Freedom can be determination.

It feels good to feel the freedom to sit and write once
again.

 â€œNow the Lord is the Spirit, and where
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

 
I currently find myself in my lovely little house here in Hilo Hawaii.
I awoke this morning on a different island, Maui,
but after a quick 7 am flight, I’m back where I began. The weekend was crazy
and God is faithful. I got a chance to go to Maui,
so I did. Wouldn’t you if $150 was all it cost?

The weekend was filled with whales, fish, lots of water, a lost Japanese
guy named Yuji who was introduced to the Name above all Names (you can pray for
that), Krispie Kreme doughnuts (praise God), a lot of “chillin”, late night
conversations, and very little homework done on my part.

Bet you can't pick out who Yuji is...

These are from a sunset whale cruise we did on Saturday night. At 30 - 40 tons and 45 feet long, Humpback whales are an awesome creation.

It was a really romantic setting... with 3 other guys... something/someone was missing, haha!

I’m thankful for freedom. We serve a BIG, chain-breaking, big axe
carrying, light-shinning, freedom giving, gracious, loving God; and all the
darkness in the world, which we are contained in for the moment, TREMBLES at
the sound of His name!

“Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we
wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” Isaiah 26:8

I was walking with Kira (L) on campus today and the
definition of “renown” was “something everybody should know, has no negative
connotation, and you’re proud of.” Pretty good definition if you ask me,
especially coming from a girl with no concept of the word in its truest form.

 
Why don’t you pray for Kira, right now. God is working on
her heart.

 
(Did you pray for a prospective sister, or did you skip that
part?)

Question: What’s you purpose in life? I’m not after a "church
answer." I’m after an honest one… just honest. When you wake up in the
morning, what’s the first thing on your mind? As you go through the day, what
consumes your thoughts?

 "I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take
hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the
people and a light for the gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free
captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
I am the Lord, that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my
praise to idols." Isaiah 42: 6-8