Thoughts from 9/1

Listening to "Your Love is Extravagant" tonight as I wind down the evening. Just such a great song to remind me about the extravagant love of our God. Learned this song my freshman year at Touchstone, the Monday night worship at Baylor, and it still speaks to me today as much as back then. My favorite lyrics are "Spead wide in the arms of the Christ is the love that covers sin. No greater love have I ever known, you'd consider me a friend, capture my heart again." Why is it so difficult to stay true to the one who is always faithful? I catch myself drifting all the time. Why am I seeking the things that don't satisfy in the long run, and even knowing that, continue to chase after it? Maybe its just the nature of flesh.

Anyway, on a lighter note, it was a full day. I worked til about 5:15. Had some fires to put out from the opening bell today. I went to eat lunch at Baker Street pub with Jay, which had some great fish and chips. Then, I went downtown to print off some papers for work, and stopped by Topeca in downtown, which is a great coffee shop inside the historic Mayo Hotel. Its kind of my favorite coffee place, and no one else seems to know or agree with me, and that is ok. I like the sitting on the cool leather couch and log in remotely to work. The hotel reminds me of some old Chicago hotel on State Street, like the Palmer House. Going there to work is a nice way to break up the routine of staying at the home office, and I don't have to sit in a cubicle. I got a house blend today, which was strong and really good. Before heading home, I met with Pastor Brad for a little bit at Starbucks. He gave me a new book which I plan on reading very soon. It was really thoughtful of him. Tonight my small group went out to the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma where we packed boxes for the hungry that they distribute. We then went out as a group to Chipotle. Afterwards I came home to help a friend out with some stuff she is working on. A challenging day, somewhat frustrating, but also rewarding.