God needs you!

I know, it doesn't quite sound right. We tell ourselves God can do whatever He wants and so He doesn't really need humans but amazingly, it would seem that while that is true, He has chosen to limit Himself and work through us.
I am reading this book by Dutch Sheets called Intercessory Prayer and it has helped me grasp some insight into the necessity of prayer. One thing that struck me was the possibility of serious consequence if we do not pray. While I am very far from understanding how God's will works, to see that I have a very active role to play in this coming about and that my inaction could lead to His will not being done. A passage which was quoted in this book in support of the fact that God needed for His people to pray and which struck me most was this:

" I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. So I will pour out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Soverign Lord." Ezek.22:30,31.

This seems to imply that while God wanted to show mercy to these people, no one was praying on their behalf and being a God of justice, He had to destroy them. I have to wonder if by not praying as I should, I am allowing the destruction of others. I have come to see with the author that God needs us to pray so that His will can be done. Jesus taught us to pray " your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

Random thoughts on friendship

These are some thoughts on friendship that I have considered and discussed for some years now and sadly, I am not any closer to achieving what I hope for. It would seem I have listened to many lectures on the matter, giving insight to how this is a need around us that is very much alive, how we can be purposeful in choosing friends and how we can serve others in these relationships.
I consider myself to be a great friend but I am lacking in my ability to purposefully choose my friends from people I am newly acquainted with. Perhaps a variety of reasons stop me but I don't seem to be able to enjoy the priviledge of overcoming these obstacles as many others seem to have done based on their testimonies. It is often said that if you want friends, you have to be a friend to others. What happens when you can be a friend to those already in your friendship network but seem incapable of forming new purposeful connections?

Spring 2008 Project

Another year, another exciting semester hurray! This semester I propose to have the girls in my core and whoever else is willing, join us for a fun night on campus attending a school sponsored event of our choice like comet night and others. This should be every other week. This activity should give us the chance to participate in the student life at UTD and should be focused on being willing and able to meet and include other students and to be excited about activities on campus. This activity will be evaluated monthly to see if it is proving productive and changes will be made as needed. For now, let us get our smiles on and meet some people. Whooooooooooosh!