Larry's Journal

Hello Again!!

2007-01-29T07:54:00.000-08:00

Well is been almost a yuear sisce I last posted any info. Sorry! Anyway lots has changrd since then. In the fall of 2005 Odia and I heard the LORD say that it was time to get our house in order, get ready to move. So we did. In the spring of 2006 I was involved in a short term missions project throught MBMSI called SOAR Heartland. It was throught his expoerince that God gave us some insight into the next step in the plan. I met some amazing people and God started to build relatioships and I felt God calling us to a new faith community in Altona Man. This was the hardest decision that we have ever had to make. Our Community in Winnipeg (WCV) had been our home for 8 years and we both were so sad that God was calling us away from the place that was family and friends and everthing to us. We really miss everyone at WCV. We will always cherish everyone and all that we were taught there. We still carry the heart of WCV and will always bear those values that we were able to show to others and that were also shown to us.
So noe we are members of Seeds of Life oin Altona MB. OIt is great to be a part of this community as well. Though we feel as though in some ways we are starting over.; But God is faithful and has developed relationships here that I can only say have been brought about by the Holy Spirit. Now the next thing is just finding what God has for us here at this community. I'm really excited about what He is doing and feel that we are on the verge of some growth and that the Spirit will visit us in this next season. That is my prayer anyway.

This season of change has not been without alot of trials though to many to post. Maybe at a later date.

2006-04-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

The kingdom of God stripes away all earthly things- world systems, sinful desires and puts us into a place where we realize we are weak and dependant on God. This allows us to walk in the spirit of love and receive one another as Christ received us and adapts us to the will of the Father.

Just a quick thought

lars

Processing

2006-04-09T05:10:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I wish that when I sit infront of my computer my fingers will just begin to move on their own and I will begin to write something very profound. But what I have discovered is that anything that is usaully put on a blog is just the plain ramblings of someone who is just finding their way into truth. This processs is a very healthy one though . It starts the process of mining the heart of the mystery of life and meaning.

I was reading in Eph today and was struck by all the language the Apostle Paul wrote in his blog to the Ephesian church( I am in no way trying to belittle scripture by comparing it to a blog) Chapter 1 is full of statements like 'blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ" "In love he^[c] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will" "And he^[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ" "predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will" "Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession—to the praise of his glory."

With all of this language being thrown at you it hard to believe how God is not for us. He is so FOR us. I am overcomed by how he pursues me His actions are towards us and will is for us to be close to Him and for us to know who He has created us to be. That all I have to say about that. For now

Lars

Relationships

2005-12-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

God loves relationships. I'm convinced of it. He picks individuals and groups to lead others into new places. When we look through scripture we see how he loves to have personal relationships as well as corporate ones. As well he loves to works through these relationships.

I have mixed emotions about the new direction of our body. On one hand I think it is great that God is rasing up people with a passion to pray for our city and focus their attention on it. On the other hand I will miss them. But I know God is faithful to raise up leaders. Look at what has happened to us. David & Anita, Colin & Cynthia, Jan & Coral all were called to other places and the story continues and multiplies. Nathan & Kendra, John & Violet, and all the elders and coordinatros carrying us into a new season. I'm excited too. Because with change comes growth in who we are as believers. Something happens when peoole leave and your now needing to fill roles. We are encouraged to see what roles we have to fill. But this is what God wants.

I am convinced that this is something God wants in our city. (You don't spend three or four years pursueing something without hearing about it from God)

I want to join hearts and support this move. Bless you guys.

Lars

Getting more web savvy

2005-10-19T19:38:00.000-07:00

I'm about five years behind all of you guys out there when it comes operqating my computer and utilizing the power it contains to organize my life. Well I finally learned how to make a group e-mail and send it Bcc. Thanks Yvonne.

As well I'm now a"skype" user. I talked to John Janzen in Japan. FOR FREE YET!!!!
That was very amazing. I'm sure some of you are rolling your eyes at me saying " well I was doing that two years ago you nimrod!!" But that doesn't bother me. I'm on a new path here and this only one step in the right direction.

I think that I'm finally catching up on the ten years of sleep I lost before I knew I had Sleep Apnea. I feel so much more awake and alert and my brain is actually functioning at a normal level not on the boarderline TMH(trainable mentally handicapped) status level a few months ago.

