Tuesday, November 9, 2010

why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?

even though the title of my blog post was said by a british guy in what a girl wants, a movie from 2003, it is still one of my favorites. last week during alpha gam's freshman bible study we were talking about how hard it is to fit in and the reasons why you would want to fit in. going into college, all i wanted to do was make friends. and to make friends, you've got to do the stuff they are doing, wear the clothes they wear, listen to the music they listen to, say what they say, and so on. in our bible study we were talking about WHY we do this to ourselves. jesus  is not only our creator, father, and savior, he also wants us to be so close to him that we consider him our best friends. can you even imagine your life if you didn't care what people thought about you because you knew you ALWAYS had the perfect love of jesus? seriously his love is perfect. he is the only thing in the world that is perfect. why would you not invest your time into him every day? he will NEVER let you down. and he obviously created you, so he thinks his creation is great too. you will never have to "win him over" or impress him because he already loves you so much. we have GOT to stop wasting our time trying to win the approval of others, cause at the end of the day, the only person who's opinion matters is the one of jesus. he created us to be salt and light to the world, and i don't know about yall, but that to me means STANDING out and being SET apart. i think that the last thing he would want is his children not being able to be picked out of a group because we blended too well.

just something to think about today.

jesus loves you so much and wants to be your very best friend.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

WEEZY


TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR TWO REASONS:
1) WEEZY IS FREE.
2) I'VE GOTTEN A THOUSAND VIEWS ON MY BLOG!! YAY!! THANKS EVERYBODY.


THAT IS ALL.


ROLL TIDE.


SHOUTOUT TO MICHELLE DUNAJCIK, SHE MY HOME GIRL.


PEACE AND BLESSINS

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

so blessed by your faithfulness

so. i went to huntsville (aka h-town, huntsvegas) with margaret anne pate and matthew brightbill for fall break. it was such a relaxing and much-needed break from stress and school. i cant even tell you how much god has blessed me by placing these two people in my life. have you ever gotten back from doing something and you are sitting in your bed later or maybe in the shower and you think to yourself about how awesome the people are that the lord puts into your life? happens to me literally every single night. 


i know this phrase is so overused and a tad cheesy, but for me its entirely true. i do not know what i would have done without them in my first semester here at alabama. so much changed in my life over one summer. after working at the ranch and getting back home i was no longer a young girl in high school, i was an adult entering college. its still really weird to think about really, picturing myself as an adult. but it still completely amazes me just to think about how god really does have my entire world in his hands. 


the lord knew that i needed to meet these two people at the ranch this summer to succeed in college. so he put it on all of our hearts to first of all work at the ranch. and then we were all accepted, put in positions at the ranch that were near each other, and margaret anne lived in the same trailer that i did for two months. there is absolutely no way that it was just coincidence that i am friends with these two people. in not saying that matthew and i are getting married, but these two special people are literally and most definitely my soul mates. 


i can't even imagine tomorrow without having them by my side. 


these two people are so real, so life-giving and just so perfect for me, i know we will be friends for the rest of our lives. and just to think that our little triangle of awesomeness is centered around mr. love, jesus christ himself! it just blows my mind to think of how perfectly god makes things work in your everyday life. true story: my whole senior year i was begging jesus to bring just a few godly friend into my life. i had friends at vestavia, but i was just so worried about going to college and not knowing anyone. not only did jesus give me friends, he gave my very best friends that i am kinda sorta totally obsessed with.


THANK YOU JESUS FOR BEING SO FAITHFUL! 


if you want something from the lord, ask him and he will bless you way beyond what you asked for.


Ecclesiastes 4:12 "A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."