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Connecting Point @ The Project

Oh man has it been a while since I've been in Church? Do I work every weekend now? Am I running on little to no sleep and too much candy and video games? Do I ask questions that I'm never going to answer?

Yes!

Only to the last one though, haha!

So, lots of work. But life is going on at a pretty good pace,

Let's see how my first official Fortnight Summary Blog Post (TM) goes:

iOS 10 came out, love the update.

Bought oil and an oil filter, goona do that at my bros place.

Changed my alternator with the help of Joel, accomplishment achieved!

Got to check out The Champion City Church Youth Group! Such a cool group of kids and leaders! Looking forward to more of that.

Played too many video games, but you knew that already.

Did both dishes, laundry, and put away my old laundry, score!

Bought a toaster oven and a kettle, time to shorten my morning routine!

Ooh! A big one! My parents brought me down a mattress!!! Everything is SUPER COMFY now!

Took passport photos, started my paperwork.

Finished!! My Canadian Armed Forces application by sending in the last of my blood work, feather in my cap :)

I've kinda run out of quick and easy food, so that's going to put a damper on some things -_- I'm so lazy it's not good for my future self.

One of my closest friends have me a huge compliment, saying that I set goals, achieved what I ea red, and grew up and did adult stuff really well, I was super fired up when I heard this (I'm kinda thinking that one of my 'Love Languages' is words of afformstopn

Ok Church @ The Project

Connecting Point!

Blue: Fun? Didn't catch name

But we're in here! #Encounter YEG BOOYEAH!

Growth: green, get more spiritual maturity! Encounter Corr are you ready?

Pink: service! Go forth and use your gifts for others!

Volunteering as well, worship 

"Alpha?" Lots and lots of advertisements for this recently, kinda feeling it. Bear Gryllis? Sign me up.

Thomas: last Upside Down week

Things that have shaped our world.

Things that have shaped our own lives?

When you moved out of your house? 

First credit card?

What really signalled a change?

There is nothing more influential than your friends

The relationships you have with people

Best, worst, ugliest moments kinda include your friends

 Story time with Thomas: shooting Roman candles, almost starting fires, melting soles.

67% of The Project first timers is because of their friends.

Jesus chose to be in relationships just a with other people.

He didn't need anybody. But!

When you know you are accepted by people, you allow yourself to be influenced by those people.

1 Corinthians 15:33 bad company ____

Proverbs 27:17 as iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend

Sounds spot on! Hallelujah!

Weird thing, most of us will not do it.

Apparently we have no time.

Upside down things.

Maybe I don't need it, society's influence.

Things we don't really want tend to be the best things for us.

Culture will tell us there's no time, we don't need, but these things will have a profound impact on our lives.

When you add these people to your circle of friends 

Different people:

1. Future You. The person you want to become. 5 years from now? Seriously. Spiritually, professionally, personally.

People have gone before you, go to them! Ask how to not screw up the ways they screwed up.

Can you help me get there?

If you just keep with what you know and who you know already? Blind leading the blind.

Who is the five year older you?

1. The You that you're scared to be.

We do everything the same. Some call it lazy, we call it efficient. Don't continue to feed that. Find someone who scares you, but in a good way. People who don't think the same way, and you can learn from them. Ok, so you need to come out of your vacuum and say that you don't know everything. Find people who you can bounce stuff off of and you can challenge your motives.

1. Future You.

Birds eye view, to see around the corner. To see what's coming up. The 20-30 years older person who have seen a lot of life. These people allow you to live your life backwards, they'll add a perspective to your life that you cannot get at your age. This time of life, though it is very important, is not all of life. The wisest vantage point you can get.

1. Past You. 

16 year old you? What would you tell them? Yo! Ya idiot! Don't! Are our heads even on straight? You and I are responsible for the next generations success. Keeps koi accountable for your own decisions, and you can be their hindsight. Someone to help mentor. You can pour into and give advice to.