Don't call it a Comeback

The Kyle Miller Legacy will be up and fully functional in the very near future. I know you are anticipating the new and raw material from the legacy.

Halloween

For Halloween I am going to be Mr. Two Bits. Florida plays georgia that day and this year just isn't the same without Mr. Two Bits.
All night I will be doing the two bit dance like in his likeness and my hair will be dyed gray. Hopefully my moves will be as smooth as his...

I suspect no one will know who I am.

This is my Life

Seminary is turning my world upside down. I still say the word "freakin", I still have to make a conscious effort to clean my room, I still love the Gators way more than you should love a sports team of 75 teenage boys. But this Seminary is solid. The word of God is solid.

The main thing they tell you here is to not let class be your quiet time. You have to make sure you are seeking the Lord. Honestly, tt all works hand in hand. My time with God has been so much more fruitful, because of my classes.

The newness is wearing off. Yesterday I did not want to go to class. I was just dead tired. But when I thought about it I knew that the class itself (spiritual warfare and evalgelism) was going to be so good and if I did not go I would surely be missing out. This is so different from the thought process of undergrad, which was more like, "Oh I bit my tounge this morning so I think I'm gonna skip english 102."

There is so much meat in every class. I know that I am in the right place. Had I decided to go the route of MBA school I'd be right back to the "this stuff sucks" mentality. The stuff I am learning here, I believe is essential for life. I understand that by God allowing me to be here and learn about him daily from professors that know the Bible word-for-word it is my job to impart that knowledge to others. How great is that?!

The Oddities

The oddities of being in a new place just keep coming everyday. I absolutely love the fact that I'm way outside my comfort zone, but there are small things that creep up everyday and still makes me think, "Oh yeah I'm not in Alabama."

• I had to get my hair cut. I drove around for 20 minutes looking for a head-start or cost cutters! I just need a buzz.
• When people ride with me in my car I prefer to have the radio playing, rather than my ipod. For numerous reasons... they may not like every song Jack Johnson wrote and listen to that the whole way to our destination. It helps the avoid awkwardness of some random Dr. Dre song song rappin' about killin' the pigs or on the contrast having the Aladdin soundtrack come from out of no where and me busting into chorus of "a whole new world" (yes these are all on my ipod). With all that being said, finding a new radio station has been tough. But I found one 100.5, I don't think you can pick it up in Huntsville.
• Most of you know I love going to the movies. Most of you know this because I believe I have invited nearly everyone I know to the movies. I have a category of friends that I just like going to the movies with... I no longer have that luxury. If I call up a girl to a movie it quickly gets awkward and can easily be mistaken for a date. If I call up a guy to a movie and the movie has nudity or a lot of F-bombs, I'll be easily embarrassed because all of the guys here are way holier than me.

Through all of this God is blessing me with having me rely more and more on him and his strength. I greatly appreciate all of your prayers and support.

Everything

Ok most of you know I'm not a big fan of "Christian" music. I don't believe music can be Christian or non-Christian. It is just music and it either honors him or it doesn't.

Anyways... this song is awesome. It's been stuck in my head for days straight.

Party people

Things I love about Louisville...

1. Meeting so many new people and calling them by the wrong name.
2. The potential to get lost every time I leave my house.
3. It still makes me laugh every time I see someone with U of L stickers and flags all over their car. I honestly didn't know anyone cared that much about U of L.
4. The caffeine binge that I have been on, some of my friends hook me up with free Starbucks.
5. The fact that I joined facebook... yeah facebook.
6. That I'm over-qualified for all of the part-time jobs that I have applied for. I think I should be the judge of how qualified I am.
7. Playing the "Oh you are from Huntsville (or insert destination here); Do you know (insert random person name)??" game.
8. Having to explain all over again how I graduated from Alabama and I'm a Florida fan. I'm a freak, I know.
9. Meijer... it's this random place that is a wanna be Super-Target. It is most definitely NOT a Super-Target, but it'll have to work.
10. Being called New Guy.

This is just all me messing around. Hoping you may have been able to laugh at some of my growing pains. Seriously though this place is really growing on me. I have met so many awesome people, I'm sure once they read this blog we won't be friends anymore.

God has been more than gracious in my life and getting adjusted here. I couldn't bring myself to a serious post today. Love ya'll thank you for your prayers.

