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4 Comments for 'My 10 favorite moments of 2007'

1. On December 31, 2007 @ 1:01 pm leah said:

   • 2007 was for sure a crazy year, and the Denver Dare to Share conference was most certianly amazing. I enjoyed so much seeing the Koreans there and everything, it was very cool.
     Here’s something i wrote about 2008 that i thought you might enjoy reading::

     A new year: Full of potential heartache, drama, broken friendships, shattered expectations, painful anniversaries, hard realities, lots of pain, sweat and tears, devastating events, overwhelming consequences for our every action, appalling deaths, dismaying trials and hurtful relationships.

     Doesn’t that sound like something to look forward to?

     With this year’s promises dashed, dreams destroyed, and heartache in full measure, we still continue on. Still we try to “fight the good fight” and survive in this world of broken promises and shattered expectations.
     My Question now is:

     Why?

     That may seem cynical or pessimistic to some of you: It is.
     Why do we continue on with so much hurt? How can we still manage to survive and function with so much pain, blackness and sin in this world?

     Yet each New Year we resolve to “turn over a new leaf” and try to start over, expecting things to be different.
     But every year, the expectations fail and results rarely different then past years. The supposed glory of the new year fails.
     Isn’t the definition of stupidity that of a person doing something exactly the same over and over expecting a different result?
     Doesn’t this yearly expectation seem to fit the category of stupidity?
     I think it does.
     But each year I raise my expectations, just like the whole wide world, I expect that the year will be a new one, with new chances and higher expectations. I buy into that “stupidity”.

     And it truly does seem like stupidity on our own human power, doesn’t it?
     But see, we have to approach each year with the right lens. Not expecting it to be different because of something WE will do, or can do, because lets face it, we suck. We have to expect it to be different because of what we know He will do, only if we let him.

     We have to expect God will change our world, and he will.
     We have to be ready to make hard sacrifices, not ones for selfish gains, but hard sacrifices to further God’s kingdom.
     We have to be ready to face difficult situations with God all that we are aiming for.
     We have to be ready to encourage relationships, build them up, regardless of the possible hurt that might happen.
     We have to be ready to make choices that will not destroy our testimony with our friends.
     We have to be ready to maybe be a little late because we are witnessing to a friend.
     We have to be ready to sacrifice our money, our time, and everything else for our God.
     We have to be on fire for God.
     We have to be ready to be all that the Bible says a Christian should be.
     We HAVE to be ready to serve God.
     We have to.

     Otherwise 2008 will just be as empty and stupid as 2007.
     Are you ready to do what you have to do?

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2. On December 31, 2007 @ 7:20 pm Becky said:

   • Memories of 2007:
     -Dare 2 share
     -Spending my sweet 16 in Colorado
     -Getting hailed on while sitting on a hay ride(on my 16th b-day)
     -Walking to my cabin in the rain on my 16th b-day
     -Being able to get to know more college students
     -Seeing snow
     -Falling on an Ice pond
     -Being sick on Thanksgiving
     -A bitter sweet winter retreat
     Commitments Spritually made for the next year:
     -Read my bible more and pray more
     -Trust God more fully
     -Work on my speech
     -Filter things out of my life
     -Grow constantly
     Sorry it was longer.

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3. On January 3, 2008 @ 9:49 am Megan said:

   • I was one of the teens at the Denver Dare 2 Share, and I have to agree, the shofar blast at the end of the conference was probably one of the best moments of the year, let alone my life. Thank you so much for being part of that amazing conference!

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4. On January 3, 2008 @ 10:37 am Nadeen said:

   • Hey Greg!
     I’ve been lurking on your blog for quite some time now (you remember me as Nadeen Goddard I’m guessing). But I just had to write and say you’ve inspired me to do my own top 10 on my blog. Thanks for keeping me laughing and thinking this year. I hope you and Debbie are having a blast in Maui! Patrick and I went there for our honeymoon - some of the best memories of my life.

     Just one question: is this GOSPEL thing a reality TV show? If it’s not, it should be. Can’t wait to hear how it turns out.

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