Just for your 411

I would also like to mention that i am slowly... and i mean slowly creating my own website which will be located at www.paulstippich.com.

It is far from complete, but as i start creating and shaping this website, i will fill you in on the purpose and method for which i am creating it.  Lets just say it will go much deeper than this blog can go and i feel it will be more helpful to others. 

Mmmm mmmm relationships and connections.  

Late night switch to morning

Well, i just thought i would blog about being addicted to Call of Duty 5 (Call of Duty: World at War)

This game is crazy fun and i am getting a lot better.  I mean although my kill to death ratio isn't the best, i put it on the fact that i go more for challenges instead of just strait killing.  I know this doesn't make much sense to most people, but it will to Greg, Andrew, Matt, Paul, and so many others.

Oh and as for the post that is much deeper, i am moving it to tomorrow morning, well this morning, it will give me something to wake up to.

BOOYAH!

Australia... Here i come?

Well Australia... i am not actually coming to your beautiful little country, well right now that is but i am going to a beautiful little bakery off of the Marietta Square for a job interview.

I hope it will go well because then i can rightfully speak in an Australian accent and throw shrimps on the barbie.  Ewww hopefully i get that job.  But honestly i am ok with whatever happens.  God has this all in control.  In fact there might be another blog today about a little Jeremiah 29... and yes for those of you thinking here comes verse 11. We are going to dive in just a little deeper then that.

The only thing with this interview at 2 today, is that they said weekends are a must and i am just not going to give up my Sundays.  The hours of the bakery are a little estranged and so they would completely conflict with my Sunday so i can't give them up.  Aside from that i think i have a fair shot.  I mean this will be the first realish job in over a year.  Not that i have not been working for over a year, i have just been doing events and such that are not constant jobs.

So hopefully i will soon be able to speak with a new accent and have a new and fun job.  BOTH BAKING and maybe even a little BUTCHERING.  Wow, Butchering kinda seems a little scary. Thoughts, comments concerns.

Let me know.

UPDATE: 

I think the interview with the bakery went really well.  Seems like a cool job and something that i want to do for this little season of life. 

Balentines Day

February 14th.  I think is probably one of my favorite holidays.  Right now because it means cheap candy the next day, but i am sure some time in the future the reason for it being my favorite will expand to biblical proportions.

Yes, i mean exactly what you think.

So skipping on along from that, i just wanted to say that i am not one of those people who are bummed out about a day focussed on dates and love because honestly, i am content where i am.  Now i am not saying that if an irish or scottish accented (or just the right) woman showed up on my doorstep with a plate of soggy / crunchy bacon i would not get hitched right away.  All i am saying is that i am loving where God has me.  I am enjoying this time of waiting and growing.  I am enjoying this time where my focus is on him and serving him in some pretty fun and amazing ways from playing hand percussion to hanging out with six grade guys.  

So i just thought in honor of Balentines Day that i would say that i don't hate it, i love it because one day i will get to really enjoy it and have one more excuse to lavish my wife with some gifts.

Mmmm, sappy yes, but all good and honest truth.  

Walking Dogs

So i am trying to be a little more healthy these days.  

Now that doesn't mean i am on some crazy diet because i never really want to be on one of those, and this doesn't mean i am doing some crazy work out routine... my hernia keeps me from all of those crazy shenanigans.

This means i am eating a little better, drinking a smidge more water and doing a little work out now and then.

So besides all this i want to fill you in on one more thing.  I hate running, to me it is just blah.  I don't like it, especially by myself, i mean if i had company it becomes a whole other story.  So i figure i know i need some exercise and i am pretty sure all my dogs over here: G-Baby, Sonic, and Bruiser need some exercise too.

So i have decided to break out a little training schedule (not really though, i just thought that sounded so cool and intense) and walk , Bruiser, and jog the other boys on different days.  So hopefully this will result in a little healthier me. Yay!!!

Plans

So this Thursday i found out some really exciting and thrilling news.  You wanna hear what it is?

I have the pleasure of Graduating in December 09 instead of May 09.  I know, what a treat right?  The reason why is because i have to drop.  Now it isn't because i am failing the class soooo badly right now that i wont be able to pass, it just overlaps with a capstone class for PR, which is my Major and we just can't have that.

Well i just found out it overlaps because i looked at my syllabus, something that was not shown to us until a couple weeks in and the first class ended promptly when a normal 12:30 class should end... 1:45.

So i talked to the teacher and all in all it was a no, i have to be there the entire class from 12:30 to 3:15 which i can't do because i really really need to be at my PR Campaigns class from 2 to 3:15.

Any who, i found out about this all, this past Tuesday and it just hit me, God has these amazing plans which are so much better then mine. 

Proverbs 19:21 (New Living Translation)

21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

I think this scripture is so huge and i have never really comprehended the fullness of it until this week.  It seems to me that all these little plans that i create come to fruition, but the big ones... God takes them shakes it up and his unseen, only for the time being, purpose prevails.

