Have you ever wondered why nothing seems to be working right in your life? Have you ever wondered why it seems like everyone around you is happy but you aren't? Chances are you have. We all have at one point or another. If you are asking yourself these questions you need to re-evaluate your priorities. What you invest your time in determines how you react to life. When you are so focused on money, school, technology, and other driving forces of the world you get consumed in it and loose yourself. We are so easily influenced by what society says is right, doing what others say, and are focused on what we want. But what if we stopped thinking about what we want and what others want and instead focus on what God wants. Crazy right?
It's something I've grown up hearing. Follow God's plan for your life and trust Him. I don't think I've fully understood this concept until this semester. As humans, we make so many excuses about everything. We say we don't have time to read our Bible and pray every day but if you added all the time up we spend doing nonsense things there is more than enough time to make time for God. In fact, making time for Him should be our top priority.
I've really started doing that this semester. Seeking God in all I do and not just when things are bad and hard so I turn to Him. Taking Authentic Christianity this semester and talking about living a spirit-filled life has really challenged me to become a better Christian. I always say that I trust God and I'm giving Him everything but I've come to realize that I limit myself. That I don't always give Him everything. It was really in hall devos when Miss Chantal spoke and told us her life story that it hit me and I was like "woah, this is all part of God's plan I need to stop worrying about it and trust Him and see how he wants to use me in the ministry opportunities I have now" She told us the scripture Proverbs 3:5-6, which I've heard a million times, but that night it hit me and I remembered all the times my mom had written that verse on notes she gave me. That night, in my room, I was up forever just praying, journaling, and seeking God.
Since then, I have really trusted Him with everything. There is so much going on with the end of semester, summer, graduation, etc. and I've given it all to Him. Doing this has lifted a burden off of my shoulder. It's funny because when you do this and make Him a priority things just seem to work out. I had to get a new tire before going home for Spring Break but who knows what God was keeping me from. I was delayed in coming back from Spring Break but maybe that was God showing me he cares about my little needs like spending an extra day home. Instead of seeing the bad in situations I try to find the good and what God is trying to teach me in it.
God is doing awesome things in my life and I believe it's cause I'm truly trusting Him. In this week alone I've gotten a Donor Scholarship for next semester, found out I passed the PPR, got an interview for a job this summer, didn't die driving in tornado weather, have had awesome laughs with friends, and so much more. It's all because I'm trusting Him. If I wasn't trusting Him and seeking Him I don't believe these things would be happening.
When we trust Him life is so much more enjoyable. Trusting Him is hard and doesn't always make sense but is worth it.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Back to Reality
How did I spend the first day of 2012? Well, I went to church, ate lunch with my family, packed, and drove back to good ole Waxahachie. Typically the trip takes 7+ hrs. Now it could've been Mariah texting me saying "Are you here yet?", "How close are you?", "Drive faster." Or perhaps it was the frustration of radio stations cutting out every time it got to the top five. Maybe it was the lack of traffic. It could have been that I might have gone 90 at times. Whatever the reason, I made it in 6hrs and 30mins. Oh, and did I mention I made it that fast with stopping 3 times? I'm pretty much a boss.
Driving up to school was eerie. The Teeter parking lot was empty. This never happens. You are lucky to get an amazing parking space under normal circumstances. After thinking about it, I realized it was because I was coming back a full week early and no one else was back yet. I parked, unloaded my car, and brought everything up to my home, my hall, my room, my life, T2. I was so anxious to see Mariah and Bethany that instead of unpacking, everything was thrown into a pile in the middle of the room. Then I went to Mariah's room but she said her room was too cluttered and messy so we came back to my room and I changed. Only to go back to her room cause she really wasn't thrilled with the setup. To be honest I wasn't either. While sitting in there trying to figure out a way to rearrange it Bethany barged into the room and screamed, jumped up and down, gave me a huge hug, and started talking in her kid voice...I think someone missed me. We then relocated to Bethany's room across the hall because she wanted to set up her Brita. In her room we talked for a while and played Hanging With Friends against each other. Bethany had to go to Walmart and Mariah and I were starving so we went and got food while Bethany went to Walmart with Emily.
When we got back from getting food, Emily and Bethany were eating in the lobby and convinced us to stay and eat with them. Somehow, I'm still not sure how, we all started playing Hanging With Friends. Before we knew it we were all sitting there not really talking playing Hanging With Friends against each other. Mariah decided it was dumb and ditched us but Jeff then joined us. You know you are all dorks and addicted to a game when you can sit in the lobby for oh say 2hrs playing this game. It didn't even feel that long and just being with each other was so much fun and relaxing.
