Hi everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to say how much I am loving reading the book "One Month To Live." It has been challenging to me, but very rewarding.

I wanted to share the experience I had yesterday after following the calling and challenge from day 7 of the book. In that day it talked about actually kick-starting our lives into gear and really living passionately for God. One of the challenges at the end of the chapter asked us what would we be doing if we knew we couldn't fail for God and we didn't have any barriers stopping us. I immediately thought of preaching! I wanted to do that and I knew that was what God had been putting on my heart.

Well, as you all know here in Fargo, the weather was beyond terrible--it was downright nasty! So, I knew we would not be having drama practice that evening. However, I was wondering what or if there would be a service that night. So I took a chance. I had written a sermon a while ago and I decide to ask Dale, our senior pastor, if I could give that message. He let me.

So last night, for the first official time, I gave a sermon to a congregation about our need to feel younger, to accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ as children, and to walk boldly in faith with confidence in God and His plan. And I feel it went well. It felt very cool engaging the audience and getting them following along. I planted some seeds last night. I don't know if I'll ever see them come to fruition, but I did it.

While I would have gotten the place of where that first time would come, I know God wanted me submitted to Him and listening to Him in order to let that chance come. I'm really glad He humbled me into reading this book and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I hope all of you get the chance to be challenged and be rewarded for your faith! We are meant to humbly trust Christ and know that what is beyond is the better. "So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen, eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)

God bless!