jon mark

sooo, tomorrow is a very exciting day for me!!! i’m starting the day off with a “meeting” at bob’s…then i’m only working a 1/2 day…and off we go to detroit to watch my dodgers play against the tigers…

there is definitely some…

excitement in the air…

sooo, in the last week or two i have had something happen to me that has me evaluating and questioning things…see, i’ve had two people contact me in some way, shape, or form and thank me for the impact i have had on their lives…WHAT??? was my first response!!!

the first person i haven’t had any contact with for at least three years!!! NONE…yet kasey and i were invited to a graduation party and away we went…i taught this guy when he was in junior high five or six years ago…all i did was lead this junior high boys “small group” discussion each week…i might have helped out for a year, two years at the most!!! after he moved on to high school i went and watched one of his freshman football games and one of his basketball games…i haven’t seen him since!!! until the graduation party…

then i have this friend of many years that i keep in contact with by way of e-mail or blogging, and an occasional phone call…he is MUCH (ha!) older than i, but more so he is much more mature in his faith…i have always considered him to be a mentor and an example that i look up to!!! there are so many times in life where i have looked to him for advice or simply asked myself what he would do in a given situation…

both of these people contact me…and thank me for the impact i have had on their lives…WHAT???

sooo…i’ve been really challenged in every situation and in every relationship…to ask what i’m bringing into it…how am i serving this person…how can i challenge this person…how can i leave…

a…

lasting impact…?

who’s life are you leaving a lasting impact in??? what kind of lasting impact are you leaving???

sooo, it’s been awhile…for several things in my life…!

my blogging has taken a backseat in the last few days…i’m in the middle of an investigation, at work, that i hope to blog about, just not right now…but trust me it will forever remain in your memory!!!

on top of that i have accepted a part-time position leading worship at our church in the Source video venue…i’m excited to see what God is going to do in and through my life during this time, no matter how long or short term it is…this week will be my first week of many in-a-row!!! and i’m only supposed to put in 10 hours a week…? knowing me, since i do know me, ummmmm, i’ll have to work at keeping it DOWN to 10 hours…

plus there is that whole thing about being a husband, a father, and leading a journey community (GPS) at church…oh, i forgot the GPS softball team…and i still haven’t found time to get my golf clubs out this year!!! anywho…i hope to get back to blogging this week…there are several things in my head that i need to get out…i just have to find the time to do so…

but no matter how busy…i have to stay in God’s word and in constant communication with Him!!! i can’t get to the point where i say…

it’s been awhile…

sooo, this morning i was on my way to work, sipping on the first 16oz. of coffee…and this sign just jumped out at me for some reason…it was a church sign with the the following statement…

“Faith in Jesus is your passport to heaven!“

is that what faith is??? is that what i should be concerned about, how to get to heaven??? what about how to live for God while i’m here on earth??? what about the whole Savior part and the price that was paid??? passport just sounds sooo cheap!!!

it just hasn’t set well with me all day…

your thoughts…?

is it really…?

sooo, i’m laying in bed…exhausted from a long day!!! i’ve been swamped at work since last thursday morning, with some mind boggling stuff!!! and today was no exception to that trend…but i’m at home and focusing on my family as much as humanly possible…

and i’m taken back to saturday…kasey, molly and i headed up to bowling green to meet up with a college roommate of kasey’s, valerie…we haven’t seen her or her family for quite some time, maybe two years or more…we just met up at bob evans and i think we only spent and hour there…but it was great to see them and to get to know her and her two boys, they were HILARIOUS!!! i will not be able to forget about their carnival this week on thursday and how their gym teacher is going to be in a dunk tank!!!

the thing that is sticking with me the most is kasey’s statement as we got into the car to head home…”why don’t we do that more often?” there’s a question that could pertain to so many things in life…and specifically to our walk with God…for me it is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of life and not take the time to do the things that are so refreshing…so energizing…so fun…so vital!!!

fortunately i haven’t gone years before reading God’s word…fasting…praying…but i can’t say that i do them enough throughout the day…

sooo, this week i’m asking myself…

why don’t we…?