Baby Brother

Kory got himself all blogged up! I know I will lose all my readers to the more handsom funnier smarter version of myself. But that's a risk I'm willing to take. Here is the address to his blog

http://thekorymiller.blogspot.com/

check it out. it is pretty funny.

Welcome to the Lou

I think we can skip the apologies from me not posting in a while.

The move to Louisville has been an experience of a lifetime. I always thought of myself as an adventurer. Like I could pick up and move anywhere no problem. Well that was easy to say when I had an awesome job and a roof over my head and I was sitting in front of a nice TV. It's actually a lot different than I thought.

I love huntsville. I just didnt know I loved huntsville until I left huntsville. I guess you don't really know how comfortable you are somewhere until you leave.

When I moved up here I knew 2 people. Literally. I picked a place to live that was cheap and picked it with out ever seeing it, except for on google maps (and when I got here I realized I was looking at the wrong house).

But God has blessed me more than I could imagine. The transition has been rocky, but it has been so amazing. It's like whenever I'm getting down or discouraged he's givin' me a little piece of home. For example. Through a friend of mine I got invite to eat at this family's house the first week I moved here.

Honestly, I did NOT want to go. Call me crazy but going to some random person's house and eating dinner didn't sound like a lot of fun. I thought of so many ways I could sketch out. But, I decided I was just gonna jump into Louisville with both feet.

I had dinner at their house and it could not have gone better... They the family is exactly like mine. We ate a great meal, played some card games (where I got initiated into their family) and watched The Office... before I knew it, it was 10:30!

God knew that I needed that night. It was so much fun, relaxing, and I was able to just take my mind off of everything.

Besides that family I have awesome roommates, met a lot of new friends, through class and orientation. God has really just been supplying me with everything that I need.

I'm interested to see what job he has in store for me. Because I don't know if he knows this or not but my savings is depleting! Ha.

New Post

OK thank you all for bearing with me during this blogging hiatus. I start classes Monday in Louisville, KY. I have been wrapping up my current job and will be back on the bloggin trail next week.

Answers to Objections to Going into Missions

I came across this blog post a few days ago on John Piper's blog, the link is at the very bottom. This is for all of you fence riders on whether or not you need to step out. I know exactly how you feel.

When I spoke at Missions in the Main Hall Sunday night, I tried to give a biblical response to possible obstacles that are in the way for some people that may keep them from moving forward toward missions. My prayer is that God would use these responses to call more of you to go. Here are eight objections and a biblical response.

1. “I am not smart enough.”

“Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.” (1 Corinthians 1:20-21)

“Consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.” (1 Corinthians 1:26-27)

2. “My body and my personality are not strong enough.”

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7)

“[Christ] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

3. “I am not a good speaker.”

“Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” (1 Corinthians 1:17)

“Moses said to the Lord, ‘Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.’ Then the Lord said to him, ‘Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” (Exodus 4:10-12)

4. “I am afraid of the horrors I read about in the newspapers.”

“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore (katartisei—“mend” or “repair” your horribly disfigured body when the lions in the coliseum are through with you), confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” (1 Peter 5:8-10)

5. “I am afraid I won’t be fruitful”

Your responsibility is not to be fruitful but to be faithful.

“And [Jesus] said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” (Mark 4:26-29)

“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” (1 Corinthians 3:6-7)

6. “There is plenty to do here.”

True, but there is a division of labor and God calls some to MISSIONS, not just evangelism. The difference is seen in Romans 15:19-24:

“So that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I [Paul] have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named. . . Now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions . . . I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain.”

How could Paul say there was no room for work when there were millions in that region to be evangelized? Because evangelism is not missions.

7. “I am not married.”

The best spouse is found on the path of obedience.

“An excellent wife [or husband!] who can find? She [and he!] is far more precious than jewels” (Proverbs 31:10).

The finding is exceedingly hard. It will happen on the road of obedience.

8. “I fear that when I get there it might turn out I made a mistake and will come home with shame.”

Which is worse, shame for having endeavored to follow Christ in missions, or fear to venture? Shame before others for making a mistake will not hurt you; it will humble you and can make you more useful in a new situation. But fear will make you useless everywhere.

