It's been a while...I don't have much to say anymore.
All I know is that I find myself needing God more and more every day. He's pretty much the only "person" I can always depend on. He's never going to get tired of me bawling my eyes out and pouring out all of my feelings. He's never going to tell my secrets. If I hurt Him and ask for forgiveness, he won't hesitate to give it to me. He is my life, my all. Without Him, I don't even want to think about where I'd be right now. I'm not gonna lie, life has been kinda hard recently. And I haven't been the most joyful person. But I really am trying my best. I'm just not handling this very well. *sigh*
Ps 66:2 Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious. But how can I sing for the glory of His name if I'm sad all the time? Exactly. So for all of y'all who just can't seem to get happy (myself included), remember this verse. In this morning's sermon, Mr. Emerson said something like, "It only takes people 2 minutes to see if you are truly passionate about God and what He can do for you." I wonder how many people have looked at me and thought, "She says she's a Christian, so why is she so unhappy? This whole God thing must not be that great or she'd be happier." I can't stop thinking about it. I'm going to try to be better, not only for others, but for myself as well.
Rom. 1:16-17 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith."
Our family got through the hurricane just fine. So many HUGE trees on our street, yet none of them fell. No water even close to our house. We were SO blessed. There are some that weren't so lucky. There's a list of people at our church who need help on his blog...Go check it out. Thank God if you're reading this, because it means you're alive. My grandma's doing great. She got out of the hospital last Wednesday, and she's just on a bunch of medication for her heart & her blood & such. So again we were VERY blessed with that. I'm so thankful.
That being said, I'd really like for y'all to pray for me right now. Someone I'm very close to is going through a HUGE rough patch, and it's starting to affect this person's family & myself. I'm very worried. Pray for this person as well. I don't want to give any details on this blog because it's kind of a private situation, and I don't want to tell everyone on the internet...But I'd really appreciate it if y'all would do that for us. Thanks.
The weather has been so gorgeous lately. It's actually not as horribly hot & humid as it has been, and I LOVE it.
Marching band practice started up again yesterday morning. We've already lost about 2 weeks, and it's only about 4 1/2 weeks until contest. Yikes! And we have a football game this Saturday in Katy. But we can pull it off (hopefully). ^_^ I have confidence in our band.
Welllll...I'm gonna jet. I SHOULD be reading Beowulf for English. But I haven't even started. Oh, procrastination...ha.
***1Pe 4:13 - "but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
15 For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:
16 but if a man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this name."***
*As humans, we all go through trials. As Christians, we sometimes go through more trials than most people. Sometimes we're "beaten down" by the world. We're tempted, we're ridiculed, we're teased, we're excluded. But we're also saved. IF we continue to serve God faithfully through these trials. And don't forget 1Pe 3:12 "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers..."
I will pray for you and your friend. I never told you this but Lucky 7 was the CB handle of a good friend of mine back in the days of the Citizens band radio and I bowled on a team called the Lucky 7's over at the old Northsore bowling lanes. one more thing...thank you for being a good example to the other kids and more especially my girls...
Aww that's disappointing (that straight up does not look right!!) lol. I really am hopeful mccain gets elected. I know a few a few idiots who would vote for him just because of Palin ;-). Hey whatever works.... ;-)
Um. Hurricane Ike is headin' this way, as most of y'all know. Our schools get out at noon today, and they're closed until at least Monday. We're not evacuating, and my grandmother is currently in the hospital in Houston.
Considering we probably won't have power beginning tomorrow night or Saturday morning, I thought I'd make a post before I have to head to school.
I'll be praying and I hope y'all will as well.
*crosses fingers* Hoping for the best here!
I love you all. XoXo
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"And I never thought that I'd have any more to give..."
It's already the 3rd week of school, and I'm trying not to spontaneously combust with all of this work, ha. It's hard to believe that I'll be working even harder in college. Do you college people get tons of work? But I know that, in the end, this will ALL be more than worth it. IF I can keep my sanity that is, haha. Because depending on the college I go to, I could have almost half of my freshman year done before I even get to college because of all this AP stuff I'm doing. I have 5 tests to take this year, and hopefully I'll do well enough on all of them to get college credit. Plus I have all my extracurricular activities to do as well. Our first football game was this last Friday, and we didn't do as well during halftime as our director had hoped. But this Friday is our first home game, so I'm hoping everyone will step up their game and perform their best. I really don't wanna be embarrassed, eek.
Well I gotta go...More school stuff to do, wheeee. Not. ^_^
So I leave you with this:
James 2:17 "Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from thy works, and I by my works will show thee my faith."
*Don't just tell God you love Him. He wants more than just lip-service. He wants ACTION. And FAITH=WORKS. It's impossible to have one without the other. If you have true faith, then you'll show it through your works. You might be the only light someone ever sees. Don't let it dim or go out.
4 days until the first day of my last year of highschool. *sigh* I can't believe it. Seriously, like, this summer has FLOWN by...and I kinda want it back, haha. I'm going to be really super busy this year, but it's gonna be so much fun. Our first football game isn't for 2 weeks, and our first home game is in 3 weeks. So of course the band is working working working to get our show ready to perform. I'm so excited!
So how about this rain??? Our power went out this morning for about half an hour or so, and the thunder has been rumbling all day so far. It's nice cozy weather, but I really wanna get out and do something. Oh well, I guess I should enjoy being lazy while I can, because it's all gonna change in about 4 days, haha. ^_^
*Wow I just spotted a pad of bright yellow post-it notes on the computer desk...
Anyway...Um I'm so happy right now, and I owe that mostly to one person. You SHOULD know who you are, but you probably won't, haha. But in all seriousness, life is such a blessing, and I'm fully realizing that right now. Everything is going great. Now I just have to learn to enjoy it. Because when things start going well for me, I get a little nervous, because I'm waiting for something bad to happen, or for me to wake up and realize that I was just dreaming...I know we shouldn't live like that, but it's been a hard habit for me to break. Maybe since things are different than in the past, now is the time for me to break it.
All in all, I've never been so optimistic. And it's exciting to have this zeal again. God is so good.
Matthew 6:25
*Oh yeah, one more thought. I just learned recently that I'm more noticed than I thought. Meaning, there are people that look up to me that I didn't even realize. Just remember that as a Christian, there are ALWAYS people looking at you. Some want you to do well, others want you to fall. Keep doing the job God wants you to do & it'll all be okay in the end. Remember that you are an influence to SOMEBODY, somewhere. But what kind, good or bad? It's your choice.
Kayla's dad and my dad are twins. Funny! It's such a small world? Do you have Jason West? Oh and my Aunt Debra works either in the office or the library there.