I'm now just geting over my cold and I seemed to have lost my voice so that is why I am bloggin today. I was told that Zinc is great for building up your immune system so all of who are struggling just buy some Zinc and it will make you feel better right away. I seem to be writing in a nmenno sort of way today so pardon me. I'll get out of it soon

Blessings

Lars

I'm Blacklisted

2005-10-04T17:33:00.000-07:00

So admittedly I haven't blogged for a long time but here I go again. Sorry to all of you who check my blog on a somewaht regular basis. I will try to keep things a little more current. Which probably won't be hard to do now. I guess in this situation you can say theres only one way to go and thats up.

Well lately I've started a new job and I'm am just loving it. I'm in Grade one. These kids are great. Its very refreshing to be in an enviroment where every new experience is cherished. Its like getting a new set of lenses. Everything is so special and new. Like the other day we took the kids bowling and for some it was their first time. They had such a greatime.

In the mornings before school starts we say the Lord's Prayer (for those students whose parents sign the permission form) and It was like God gave me an image of how he sees us. All standing around trying to do the stuff as best as we can, and He's probably saying " ah isn't that cute Larry is trying so hard. he's so cute......

Anyway I'm loving housegroup. God has givin me a lot of jam for it this year. I'm so glad for his grace on it.

Lars

Preaching

2005-07-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

Well I just had my first expericence at preaching and I think it went OK, except for missing to include huge sections of my sermon and having a few brain farts along the way. I spoke on Matt 5: 14-16, Salt and Light. If you want to listen to it it will be on the wcv site in a couple of days. Any way I thought it went well and I feel like doing it again which is a miracle in itself. Only two years ago I wouldn't even have been able to speak at house group let alone in front of the church. What happened today was a huge step to healing in my life. Thank you Lord for the courage to do this.

Lars

Destiny

2005-04-11T17:59:00.000-07:00

"The purpose driven Life", "Seizing your divine momment" are some of the books I've tried to read but have only sadly gotten half through. I don't know what it is but I only seem to get halfway through these types of books. I guess part of it is that I am a little undisciplined and put it off until another day. But I also think it has to do with what God has to say to me about me. These authors have had their own rema encouters with God. I want my own encouters. What if I all took the time to sit and be quiet for half hour every day and concentrated on who God made me to be and who I am to him( His child, his bride, made in his likeness). I wonder if that would change my attitude about how I live out my salvation on earth. I'll try to keep you posted.

Addiction

2005-03-10T15:26:00.000-08:00

I think, no I know I'm addicted to food and TV. These are the things that distract me from God. This week has been a battle just to read. But i'm choosing to push delete and go on.

I'm learning just how fragmented my relationship with God is. Fragmented in the way that as soon as I find out a little more about him, he takes me on another joyride to discover him in a new way. It can get fairly eghausting. A few eeks ago I mentioned the incident where I was overcome with the fear of the Lord. Well ever since that day I lost a little bit of what God was trying to teach me. I think I was supposed to stay in that place until I learned what it was that He wanted to teach me. Now how do I get back there or will I ever get back there.

Anyway I am just going to keep pushing forward you can't go wrong doing that.

Hello Again

2005-02-28T16:03:00.000-08:00

Its been a while sice I last blogged. I'm sorry. But last week was the week of business.

ON tuesday Odia and I went to the doctor and got some great news ( no we are not pregnant YET!!) other good news. Then in the afternoon I went to the sleep clinic to pick up my CPAP machine to help treat my Sleep Apnea which I have been told I have. Now I have to wear this mask to sleep. What happens is air gets blown through my nose to help keep my throat from closing. THe results are that I no longer snore (Praise the Lord says Odia) and i don't stop breath in my sleep. Since I have been on the machine I actually feel rested and alert all day.
then at 5 pm i had to go to work till 10pm.

I worked every night except thursday. Some how God gave energy to do all this even though I had a killer cold all week. And I didn't great cranky. That's Amazing!!!!

Anyway today I have been listenig t oteaching tapes and reasding the word . While i've been doing this I keep thinking that Jesus is going to show up in the room where I am. Its freaking me out!!! But I want it to happen. Pray that I will be able to learn the things he wants me to learn.

God's Invitation

2005-02-21T11:49:00.000-08:00

This weekend I experienced a very solid time of confirmation, vision and impartation. Areas of contention that have beeen stirring in me for years came into a new perpective. When you get past all the fluff, God imparted in me an ablity to be confident in my relationship with HIM and be confident in HIS ability to speak thorugh me to others. My heart is just exploding with possibility and faith. My mind has found new place of renewal and also a freshnesss in where that energy is found. Its in the place of study and prayer.