I am pumped, thrilled, excited, ecstatic even to see what he brings.  I have no problem actually graduating in December it just seems to me that i don't need to worry because the Lord has things in control.  It is just cool to me to see how God has prepared my heart and plans to help me comfortably except this little bump in the road.  God is amazing and i have loved seeing how he has shaped me and prepared me for all that he has in store.  My plans are many and sometimes small, but the Lords are always so simplistically beautiful, even if it takes a few years of set up.

God is good and i love his plans. Even if they are drastically different then mine.  

Summer confusion

I am sure i will write, type more on this topic later, but i figure i wanted to give you something to look forward to.  Plus i feel i should just let you in on my life.

This Summer is going to be the start of a new life for me.  I am pumped and thrilled because i am done with college... well only for a little while.  I will have graduated with a four year degree which i think is a pretty huge deal.  My degree will be in Communication's with a Public Relations focus.  I will also graduate with a related studies in Human Services with a Not-For-Profit focus, which is pretty rockin.  All in all, i will have done a lot.  I wish i could have tried a little harder but i had to break, and still do, some bad and lazy habits. 

Beyond my degree i am free from school for as long as i choose, which wont be that long, but the Summer, man it is just full of so many possibilities and i am thrilled to see what God brings my ways.  There are going to be some huge changes, some that i know, and others that i don't.  But no matter the case i am excited and thrilled about each and everyone of them.

But, as excited as i am, i am completely lost.  I have a ton of opportunities before me to travel the world and serve God.  Because, honestly, i want to serve others and love on others doing mission trips for a year or two, or maybe more when i am out of college.  I never want to really go into the business world but i for sure want to die to myself and live for God wherever he calls me whether here or abroad.  I have opportunities in EA, Jamaica, and other places here in the US, but i have no idea what to do.  I mean it is far away so no real worries, but I just want some peace in the matter to be honest, so... if you all wouldn't mind, help me pray for all of that.

Well i am excited for what God is showing me and where he is leading me so expect a change to the layout of this and expect great and mighty stories to be shared because of my God's glory. 

Million and One

I have been given a million and one thing's to write about, and yet i don't.  I say i want to blog, and yet i don't. 

Why?

Great question, i think it is because of laziness and being uncomfortable, but my friends this is changing.  God has given me a gift, a forum of encouragement and i plan on using it.  So i hope that you will continue to enjoy this journey of life with me.  Lets kick this back up again.

BooYah

-Paul

Baker

So i have a pretty busy weekend coming up and i will take pictures (maybe, not too sure) and be writing about it in a couple of future blogs, so get your engines revved up for some good old reading with me.

Besides that i just wanted to say that i am going to check out a bakery today to see what it is all about and to see if they are hiring.  Because if you don't know this already, i would love to be a butcher or a baker but not a candle stick maker... so just get that crazy rhyme out of your head.  :)

Death, Silver, Poison, Healing

I am just going to jump head first into these scriptures so yep, read away my friends, read away:

Proverbs 10:20-21 (New International Version)

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, 
 but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, 
 but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 11:11-12 (New International Version)
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, 
 but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, 
 but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

Proverbs 12:18-19 (New International Version)
18 Reckless words pierce like a sword, 
 but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever, 
 but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 15:4 (New International Version)
4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, 
 but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Psalm 39:1 (New International Version)
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1 I said, "I will watch my ways
and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence."

In reading over these verses it is so clear to me that the tongue is such a powerful... lets say instrument. 

For awhile now God has been ruling me with the thoughts and ideas of allowing him complete control of my tongue.  I have found myself at times saying crude things, hurtful, and crippling things.  Sometimes i may say something to others but most of the time it is usually in the company of just myself.

God has been laying it on my heart to control my tongue because it brings life... or death, Silver... or rubbish, Healing... or poison,  Love... or hate,  LIFE... OR DEATH.  These words are a constant reminder for me, so i looked up some verses to not only help me write this blog, but also to remind me of the power of what God has blessed me with.

Our tongue's can be used for good or bad, we have the option of choosing God... or the devil, Others... or ourselves.  Our Tongue can build up walls and bring healing, or crumble nations and bring death and decay.  I don't think i am going over the line here by giving such drastic examples.  God is showing me the power of something he has created.

By God showing me this power that he has allowed me.  I desire to watch what i say, especially in the company of others.  I don't want to be a person who brings others down for a laugh.  I want people to leave my presence with a sweet taste in their mouth.  I want people to feel encouraged when they are around me.  I want to bring life, silver, healing, Love.  I want to bring peace and joy.  I want God to help me control my tongue, forgo crude jokes, skip the laughs and live love.

Help pray for me as God takes back his tongue, and as i bring life to others.  Oh and by the way... you have the same choice.