solitude, spent without you.
I wish I could turn back time, and hold it there.
When we were together, and could but stare.
Into each others eyes, forgetting everything.
Locked into a perfect moment, barely contained from singing.
Oh how I miss you, and cannot wait for your return.
I will wait for you only, until time itself adjourns.
Forever I will be here, longing for you.
Forever I will stand, forever stay true.
Love is a strange thing, and life stranger still.
But the power of it is, that wait eternally I will.
Love demands it, and I could not do less.
Than try my hardest, do my best.
To get through these pains, just to hold you again.
Until such a time when, I can call you more than friend.
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