Who Knows?

So I'm feeling overwhelmed right now and just wanted to blog. I'm not sure about what.

The past few days I got good news about seminary, my interview is next Wednesday and that made me happy but I didn't have time to celebrate because I've got SO much to do at school. Taking 19 hours is for sure one of the hardest things I've done.

But let me tell you about why I can make it: Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.

I don't really know where I'm going with this, just know that Jesus is the only way to live. This is half for you to know that life is garbage without a relationship with Jesus. And half for me to remember that.

God give me strength to do Your will in my life. Father I need you like no other right now. The absence of your fellowship is a void that I can't handle. Who know's why I rebel and lengths of time without having great fellowship but I sure am glad you're willing to keep me. Amen. Amen.

The good, the bad and the ugly

I took a week off of blogging because I had been doing it for 30 days straight and I had exhausted my ideas. But I'm back.

Since I last blogged me and Ryan finished the set for the musical. Had the musical and have since torn the stage down. What took days to make, took maybe an hour to take apart. The musical was very good. It was about the Good News of Jesus. What could be better to sing about? As if we weren't in the Christmas mood enough our pastor started preaching about Christmas (about Jesus). It was a good change up. We've just finished our radical study.

Yesterday got some unexpected news, my step-granddad died. It, for the most part, was unexpected. He had quad-bypass open heart surgery a week ago, but seemed to be getting better. Be in prayer for my grandmother, as this is the second husband she has out lived. Luckily she is a woman of God and understand that His plans are perfect.

I was reminded yesterday of two things. 1) God isn't surprised by anything that happens. He's all knowing. When we all woke up we had no idea what the day would hold, but God did and he had prepared us, without our knowing, for it. Which leads me to number 2) The God that is comforting my family now is the same God of old. He is never changing. What a great God we worship. He's the same today, tomorrow and yesterday.

Be in prayer for me and my brother and sister-in-law and niece as we will be traveling tomorrow and the next day to go to the funeral and grave side service.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis

P.S. idk why I named this post "the good, the bad and the ugly", It's just the first thing to pop into my head.

Running out of cool and/or groovy titles

I'm really tired again. And it's really late again... ugh. I sure hope this isn't what the "real" world feels like lol. We got up at around 8ish and went and played in the snow. Yeah, snow in Abbeville. Our pastor made it with a snow machine. And, on top of that, he made a slope. So we were sledding today! It was fun.

After that we went and painted some more. Ate lunch. And kept painting. When we were done with all that I laid in Ryan and Mandy's chair in there living room and was about to take a nap when I remembered that I told Mike (my pastor) that I'd help him with basketball practice (he really didn't need me I just wanted to help). So I got up and did that. Went and ate dinner and watched Inception... again. It was awesome... again. Anyway it's time for bed. We got to do something tomorrow with that set again, I'm sure.

My 30 days of blogging is coming to an end, but I think I'm going to continue to blog. Just not every day.

If you didn't know me and MaeLee were blogging for 30 days up until she left the country, so the end of my 30 days means MaeLee needs your prayers as she prepares to spread the gospel throughout the nations.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis

Working hard

As I wrote yesterday, today was a busy day. We almost got the stage done. That's hard to believe seeing as how we thought it was going to take 3 days. We just worked really hard. But we arn't done and it'll take a fair amount of work tomorrow to get it finished. Anyway, there's nothing really to write as bad as I hate to say it. We just worked all day, literally. We were helped by John a little after lunch, and Phillip showed up after 5ish. All in all it was a good day. Time for bed, we (me and the Johnsons) are getting up early to play in the snow. Our pastor has a homemade snow machine so he'll have about 4 inches of snow in his back yard tomorrow morning.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis

Busy week ahead

Today wasn't full of adventure but is sure did set up a busy week ahead. Today I went to church and it was awesome (more to add to that later). Then played some xbox with my cousin then went to choir practice. After that I came home and Payton and Teara were hungry. You won't believe how hard it is to find eggs and bread now-a-days. Went to two different stores before I decided, "heck, i've gone this far might as well go to wal-mart." So there's me walking around wal mart with Dr. Pepper pj's on and a rush of fools hoodie on and grey shoes. Perfect combination to get stared at when walking through a store.

Next week is gonna be full of stuff. I guess God's been reading my blog and seeing where i'm not waking up until lunch and complaining about having nothing to do. So next week I get to help Ryan build a set for our Christmas production. I get to work on my sermon for January (yeah, already. Preaching is the only thing I don't procrastinate on... well unless it's typing my final notes). Then I get to help Phillp with his Christmas album. Did I say help? I mean force him to do it. I've been bugging him for about a month to get it done and this week I'm gonna be in town all week so he can't get rid of me. Of course, he could just kick me out of his house, but failure is not an option on my part. The to end the week we have dress rehearsal for our Christmas production on Saturday and it is preformed on Sunday night. Yeah, you added right, that gives us 5 days to do the full set. Minus Wednesday and Friday because stuff Ryan has going on and we have 3 days! Should be an eventful week. Pray for me and ryan that by Friday we won't want to put nail guns to eat others face. I mean I don't think we will because we have been battle tested. We build 'Fort Johnson' together without any problems but you know how guys can be when they get together trying to build stuff. So be praying for us and be praying for me through out the week.

Also, my good friend MaeLee Taylor will be leaving the country very soon to go on a mission trip and I would like to ask that you all pray for her over the next month. If you don't know MaeLee you can check out her blog here: http://mtaylorg3.blogspot.com/. I know she will appreciate your prayers.

So while preaching today (this is what I was going to come back to from earler) Mike was talking about not comparing our self and our standard of living to others, because Jesus isn't calling us all to live the same and give the same. And Mike went to John 21:21: [21] When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” [22] Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”

(John 21:21; John 21:22 ESV)

Peter is talking worrying about Judas, the one who betrays Jesus. Jesus pretty much tells Peter, "It's none of your business what I'm doing with anyone else, just follow me the way I want you to follow me." We should all worry more about what Jesus is calling us to do rather than trying to peep in everybody else life.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis

MMA

Today was all dedicated to one thing and one thing only, UFC 124. I've been waiting to see these two dudes fight for some time now so I had today all planned out. We came down to Abbeville around 2 and played some xbox. Went and ate El Burrito at 5:30 then watched the Heisman Ceremony at 7. Then came the UFC at 8. It was everything I had hoped for. Plus about 7 people were here so we split the cost and that's awesome too. Nothing else really happened today.

Looking forward to tomorrow as always, ready for worship with church family. Tomorrow is also the day I'm going to start talking to Ryan about what I'm going to preach about in January. So keep praying for that.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis

Very much nothing

Today was about as useless as a day could get. I woke up at... 1:24 p.m. It was pretty incredible. I got up and watched some ESPN. When mom got home from work I went and got some lunch/dinner.

I really can't think about what else I did today. It really a blur because nothing happened. Oh yeah, I watched the weigh in's for UFC 124! And tomorrow a.k.a. latter today I'm gonna watch UFC 124! I also went to wal-mart today, again. We went to print off some pictures from our family picture's. You can check those out on facebook, they are pretty awesome. Especially the ones of my niece!

I've worked a little already on my sermon for January 2nd. I'm already getting that exciting feeling that comes with teaching God's Word. It's going to be incredible. I've got a long way to go on the sermon but I got the outline and main idea/purpose of it. Keep praying for me.

Counting all things loss,

Timothy Mathis