We’re all in this together……….

this really hits my heart hard thought I would share it.

new thoughts…….

So I God has been opening and closing doors lately in a way of guiding me. Last weekend I got the chance to go play with Chris Orr in South GA. It definitely was not the tightest playing on my part but it still was the a great weekend.

I got accepted to Reinhardt so I guess this is where Ill be attending next year.

I have been really trying to crack down and work on my guitar playing a lot lately.

God has been teaching me many knew things lately with everything from worship to integrity. Every day he shows me new things as I continue through life. But something I have learned lately is that I cant limit the possibilities of God to what I can imagine. God is something much greater than what I can, could or would be able to comprehend. See reality is God is everywhere, He is never ending and always has been. Now if God is all that how could I even begin to limit his possibilities.

Just some random thoughts to get out.

Pride

So my good friend Matt is always telling me about pride and how its almost always the downfall of man. We take so much pride in ourselves even when we dont think we do. I found my self asking for forgiveness the other night for being prideful. See I never really realized just how prideful I am even in just a spiritual way. But the realization is that we cant do anything on our own. I need to do everything through Christ, if im not doing it through him then Im obviously doing it without Him. Which is the same as saying Ill do this on my own (AKA Being prideful).

First thoughts of 09

. Xtreme was great had blast playing. I learned a lot being surrounded with all the great bandsand musicians. I came back with more motivation to become a better musician

. Im ready for summer I have really been craving the beach (yes craving)

. I am ready for school to be over with for this year.

. Hoping to have a busy year of playing a music, leading worship and traveling.

. Not looking forward to people going away for school.

. Looking forward to see what God is going to do in my life this year

new guitar

guitarless (having no gitfiddle)…………………

Well I have no guitar to play , I sold both of my guitars this past week. I am debating on a couple right now not sure which one im going to get.

 

 

Christmas is this week  I love this time of year everyone is all jolly and what not. 

 

Leaving for extreme  the day after christmas. long ride up to Branson. maybe Ill make some video blogs while Im on the way up there. 

 

Ice skating tonight with some great people should be fun its been like 5 years sense the last time I went skating.

Purpose in living……..

Wow so God has ben working on be lately as I talked about a couple post back. But I have been thinking about the purpose of living lately and what my purpose is right now at this point in my life. I have come to a realization that i have been living way to much for myself lately and not for others. John 13:34-35 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Last night I went for the first time in a long time to cots (church on the street) which is a ministry that goes and has a church service in down town atlanta for the homeless. Every time I go down there God teaches me so much, sometimes so much sometimes so much that I even realize it at the time. My eyes were open once again to the brokenness of these people, and how there is real need in this world. I think some times christians tend to forget about what our purpose really is. but what I dont see sometimes is the brokenness in front of me everyday. LOVE is what Jesus was all about, everything he did was out of love not cause he had to cause he loved us.

Yard Sell!

Alright so i realized i have a bunch of stuff sitting around that has not been used in a long time, so i figured i would try and get rid of it.

 

email me if your interested in anything.

 

 

1. Mexican telecaster with case $300

2. Ibanez AS73 hollow body electric with case $300

3. Lyon bass with case $150

4. Epiphone valve jr head $100

5. peavey wiggy 212 halve stack $400 OBO (here some specs I dont have a picture)

 

claygoswick@gmail.com

Christmas is coming……….

Well thanksgiving is officially done which means christmas is coming. Im looking forward to christmas as i do every year. They started playing christmas music on the radio today which was a great thing, and im not going to lie i did a little dance when i heard it. i started making a list of christmas movies to watch with elf being on up there on the list.

 

 

Things have also slowed down a lot and will be slow until after christmas. Its been almost two weeks sense i have lead worship or played anywhere. Maybe this would be a good time for me to practice and learn new things and to get my gear in order. But sense christmas season is here i have gotten a lot of christmas picture request which is a good thing sense this is considered my job.

not about me……….

So I was thinking wednesday about a lot of things. It seems like everything has been about me lately, not like in a bratty way but in a way of keeping to myself kinda way. I just feel like for the past several weeks i have just done my own thing and just stayed to myself, not that thats wrong or anything but i feel like i havnt been serving others like i should have. I dont really know how to put in words what God was trying to show me. but i think he was trying  show me how i have been living in my own little comfort zone. i know God is working in me right now cause satan is trying to keep me in my own little world and keep me preoccupied while God is wanting me to step out and make an effort to build those relationships and to live Gods love.