I want to have a successful small group.
To look back on the year and say "God worked for sure"
To witness people change from believers to disciples
To teach people to thirst for the word
To introduce others to the infinite love of the Father
To experience the joy and satisfaction of knowing "Wow God, you really did work through me"
"Wow God, I did good..."
"Good job Shelton, I knew you were the right man for the job"

I'm learning
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. (Isaiah55:8)
"If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it." (Psalm 50:12)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:3)
"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?" (Jeremiah 12:5)
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)



I am the only one to blame for this
Somehow it all ends up the same
Soaring on the wings of selfish pride
I flew too high and like Icarus I collide
With a world I try so hard to leave behind
To rid myself of all but love
to give and die...

So steal my heart and take the pain
and wash the feet and cleanse my pride
take the selfish, take the weak,
and all the things I cannot hide
take the beauty, take my tears
the sin-soaked heart and make it yours
take my world all apart
take it now, take it now
and serve the ones that I despise
speak the words I can't deny
watch the world I used to love
fall to dust and thrown away
-Jars of Clay