I have decided to write something everyday.
I don’t expect for me to write long paragraphs every night. But just a few sentences or a couple of words about my day or my thoughts.
This is necessary.
It’s crazy to look back every once in a while to see how God has moved in your life.
Just six months ago I was still searching for a campus ministry to be involved in. I prayed hard for a door to open for me and I was so blessed with the ministry I got in with. I hadn’t even taken the time to praise God for the prayer he had answered yes to when it happened.
God is good.
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Delightful: New Years Resolutions
1. Before you status update, Tweet, Tumble or Instagram, pause and say to yourself, “is it entirely necessary that I share this morsel of thought with my entire social network?” and if the answer is not, “yes, I absolutely must,” then step away from the Internet.
2. Lose that weight…
Too many people just get church all screwed up. They think church is a place where you’re supposed to come, evaluate the music, evaluate the message. You don’t like it—the childcare, the programs, if not, ‘I’ll go to a different one.’ No, what church was supposed to be, was a bunch of people that were spending their days out making disciples, trying to get other people to follow God, and they’d get so beat up that they’d just naturally gather together and have this fellowship, this bond where they bandaged one another up and send them back out. And sometimes the reason churches don’t work quite right is that we’re like a bunch of soldiers that never went to war, and yet we all go to the war hospital and start playing with the bandages.
The only thing that I know for sure is that I love Jesus.
With my whole heart and soul and mind. I just am so misguided by the people in my life who I’ve trusted in the past. It’s like all of the places I went for refuge are now sending me away with harsh words, and unaccepting hearts. I just need to go back to the heart of what I believe in. Jesus the Messiah.
This Application is making me think
deep thoughts.
Have you ever woken up and realized that nothing is the same as it used to be, and it probably never will be again?
I have. It holds a punch, that’s for certain. I am slightly in awe of my surroundings. The college life is surreal. But like the waking up totally confused and unaware of the direction your life is going feeling, this one also packs a roundhouse kick to the face every other day. While the constant slumber party is fun, and the nonstop energetic atmosphere is inspiring, there are days that I feel like I am constantly running into a brick wall. Being a music major is rough. Between music theory and sight singing I will be lucky emerge with no battle scars in the end. Not to mention practicing 3+ hours a day. It will do me no good to sit on Tumblr and complain about how my life is too hard, or how my course load is too much. Or how my best friend won’t talk to me, or even how I feel disconnected in worship most of the time. It will do me no good at all. I am coming to the realization that nothing will ever be the same again, and there is nothing I can do about it.
My school work will never be as easy as in highschool, my best friend and I may never have a deep conversation ever again, and maybe God is moving in my worship and stirring me to be something.. (you guessed it) different.
Once in a while, amidst all your bad days, you’ll have a good day. A great day even! Make sure you remember those days. Keep them safely in the pockets of your coat. Or a jar on your desk. Because you need to know that there will be and are better days. You need to remember how on those days you felt all warm inside. Like you’ve drunk a cup of hot tea. Like a small fire has ignited inside of you. Hold onto the warmth and never let it go. Remember it always.
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Author Unknown
Things I like about Autumn:
- Sweaters
- Coffee and hot tea all day everyday
- Scarves and mittens
- Cardigans
- Cuddling
- The Covered Bridge Festival
- Pumpkin Carving
- Pumpkin flavored things
- Halloween
- Warm socks
- Movie nights
- Colorful Leaves
- Cold weather
- Marching Band
- Camp Fires and s’mores
- Soup
- Pie in the oven
- Caramel Apples
- Candles
- Cinnamon scented things
- Cold and bustling wind
- Football
- Raking leaves and then jumping in them
- Hayrides
- Haunted Houses
- Crunchy leaves
- Warm food
- Thanksgiving
- Pumpkin Carving
- No bugs
- No humidity
- Christmas is coming!
