Chris Merritt...

I think we will feast like this in heaven. Nothing like good...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:13:39 -0400

I think we will feast like this in heaven. Nothing like good times with great friends.

Love

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:04:15 -0400

A huge conviction on my heart lately has been John 13:34-45 which basically says that as Christians we MUST love one another and by our love people will know who we follow.

Those of you that know me you will understand that love is something I can often struggle with. Sure under all the sarcasm and jokes I really do love people but do I love them all…? And even if I love everyone I am around do I love them always?

That is a tough pill to swallow but it is something I am chasing after. Hopefully you see it in my life, my actions, my smile, and my heart because that is who I am striving to become.

One Million Dollars

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:45:03 -0400

Today I held ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!!! Well actually it was a winning lottery ticket for a million dollars. (Still pretty cool) A coworker bought it this morning and scratched it at his desk. He yelled “I F#ckin WON! Woohoo!” Man it was exciting. We all held the ticket and later celebrated with milkshakes. Soon there after I began to get very angry I had not won instead. Do you know what I could do with that much money?? Buy a house! A new BMW X6 SUV! Tattoos! Designer jeans! I mean there is a lot that could do for me and my wife. We are nice people and we deserve a break like that. Right? After about an hour of being mad that I didn’t win it hit me…

Damn, I am so selfish.

Never did I think about how I could bless others with that much money. How many homeless people I could feed and cloth. How many single moms I could get out of debt. How I could dig wells in Kenya. Man I am selfish… The more it hit me the worse I felt too. I sat in my office and cried for a few minutes and honestly asked God for forgiveness for putting my own kingdom first and neglecting those less fortunate.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a nice guy. I’m not Hitler or anything. I love to help people out and most people would say I am a nice guy (well some would) but that isn’t good enough. As a follower of Jesus I am called to be set apart and my selfishness only points others to why I am cool and deserve their validation, while being selfless points them to Jesus. I hope to be more of the later. Man I have a lot to learn…

Update

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:27:50 -0400

Ok for serious I am going to update my Blog more often. Might even mess around and style this thing better.

Well a lot has changed lately… I moved near downtown and got married. Life is grand.

Change...

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:45:37 -0500

Change is good or so they say. Well we will see I guess and NO this is not a political comment. It’s a life comment. Join me on my new journey won’t you?

This puts things in perspective.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:09:33 -0500

This puts things in perspective.

This is the new single from Everclear. I love seeing people...

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:21:00 -0400

This is the new single from Everclear. I love seeing people come to know Christ and who he really is. Not the picture that politicians and people with self seeking agendas paint of him.

Community

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:00:39 -0400

Lately we have been thinking about ways to help our community and reach those in need. My solutions are always the grand and fast paced ones. Like winning the lottery and buying everyone house and motorcycles. The more I think about that the more i feel challenged to reach my community when it isn’t that easy. Sure it is easy to love and build community with your neighbors when they like you but what about when they don’t and they think you are weird?

Life has a lot in store for the future with our house and our community. Keep checking back for details and updates. I promise I will start to update more often. Scouts honor.

First off… sorry for my absence. Second of all, my new...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:56:00 -0400

First off… sorry for my absence.

Second of all, my new motorcycle has taken up a lot of my free time and if you are a biker in the Upstate South Carolina area we should meet up and ride one weekend.

Tap Project

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:46:39 -0400

The Tap Project was mentioned on Uncrate. That’s what I like to see.

Kayla and Me , my freshmen year.

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:46:53 -0400

Kayla and Me , my freshmen year.

I love this Viral Ad

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:01:48 -0400

I love this Viral Ad

Make it or break it

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:36:16 -0400

This has been my approach to graduation all semester. I have felt like if I did not find a job immediately my life would be over. Today God let me know I am a moron and he is sort of in control.

Not so worried anymore. What is meant to happen will and until then I am just going to give it my best. What a relief! I feel so much better and now off to go write a paper in the marvelous sunlight.

P.S. I am still taking job ideas though lol

LEGO Toys

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:27:48 -0400

Why where these not around when I was a kid and played with Legos? Someone buy me this.

Crunch Time

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:25:10 -0400

Now is the time in every semester where free time goes out the window and hard work and late nights become your new companion. So much to do and so little time but it must get done.Last semester of school though so it is all good. May 3rd here I come.

This really put me in my place. (via Dustin )

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:41:11 -0500

This really put me in my place. (via Dustin )

Life updated

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:08:09 -0500

So I wrote about how my week was turning out. Worked today and then went to pick up the SUV. I was so excited. I love my car.

Driving the car back down 85 to head home right? Driving 70 mph with the windows down just relaxing after a stressful week. Then all the sudden the hood flies up and smashes and knocks out the windshield. The latch had been broken in the wreck and was never replaced.

Two major wrecks in one week. Whoever is trying to kill me needs to give up or take a few lessons. Good try but not good enough. lol

Typical Chris and Mandy photo

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:45:43 -0500

Typical Chris and Mandy photo

Between the lines

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:53:15 -0500

This has been a trying week.

School, jobs, wrecking my car, and on top of it all someone I love dearly tried to take their own life. It is times like these when I get completely broken and upset that I realize I am not in control.

I keep going back to this line for solace.

“There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what he is doing.”- Don Miller

And all the sudden everything seems to be alright again.

TapProject Make sure you check it out.

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:40:00 -0500

TapProject

Make sure you check it out.