Encouraging

Monday's are probably my favorite days of the week. I always start off Monday going to the gym and then work. Then I basically have the night free till 7:30. Tonight me and Natalie shared dinner and just had some good time together. Then we had D group which is one of my favorite things on project. Tonight we all went around the circle and said what everyone has been doing well, or things that have impressed you, just true honest encouragement. As I have said before, what is said about the other guys is confidential, but I will tell you some of the things that were said about me. I was told that I am a good steward of my body, time, and money. I have yet to miss a work out or run, I stay on my diet, I make time for God, and I really don't spend my money on anything but groceries. I was told next that I am ready to enter the world as a Christian man. I needed to hear that, it's easy to get down on yourself and to hear something like that definitely encourages you. Graham who is my room leader told me, how exciting it has been watching me grow over these past weeks. He said he just loves to hear and see how excited I get about spending time with God. My best friend here, Josh, said when he first met me he thought I was a jerk. We all busted out laughing. Now me and him are the two closest guys in the room. He said that he appreciates how I have kind of taken him under my wing and given him lots of good relationship advice for him and his girlfriend. The last thing Josh said, which really meant a lot to me was, "You are a man." He didn't mean it in the worldly sense of a manly man, but a man, a man of God. All four roommates told me how my relationship with Natalie is a great example for all of them to follow. This is the encouragement that meant the most. They all said how encouraging it is in how I treat her. How I make her first priority, and if she calls I always drop what I am doing and answer to her. How I make her first and treat her not only as my girlfriend, but my sister in Christ, how it should be. The last thing they said was how our relationship has set the bar for further projects. Because having a girlfriend at project in not recommended and can be extremely difficult. All four of my roommates said how encouraging our relationship was to them, and that was encouraging to me. I encouraged all my roommates and I didn't shoot them BS, or lies. I told them the truth, and it felt nice encouraging them. Lastly we talked about hoe great our room cohesion is. All five of us are leaders or chiefs. Graham is the room leader, I am an extreme alpha male, Mark is the president of his fraternity, Josh wants to be a football coach. We are all leaders, and yet we all leave it at the door and submit to one another. We all act like Indians and let Graham lead the room, and he doesn't Over step his role. It is just awesome! The Holy Spirit is not only blessing this room, but He is in here, even right now. I know for sure! I'll go out on a limb and say that our room is probably the closest room and with the least amount of problems, Thank God. It is really helping us grow, and me grow. Praise God. Just to let you know, I did not let all that encouragement go to my head like I usually do. I took it and used it to thank and glorify God. Please pray that our room continues to grow, and not only encourage one another, but glorify God in all we do.

Serving Him,

Daniel