More on relationships

So once again I find myself writing about relationships. I guess I just find it easy to write about it because I have seen so much just in the last few years when it comes to relationships. Here's a short list of things I have seen in the last few years in relationships: I've seen people rush into a relationship when they hardly know each other, I've seen a couple break up at least 10 times in the span of two years, and I have seen relationships end faster then they began. This is only a short list but the point is, over the years we have tarnished what it looks like to be in a relationship. Whether it be boyfriend and girlfriend, just friends, or even married, we have taken each of these scenarios and turned them into something they are not. If two people are just friends, they ususally want more but are too scared, if two people are dating, eventually things will change between them and who knows where it goes from there. I'm not pointing fingers at any single person  because every single one of us is guilty of doing this. I believe it is one of the greatest feelings to find that person that you are going to spend the rest of your life with but why are we in such a hurry to find him/her. We are too afraid that we will never find love but if we would just trust God and know he has someone in store for us, we would not worry so much about finding love at such a young age. There is no reason to rush into anything especially if that relationship is going to last for such a long time. When did it become wrong to actually be friends with somebody else for a few months first before diving into a relationship? We have such a long life in front of us so we might as well enjoy every second of it and stop worrying about who God is going to bring into your life. It's all a part of his time and I think it is easy to say that God is not an idiot so lets learn to trust in his plan and know that God has someone for each of us. One other things, it's okay to be SINGLE!!!!!!!

Tis the season to be jolly

I always love this time of the year because I get to spend time with my family and realize how lucky I have to have family that loves me so much, Not only do I love celebrating it with my family but I love celebrating the fact that this is the season that Jesus was born, the same Jesus who would eventually go on to die for our sins and save our life. So no only do we get to be jolly about being with our family but we also get to be jolly about the fact that this season is when it all started. Without this birth, there never would have been a crucifixion and a resurrection. I say it all the time, Christ died so that we would have life. So what are some ways that you can make this season jolly; it is as simple as having a christmas on another level. How do we do this? Give a hug to random stranger, give flowers to somebody, pray with somebody, give a gift, donate clothes to the homeless, etc.... The list goes on but just one simple act of kindness can change somebody's life but you will never get the chance to change somebody's life if you do not put yourself out there. We all need to trust God and know that he is only going to put us in situations where he knows that we will be able to change someone's life!!! Thank you Lord for creating this amazing season where we can breathe and know that you are God.

Being in put God's element

Have you ever thought to yourself, how in the world did I end up here and you have no idea why. Well I've been asking myself that for about the last 5 months and my first semester in college. How did a teenager like me end up here. I come from the exact opposite culture of what I have seen at my college. Let me tell you, it is nice to know that I was plucked from my element and put into God's element, outside of my comfort zone. God's comfort zone is the exact opposite of what we perceive to be our own. Our comfort zone is where we most feel comfortable and able to be who ourselves. God's comfort zone is the exact opposite. H:is is where you feel completely vulnerable and uncomfortable. You have no idea what to do and you ask yourself, why would God put me here. Well guess what? God knows where you belong and usually, it is the exact opposite of where we think belong. God has a tendency to completely change our plans and bring us back to where he knows we belong. We think we know it all, when in reality, we have no idea where we belong until we start to follow God's footsteps. God knows so much more than we do, but we are too selfish to listen to him. We get in the mindset that it is my  way or the highway. Well let me tell you something, God's way is the high way. Not a literal high way, but the high way to take. His way always prevails over our way. It's so easy to say, no God my way is better and you have no idea what you are talking about. I can only imagine what God is saying when we tell him that. I picture him with the biggest smirk on his facing saying, okay you think you know it all, go ahead. Little do we know that God knows that eventually, we are going come crawling back to him saying okay God, I was wrong and you were right. I cannot imagine how many times God hears that in a day. It's like a broken record player that just keeps going and going and going. But, we serve the most loving and compassionate God that he takes us back in everytime we stray from his path. So do not be afraid to be plucked out of your element and put into God's because in the long run, he knows exactly what he is doing. Take his highway instead of your highway. On your highway, your going to end being the broken down car on the side of the road, but on his highway, you are going to be the car pulling over to help the broken down car!!!