Monday I didn't have work so I slept in, did some errands and hungout with Mariah in her room (because she finally figured out a setup...which was what I told her to do from the beginning but no one ever listens to me) so she could unpack everything. Bethany came in for a while and hungout. Then I watched the Bachelor with Michelle. It's kinda this goofy tradition here on T2 we always watch it together in our TV Lounge. It'll be better this Monday cause everyone will be back. After that Mariah and I got food and watched Mall Cop then went to bed.
Randomly I woke up at 7:30am, looked at my phone and had a missed call and a text message from Kim. Crap. Was I supposed to work the early shift? I texted Kim back and was like I'm so sorry I didn't think I was supposed to work this morning. She said it was no big deal that apparently no one knew I was supposed to work the morning shift. Story of my life. So I went back to sleep and didn't wake up till 12 something. Ate lunch. Went to work. Came back and worked out. Ate dinner and watched the Biggest Loser, while texting Ticalle the whole time cause we always watch it together. Well you could say the theme of No Excuses motivated me and instead of taking a shower and going to be like I wanted, I faced death...aka Jillian Michaels. Then I took a shower and went to bed cause I knew I had to be at work at 6 the next day.
The rest of the week has been the same pattern. I go to work at 6am get back at 8, go workout, shower, eat cereal, take a nap, wake up, eat, go back to work, come home, and am pretty much a lazy bum. Though on Wednesday I picked up my roommate from the Airport at 7:50 and last night I had to be in the lobby from 6-8 to check people in but that was pointless because there was only one person to check in.
Except for Monday, I've worked out and counted calories everyday this week. There is even a sign in my room that says "20lbs...NO EXCUSES!!" posted on my closet door. It's going to happen. I will lose at least 20lbs.
What I can deduce from this week is:
A. Mornings are not and will never be my thing
B. My new boss is way too strict about things
C. I have amazing friends,
D. The smell of Magna Blend will forever linger in Waxahachie,
E. People need to get back already,
F. I'm ready for the caf to open so I can at least eat salad...you can only live off turkey and PBJ for so long,
G. Not having Facebook is peaceful,
H. I'm addicted to Hanging With Friends,
I. My bed is way too high and awful to climb out of at 5:40am,
J. Working out when you are tired is hard,
K. My whole system is going to be out of wack once classes start next week,
L. Monday is officially sleep in day,
M. If I wake up by 7:30 MWF I can be done working out for the day and showered and ready for chapel by 10:15,
N. I'm so thankful next week is my last week of morning shift
O. Our mini fridge sounds like an animal,
P. Our room is bipolar and makes it dreadfully hard to sleep going from hot to cold all the time
Q. Bethany is the best story maker upper ever!
R. I'm anxious for school to start
S. If work is this chaotic and strict all semester I might go crazy
T. I miss Kelsey being my boss
U.Teeter has incredible RA's
V. I love that my roommate and I can just sit in our room and read
W. Texas weather is amazing! 72 degrees rocking the shorts and tshirt
X. Missouri is where I'm from
Y. but Texas is home.
Z. I can't wait to see what God has in store for this semester.
Oh, and I suppose you could say I've been reading a little too much Sherlock Holmes.
"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."- George Washington Carver
Driving up to school was eerie. The Teeter parking lot was empty. This never happens. You are lucky to get an amazing parking space under normal circumstances. After thinking about it, I realized it was because I was coming back a full week early and no one else was back yet. I parked, unloaded my car, and brought everything up to my home, my hall, my room, my life, T2. I was so anxious to see Mariah and Bethany that instead of unpacking, everything was thrown into a pile in the middle of the room. Then I went to Mariah's room but she said her room was too cluttered and messy so we came back to my room and I changed. Only to go back to her room cause she really wasn't thrilled with the setup. To be honest I wasn't either. While sitting in there trying to figure out a way to rearrange it Bethany barged into the room and screamed, jumped up and down, gave me a huge hug, and started talking in her kid voice...I think someone missed me. We then relocated to Bethany's room across the hall because she wanted to set up her Brita. In her room we talked for a while and played Hanging With Friends against each other. Bethany had to go to Walmart and Mariah and I were starving so we went and got food while Bethany went to Walmart with Emily.
When we got back from getting food, Emily and Bethany were eating in the lobby and convinced us to stay and eat with them. Somehow, I'm still not sure how, we all started playing Hanging With Friends. Before we knew it we were all sitting there not really talking playing Hanging With Friends against each other. Mariah decided it was dumb and ditched us but Jeff then joined us. You know you are all dorks and addicted to a game when you can sit in the lobby for oh say 2hrs playing this game. It didn't even feel that long and just being with each other was so much fun and relaxing.
