God has blessed me so much today! I got up this morning and trudged off to class with my eyes barely open. When I got there, I realized I had forgotten to do some homework for my next class. During my half hour break between those two classes, I rushed through it, trying to get as much of it done as possible. During that half hour I got a text from each of my parents, telling me how much they love me and are proud of me! It brightened my day.
Then, after that class I got a text from Michael wishing me a good day! I went to the rest of my classes, had a crappy percussion methods test, and returned to my dorm. When I checked my Facebook, I realized I had gotten a really encouraging message from a past teacher/friend of mine!
Wow! What encouragement! Today has been a good day. I realized how much it means when somebody just sends you a kind word. So I sent an encouraging text to a friend...and it turns out that she was having a really crappy day and this was what she needed! God works in interesting ways.
Another thing I've noticed is how easy it is for somebody to get a wrong impression of you. How easily somebody can see you are a hypocrite. I've been watching this kid...ehh..that sounds like I am stalking him. That's not it. I'm friends with him, but I've been paying attention to him, because he went on a long mission trip that I'm pretty interested in. He seems like a really cool guy, but sometimes it just doesn't seem like the ship did much for him. I suppose I shouldn't be the one to judge, but he seems to be only interested in girls. He isn't always very nice, and he "talks smack" a lot. And I may have gotten the wrong impression of him. But it tipped me off. I realized how easily somebody could get the wrong impression of me. Sometimes when we think we're living for Jesus, and obviously being a Christ follower, it's really just subtle. Sometimes when we're doing things that are just serving ourselves, they scream louder. I don't think I'm being completely clear...
Another one of Colleen's realizations..
I was at Evensong last night, and I was worshiping there, and I realized something. I come out of church each week thinking "I'm gonna run this race! Fight this fight! I'm ready to do whatever it takes!" But really, I can't do anything. Every time that I try..I fail. I need to surrender completely to Christ, give my life completely to him. He's the only one that can help me overcome the temptations that lie in front of me. So many times I'm living in the pardon of Christ. I accept that he's forgiven me, but I still feel incredible guilt and constantly am beating myself down because of it. I need to live in the victory of King Jesus! He's won the victory. There's no need for me beating myself down. I need to accept that He is stronger, and I just need to depend on him, because he's already defeated sin and death.
-C
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