Lars

Life today

2005-02-15T23:26:00.000-08:00

Well my dad went home today they said he had a stomach infection and a lung infection. So they gave himsome medications an sent himhome. He has made a decision to sell his business and retire, finally. I'm so glad it wasn't any worst than that. He is quite the stressed out puppy though . I had a chance to pray for him and that was a very positive experince . Thanks for all your prayers and support.

On a different note , I'm just stoked about going to KC tommorrow. I really feel like there is goin to be dome positive downloads into our spirits down there.

Lars

Dad's health update

2005-02-13T23:35:00.000-08:00

I was at the hospital today to see my Dad. He seems to be doing alright. The nurse said that he gave them quite a scare, He colapsed when he entered the hospital. They ran a battery of tests and they say that its not his heart . Their going to do a CAT scan on him tommorrow.

Thanks for your prayers

Lars

Prayer Cocern

2005-02-12T23:39:00.000-08:00

My dad went into the hospital today at 5:00. They think it was a heart attack. He had chest pains and high blood pressure. Anyway keep him in your prayers.

Thanks
Lars

Frustration

2005-02-12T16:42:00.000-08:00

I'm finding myself getting frustrated with certain elements of my internshhip. Most of which I can't share in this blog but if you can please pray for me to gain perpective in this time that would be great. What i have discovered in the process is that I definitely am not alone in this experince. I had a great discussion with a youth pastor friend of mine and he was able to shead alot of light on my situation. I'm determind to find my way in this. I definitely know that God is equipping me for something either here or somewhere else.

Did anyone see the PRIMETIME special on " John of God". It was very interesting. He's a healer form Brazil. They say that he is the greatest healer since Jesus. I see his roots in thew Catholic Church kind of a metamorphosis of catholic tradition. Any comments?

Talk to you later!

Lars

I'm so excited!!!

2005-02-09T16:09:00.000-08:00

A week from today I will be on my way to Kansas City to the IHOP.(international House of Prayer) I think that God is really going to speak to us there. At least whenever I've gone a long distance to seek the l Lord it has always been a fruitful experience. So that is what I am praying for today is that God would minister to us and reveal his plans for us as individuals and alos for the community to some degree. I believe that the Kingdom is caught and not taught.

I 've sat through probably 10,000 meetings in my life and this has been my experience.

Lord set my face as Flint to your sharpening.. I want to know you more ... I want my spirit to respond to your leading..... Give me an increased hunger for your word. That i may know you deeper. ( by the way I'm listeing to nightwatch 24/7 radio while I'm typng this

Thank you God for today

Being sick

2005-02-07T21:43:00.000-08:00

So Odia and I are both sick today. I think that it may be a result of some funky McD's that we had last night. Anyway I think that mine may be a bit more serious than I expected. So pray for me.
Well today we had a very productive staff meeting and I felt more at home than i have so far. i'm staring to get a little more direction and just sharing the things that I been working on gives me directiion and really encourages me to go further. In the past I have tended to have a glorfied view of leadership but now through this time i'm learning more and more how much our leaders are driven to serve. That is the focus of leadership how to sreve more effectively.

Ever think about " Spiritual leadership" and how to become a spirtiual leader? The only way is to bring your self to feet of Jesus and get to know him. Brian challenged me to read the Bible listen to teaching tapes, pray, do the stuff. The more I do this the more I want to keep doing it. On thing I really stuggle with is watching to much TV. Lately though the more time i spend in study and pray the more bored I get with TV. What are we here for anyway? Just stop and think about that for a second. TV perpetuates a lifestyle that battles for our hearts.

I just loved what happened on Sunday! I really felt God touching our hearts. It was great

First day on the blog

2005-02-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

Well I've finally made it into the blogger community. Thanks for all your comments so far even though I have no postings! Anyway I guess its time to get down to outlining the purpose of this blog. Well I thought it would be good to jounal my thoughts and experiences during my time as an intern at WCV; to be able to share what God is doing in my life. Thats the nuts and bolts of it.

So its a month into my internship and i'm still learning how to deal with people and their working styles and mannerisms. But i think i'm finally getting it. My area of responsiblity is that of prayer ministry. That is something i'm quite driven to do. i think that's because I have had significant healing myself through ministry. As well i think its just part of my gift mix.

Well that's all for now ( pretty sucky blog hey, I'm not inspired right now so there!!!)

2005-02-03T20:50:00.000-08:00