Monday I didn't have work so I slept in, did some errands and hungout with Mariah in her room (because she finally figured out a setup...which was what I told her to do from the beginning but no one ever listens to me) so she could unpack everything. Bethany came in for a while and hungout. Then I watched the Bachelor with Michelle. It's kinda this goofy tradition here on T2 we always watch it together in our TV Lounge. It'll be better this Monday cause everyone will be back. After that Mariah and I got food and watched Mall Cop then went to bed.
Randomly I woke up at 7:30am, looked at my phone and had a missed call and a text message from Kim. Crap. Was I supposed to work the early shift? I texted Kim back and was like I'm so sorry I didn't think I was supposed to work this morning. She said it was no big deal that apparently no one knew I was supposed to work the morning shift. Story of my life. So I went back to sleep and didn't wake up till 12 something. Ate lunch. Went to work. Came back and worked out. Ate dinner and watched the Biggest Loser, while texting Ticalle the whole time cause we always watch it together. Well you could say the theme of No Excuses motivated me and instead of taking a shower and going to be like I wanted, I faced death...aka Jillian Michaels. Then I took a shower and went to bed cause I knew I had to be at work at 6 the next day.
The rest of the week has been the same pattern. I go to work at 6am get back at 8, go workout, shower, eat cereal, take a nap, wake up, eat, go back to work, come home, and am pretty much a lazy bum. Though on Wednesday I picked up my roommate from the Airport at 7:50 and last night I had to be in the lobby from 6-8 to check people in but that was pointless because there was only one person to check in.
Except for Monday, I've worked out and counted calories everyday this week. There is even a sign in my room that says "20lbs...NO EXCUSES!!" posted on my closet door. It's going to happen. I will lose at least 20lbs.
What I can deduce from this week is:
A. Mornings are not and will never be my thing
B. My new boss is way too strict about things
C. I have amazing friends,
D. The smell of Magna Blend will forever linger in Waxahachie,
E. People need to get back already,
F. I'm ready for the caf to open so I can at least eat salad...you can only live off turkey and PBJ for so long,
G. Not having Facebook is peaceful,
H. I'm addicted to Hanging With Friends,
I. My bed is way too high and awful to climb out of at 5:40am,
J. Working out when you are tired is hard,
K. My whole system is going to be out of wack once classes start next week,
L. Monday is officially sleep in day,
M. If I wake up by 7:30 MWF I can be done working out for the day and showered and ready for chapel by 10:15,
N. I'm so thankful next week is my last week of morning shift
O. Our mini fridge sounds like an animal,
P. Our room is bipolar and makes it dreadfully hard to sleep going from hot to cold all the time
Q. Bethany is the best story maker upper ever!
R. I'm anxious for school to start
S. If work is this chaotic and strict all semester I might go crazy
T. I miss Kelsey being my boss
U.Teeter has incredible RA's
V. I love that my roommate and I can just sit in our room and read
W. Texas weather is amazing! 72 degrees rocking the shorts and tshirt
X. Missouri is where I'm from
Y. but Texas is home.
Z. I can't wait to see what God has in store for this semester.
Oh, and I suppose you could say I've been reading a little too much Sherlock Holmes.
"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."- George Washington Carver
Saturday, December 31, 2011
No Facebook in 2012...
I've decide to start off 2012 by disabling my facebook account.
Why?
Simple really. I'm never really on it except through my phone and if I'm on through my computer I spend too much time on it. I don't really care what everyone is doing all the time it is just a time filler reading through everyone's status updates. I want to focus more on other things instead of wasting time on facebook. You can't really know me through a status update unless you keep in contact with me in other ways anyway. I want to see what it'll be like not having a facebook...I mean I was fine before I got a facebook so now after having one how will it affect me. I might only go until the summer not having it. I haven't really decided yet. We shall see come the end of May what I decide to do. :)
"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13
Why?
Simple really. I'm never really on it except through my phone and if I'm on through my computer I spend too much time on it. I don't really care what everyone is doing all the time it is just a time filler reading through everyone's status updates. I want to focus more on other things instead of wasting time on facebook. You can't really know me through a status update unless you keep in contact with me in other ways anyway. I want to see what it'll be like not having a facebook...I mean I was fine before I got a facebook so now after having one how will it affect me. I might only go until the summer not having it. I haven't really decided yet. We shall see come the end of May what I decide to do. :)
"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13
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