Consider Ecclesiastes 11:4 and what it says about risk:

“He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.”

Meaning: without taking the risk of sowing when the seed might be blown away and reaping when the rain might ruin the harvest, you will starve.

Oh, how precious is the freeing word of God,

Pastor John
Answers to Objections to Going into Missions :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

Idolatry

I watched this video the other day while I was in my office with all my Florida Gators gear. Kind of hits home. I've got gators pants, shoes, tons of shirts, been to countless games. It's not just that. It goes beyond the Gators. Anytime during August - January if there is a football game on my world stops. Conversations with friends hinge on football. In the south its not just a "tradition" or "a way of life" it's idolatry.

This is eating my lunch.

Happy Fourth of July

I got to hang out with some of the pilots that executed these missions... enjoy

Africa

We are planning to head back to Kampala, Uganda, Africa in July of 2010. If you would like to be a part of this trip or would like more information about this trip email me at kylemiller82@yahoo.com (even if i know you personally i ask that you email me here, so i can stay organized).

This invitation is extended to anyone with a desire to serve. You do NOT have to live in Alabama. I maybe organizing two separate trips but as of right now we are just going on one and there are only 16 slots left. The trip will cost around $3,200. This number may vary depending on the flight cost. That does include flight, lodging and meals.

Any other questions just contact me.

Does it hurt when you break a bone?

I have never broken a bone in my body. Some say that makes me a pansy girly man. I like to think it makes me a stealthy ninja genius. I have often wondered if it hurts when you break a bone. I pride myself on having a high pain tolerance. Oh you don’t believe me? Consider the time when I was hammering nails into a wooden board. I missed the nail and hit my thumb and I did not shed one tear.

People that I talk to say it didn’t hurt so bad when I broke it, just afterwards. Take for example this hit
(go to the 1:10 mark)
That most certainly looked like it hurt. When I was younger I drank a lot of milk and I think that has to do with my over strong bones. Maybe one day they will break, until then I boast in their toughness.

Alcoholism

I moved back in with the parents for two months while i decide what to do with my future. Saturday night the whole family was in town and Robby Stone was hanging with us (checkout his blog here).

We were all in the kitchen just hanging out talking and watching videos on Katlin's computer which was placed on the kitchen table. Since I have moved back in we basically moved all my junk in house. That Junk included a fine bottle of Yellow Tail Merlot aged since 2006 retail $6.99USD at Target. My youngest brother comes across this bottle of wine and he's 19 years old. Everyone is busy doing their thing in the kitchen but I noticed Kory looking at the devils juice. He asks "who's is this? Where did we get it?" Everyone in the family pretty much knew it had to come from me.

Kory takes this a step further. I tell him just to pour the bottle out. My dad is staring him down and trying to ignore the situation at the same time. I'm just thinking oh great... here goes another preacher kid about to take to highway to hell.

Kory does... he crosses the line, he grabs a cup and once he did that everyone started watching/trying to act like they weren't watching.

Let me explain the weight of the situation. My lovely mother has this theory that if you take one sip of alcohol and like it you could possibly become addicted and possibly end up going to AA meetings for the rest of your life. So that first sip of alcohol is going to say a lot about the rest of your life.

He pours the cheap Target wine into the glass and says, while everyone is looking at him, "It's supposed to be good for your heart right?" then tilts the glass back and takes a gulp.

*Silence**** (is he gonna be an alcoholic?? is he going to be too drunk to walk to his bedroom because he is now grounded?) *****Silence******

PSSHHHHHH HE spits out the wine everywhere and begins to wash his mouth out with water and juice, screaming "OH MY GOSH that is the NASTIEST thing i have ever tasted! How can that be good for your heart?!" We all begin laughing loudly and thankfully that little Kory will not be a homeless alcoholic.

It really was one of the funniest moments in Miller Family History.

IMPACT

What kind of impact are you making in your life, daily? Our time here is so so short, James 4:14, Psalm 90.

My challege to you and myself is that we run to what God has for life and not towards what we desire for our lives. We are morons. None of us are as smart as we think we are. If we run our lives we will surely ruin them. Run to what God has orchestrated for you.

Jesus counsels us not to live for our comfort, our selfish desires. Instead, if we give-up our life, we will truly gain it - John 12:25