Riding into the sun!!

Hey guys,

       Finally got some time to update this I really have no time anymore. With all the rain last week we can't pick any corn or rather my boss dosen't want us to he dosen't want us to tear up the fields. Anyways well if I have'nt talked to you lately here is a little update. I am currently still here in NC, i talked with my pastor and we prayed, and descided that i need to wait untill i have the finances to return, which will most likely be next semester. So for now i am still working here at Tanglewood farms driving a grain cart for corn and soybean season. Hopefully we will get moving a little faster after everything dries up and i will have some long hours and make good money. As for me right now I am really stressed out. It seams as though everything has to come down on me at once. I am not the chrisitian I should be as I should be giving it to the Lord. I get sooo confused sometimes about things and i have no time to sort them out. Working Mon. - Sat. doesn't help any, i need all my friends and family to pray for me pray for: my needs to be met, for my spiritual condition, my family, and for wisdom in the choices i make. May God have mercy on me a sinner.

 David

Sunday Update

Hey guys! Not much happening here didn't work most of this week so I've been catching up on some errands that i needed to get done. Me and my sis caroline went 2 virginia on wed. so i could buy some pants and a suit i came back with something that will work as a suit (the sportscoat and pants don't match). I just hope that I will be able to go to school this fall I might not due to my finances so keep me in your prayers. I am praying about getting a youth conference started here in Elizabeth City so be in prayer. Dan Moore the youth pastor at victory expressed his desire for the same but it will take a while before we could arrange such a event. This will take lots of work, money, preperation, and of course most of all prayer for the meetings and for the youth of this town. My desire is to get young people under the influence of men and women who will inspire them to live a life that will please Christ not to give eyeservice but from their heart strive to please Christ. I would like to see the start of 2 ministries out of our church as well. First a nursing home ministry which could consist of weekly visits and, with permission, preaching service every Sunday and perhaps a Jail ministry. The need is there we need workers who love God and are willing to give of theirselves to reach out to a world that is dying and going to Hell.  Keep these ideas and me in your prayers the verse I am going to be studying to prepare for a sermon which I hope i will get to preach sometime soon is:

Ps 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

This brings a host of ideas and thoughts to my mind i want to focus on the aspect of the fact that It is a joy to be saved but do we act like it because something as joyous as that will cause us to tell others about what he's done for us. But we are in sin we do not have the Joy of his salvation and we fail to tell of our wonderfull savior. (there you get a little taste so you have to come hear it when I preach) I know i always preach but like i always tell everyone you can't help but preach if thats what God has given you to do : ) Hope everyone has a wonderfull week and keep Christ first because he is our purpose in Life.

                                                                                  In my prayers always,                                                                                                           David J. Rouse                                                                                                             1 Cor. 9:24

Make Your Stand

Hey guys I don't know if i'll be able to post these every day but i would like 2 try. This morning I was gleaning in 1 Peter and I came across this verse:

 1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Many times we are at work or at school and in various other places and we say, do, or think something that is weird to others. Case-in-fact we were sitting in the break room at work when one of my co-workers was talking about being homeschooled by his mother for several years and he was joking about not being smart due to being homeschooled, then he said something to the effect of his mother was stupid. People laughed including him. I looked at him and to my horror he had a shirt that had in Big letters Jesus Christ my Savior. I told him he shouldn't be wearing that shirt if he wanted to make remarks like that, his reply was that i was stupid and that I didn't make any sense. He claims to be a Christian but was he really acting like a "little Christ". The Bible says in

    De 5:16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

When he was making fun of his mother was he honouring her? That is something that does not bring honour to the Lord. My question is how can that young man go to someone who isn't saved in that room and tell them of the love of Christ? An unsaved person in that room would probably laugh at him and ask him why would I want the love of Christ, I can stand here and watch someone who says that there are filled with his love and his spirit get in front of friends and spit on the effort of his mother's hard work, love and care. If that is the love of your Christ then I want nothing to do with it. So many people have hardened their heart to the gospel because of christians who are careless and possibly are not chrisians at all. Mabe it's not what you have said but rather what we wear, or the kind of music we listen to, where we go, the games we play, and even the stand we take that drives unbelievers away. The world is not looking for someone who is just like them the are looking for someone who has found the answer and we have the answer but do we live the answer. Jesus Christ is the answer for the sinner so make your stand for cause of Christ, proclaim the truth, be one who stands in the gap, and when we do the trials of our faith will be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

                                                                                          David J. Rouse

                                                                                             1 Cor. 9:24

First Blog

Not much to say just set this up. will be writting more later