Three New Beginnings

Three new exciting things happened in the past couple of days that I would love to fill you in on!

1. I started working at McDonald's, and I actually had a lot of fun. A ton of people from Cru work at McDonald's so working with some of them was fun, but I think that I had even more fun getting to push buttons on the register. Or maybe I'm just easily amused. Most guys who are working at McDonald's are behind the scenes grilling in the kitchen, but I'm up front working the cash register with all of the women. I'm fine with it because the grill is hot, and they all get sweaty and crabby. But I've been taking a lot of flack from a certain friend from Northwestern who shared a room with me this past year (I don't want to reveal too much about him/her!) that I'm not manly enough to work a grill. But you know what they say...sticks and stones can break my bones...something like that.

2. Today marks the first day of the infamous "Killing the Giants" week! It is basically a week were everyone on the summer project sets huge goals, and we try and go all out for reaching our goal. It is exciting but extremely scary. I am certainly nervous, but I think more than that I am hesitant. There is a big emphasis on numbers, which I am not a huge fan of. During our discussion for the week to come, our project director asked what the purpose of setting goals in life was. This was in regards to academics or athletics, not necessarily evangelism. But someone said it gives us purpose, and this is the exact thing that I am trying to avoid this week. I don't want the numbers to be our purpose, and I don't want to compromise awesome conversations for reaching a number. I think the staff is doing a really good job, though, of emphasizing the fact that each number is a person with an eternal destination. I guess in some ways I'm worried that I will be so against legalism that it will lead to apathy. For example, since I don't want to feel guilty about not reaching a certain number, I will instead by lazy since my motivations weren't good. But my motivations will most likely never be perfect, so I just need to continue and take steps of faith all week. I really do think this has a ton of potential to be an amazing week. Please be praying for this whole week.

3. So I auditioned to sing for the worship band last week, which was a huge step of faith for me. A ton of people don't even know that I sing, and I have never sung in front of more than like 30 people. At this point in my life, I'm more comfortable standing in front of a group of people in my underwear than singing (maybe not). Taking steps of faith is not about being comfortable though. But anyway, I guess I made it because I have my first worship practice tonight, and I'm singing for the weekly meeting tomorrow night. I'm super excited. Over this past year, I've really started to discover a passion for singing, so it is awesome to use this passion for the glory of God. Pray that my voice doesn't crack. And that I will be focused on worshipping Jesus, not on the people watching me.