so friends... i've been processing some things in life and as a form of letting you all in on my life as well as some sense of accountability i want share it with you. primarily 2 things, and i'm sleepy so i'll be brief.
first, it's easy to be a male but hard to be a man. cultivating the lives of others around you and really living what you say you live for is plenty on any guy's plate. while cleaning tables at my job at a local italian restaraunt last night, it clicked. life's really tough. one of my best friends is going through an aweful situation with the passing of some friends. my dad's best friend recently passed away in a car crash leaving 2 sons behind. on a lighter note, i won't get to watch my cowboys play the bulldogs on saturday for a job. i love that God is far less concerned about my comfort than my joy and holiness in him. sacrificial love, holiness, and the rejection of passivity mark the life of my Savior and they are all great things that i can strive for as i become the man he wants me to be.
and this morning i woke up to a message from one of my best bros about ministry that is impossible to not be inspired by. by the grace of God, this bro and i were put into fraternity houses. i had no idea how much my eyes would be opened. it's been a laundry list of life changes i feel like in the last 3 years, but i'm even more excited about the next step. for so long i've put God in a box and limited what he could do. but i really do believe now that there are people set apart to understand his grace and love and that i should labor for those men. as i really trust him with my life and share that love i know with others, he can do whatever he wants with that. i love being here and getting to be a part of what he's doing.
i'm wore out homies, but i love each one of ya and i'd love to hear about how your lives are going.
-mandy candy
