Thank you so much mom and dad! I cant express
enough how much the both of you mean to me! I came to
Masters this year with one goal in mind. I wanted to
know what God's will for my life was. Not knowing that
I would gain so many relationships in the process. I
have to thank Pastor Nathan and Pastor Lawrence, and
my 3rd year leaders Scott and Michael. I want to thank
Chantel, Sonya and Angie! Ya'll have aggervated me to
no end and I would not be the woman I am today without
ya'll.
This year God has pushed me and slapped in the face a
few times 100x. I have grown in so many ways I cant
say them all. I personally think God has taken my
faith and strength to a whole new level in the past 6
months, with hurting my back and having to rely on him
and others around me. Don't get me wrong I'm still
very stubborn. But I have to remind myself that I'm a
process!
I plan on coming back to Masters for a 2nd year and
then joining the United States Air Force in the late
spring of 2009! After Joining the USAF I plan on going
to Med School and becoming a Cardiothroasics Surgeon,
Heart Surgeon. I couldn't have done it with coming
here.
My Life Verses:
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be
removed, Yet my unfailing love for you will not be
shaken, Nor my covenant of peace be removed from
you, Says the LORD who has compassion on you!
Isaiah 54:10
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if
only I may finish the race and complete the task the
Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the
gospel of God's grace.
Acts 20:24
Thank you, Destiny Masters Commission
I love you all!
Last night we had a great service. Pastor hit on a few different things, and one of them has been ringing in my ear all day today. He told us a story about how one time he went to speak in Washington(at the time it was where Pastor Nathan was working). he got up in front of the congregation and said, "This church must be dealing with these two issues, because that's what we're dealing with in Oklahoma." (Note: this is not an ezact quote...haha!) At the end of the service, Pastor Nathan got up and confirmed that the church was indeed dealing with those two issues. Crazy! He gave us a verse in Galatians that really helped me understand how to deal with carrying other's burdens.
"Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gemtly and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself." Gal 6:9(NLT)
Guard your heart, and help your brothers and sisters in the faith. It's a beautiful thought. Well, God is definitely confirming this idea in my heart. I was watching Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and there is a line toward the end that stopped me in my tracks. I've seen this movie three or four time already, but the timing was a total God thing. For those of you who aren't LOTR savy, here's a brief summary. There is a ring. There is a bad side and a good side. epic battle for Earth. This movie is the last installment of the trilogy. Frodo(the hobbit trying to destroy the ring so the darkness will be defeated) and Samwise(Frodo's friend) are so close to the one place the ring can be destroyed, when Frodo realizes he just doesn't have the energy to go any further. Samwise, being the great friend he is, looks at him and says, "I can't carry it for you. But I can carry YOU." Who can you carry today? We need each other! Much Love!
I've been thinking about what the dirtiest thing in the world is a lot lately. Yes, I know that's very weird, but just hear me out(I suppose read me out would be more appropriate). What's the one thing in the world that gets the dirtiest? Is it our hands? The doorknob? The remote to the tv? I don't have a scientific answer to give you. All I have is my opinion. I've decided that the dirtiest thing in the world has got to be the soap dispenser. Think about it, what do you do when your hands are dirty? Hopefully, you locate the nearest sink and grab the soap and push down on the dispenser deal and wash your hands. No one takes the tine to wipe off the soap dispenser either. There doesn't seem to be a point! Well, my friends, there is now. Much Love!
PS- This is in no way me giving my approval or support of not washing your hands. Soap is our friend.
Well kids, it has been quite an interesting 5 days since graduation. I feel like kind of a loser because lots of other people are continuing to vox a lot after it's not required, and I haven't written anything in at least a week lol. I just have to say though that...everything is somehow amazing right now...I mean, I still don't have a job and to be honest I haven't done a very good job of trying to find one, but there are a couple of possibilities that I really can't do much about unless I get a call back...and really, I need a job for tuition and for gas money but...I'm not worried about it, you know? I think that God gave me this amazing peace somewhere in the last couple of weeks and I have no idea when it happened...I was so worried about so many things the last couple of weeks of MC but now...it's like why did I even bother? Worrying and stressing out just bring you down and don't help you accomplish anything at all. Just remember that next time you start freaking out.
Today was brutal I was behind a computer for 5hrs answering and listening to questions. They were over the 5 foundmentals of McDonalads and over making frys. It was so boring. The main manger she is very nice though. She came in on her day off to make sure that I was doing good and to give me my stuff, what a good leader.
So today I went to McDonalds to turn in my application. She had me take this test and when finshed did a little background check on me and told me that I need to go to orentiaion tonight at 4:30 to 7:00. I needed a job quick or my dad was going to kick me out. Now I have a job it might not be as much as I want to make but it is something to start with. Now I also got to stay cleaned shaved if I don't they will send me home. Last night I bought a planner to help me out with planning me day ahead and remeber what I need to do for that day. I am so happy with the oe that I bought so maybee I can finally keep up with it. Peace out Everybody
Today I was going out filling applications to find a job for the summer. Today I relaized something that I had never know before that the same person that owns mardels owns hobby lobby. I went to fill out in application todayfor mardels and it said to go to hobby lobby for the filling out. Tomorrow I talk to McDonalads to possibly work there. On thursday I go and talk to bruger king about possibly work there. I know that God is going to have the right door open for me. Peace out Everybody
God is good ALL the time. He is good when I'm happy and have everything. He's good when I'm happy and have nothing(which is usually the case...haha!). I just want to give God my everything! He deserves so much more than I could ever give, but I'm going to do everything in my power to give Him as much as I can. I don't want to just give Him praise when something good happens in my life though. I want to give Him praise ALL the time. After all, He did give me life, protect me from a lot of crap that could've happened, gave me wonderful parents, and brought me to Oklahoma where I would discover my destiny. I'll always have something to give thanks for, but more importantly I'll be eable to give thanks to God just for being who He is. Much Love!
On sunday Moring I heard the Lord tell me that I need to be baptized again that night. When he is in the middle of baptizing people. I told Barbra that I needed to be up there and that God told me this moring that I needed to be baptized and that I had missed my chance. I told her that I had been baptized before and that during thattime I wasnt really serious about my faith in the Lord. I asked her do I need to be baptized again she told me that I can always sign up next time that he does it again. After that P. Lawerence opens it up to anybody elese and I felt the conviction again so I went up and was Baptized again. I am so proud that God gives second chances to obey him.
