That first post where you talk about yourself some.

I've always wanted to blog... I don't really know about what, but it has always been a desire of mine. So, here goes nothing!

If you're reading this first post there is a pretty great chance you know me pretty well, but before I blog anything I'd love to lay out who I am and where I am in life right now.

I have one more week of summer before my senior year of school begins at Collins Hill High School. Everyone says senior year is easy, which I must say I'm hoping is true. I've got the classic case of senioritis. What senior doesn't? High school has been great, but school got old to me once I hit 7th grade... I'm not really a scholar. I make decent grades and I love learning new things. But enough about school! I've got one more week and I'm going to enjoy it.

My parents are teachers. Elementary school. Which is funny because I'm not the biggest fan of humans under the age of 12. But they love what they do. I have two awesome brothers. Joshua, who is 7 years older than me, is about to get married! It's weird having a brother who is about to be married... I don't think it has actually clicked yet. Josh has been an example to me for years with his wisdom and discipline. Jacob (whom I am aloud to call Jake, and you are not) is 5 years older than me and is finishing up school at UGA. He works with videography and that's about the extent of what I know of his schooling haha. Jake has also been a huge influence in my life through his passion and artistic-ness. Both of my brothers are incredible people, leaders, and friends. 

The most important and central part of my life however, isn't family. And it definitely isn't school. 3 years ago I made the choice to follow Christ. Best decision of my life. My life was going nowhere fast and I was quickly given purpose. That purpose wasn't to go to church and look like a good boy. It wasn't to just NOT do 'bad' things. It was to passionately pursue the living God who had awakened me from death. A dead man can't bring himself back to life. I didn't wake myself up. He woke me up; he put life in my dead bones. Now as a result of that, it is my PRIVILEGE not my RIGHT to proclaim his name until the day I die. I named this blog Be Still, because at this point in my life I find myself very busy almost every day. Always going and doing things. Friends, school in a week, family, and church. Don't get me wrong, I love these things. However, amidst all these things I sometimes have to remind myself to BE STILL. Exodus 14:14 says The LORD will fight for you; you need only be still. How awesome is that? We learn how to be still, and God will fight for us. I love it. 

I will end this first blog there. Hopefully you know more about me than you did 3 minutes ago, and hopefully you are encouraged in some way by this brief version of my testimony. 

"What a beautiful God, what a beautiful God there must be. What a beautiful God, what a beautiful God You must be." - mewithoutYou