Well Well...

I seems like it's been forever even though it's only been a little over a week. Since then I have been busy. On Thursday of last week I had volleyball practice which was tough. I was so scared for the next practice. On Friday we had an outreach for Equip at the Baton Rouge Dream Center. On Sunday we served jambalaya at church. On Monday I had volleyball again which was so much easier. I was so thankful. Then on Tuesday we had Equip. On Wednesday Charles talked about witnessing. We laid candles down for someone we need to witness to. It was incredible.That night Makayla spent the night. We had so much fun. Then on Thursday I had a great friend tell me I messed something up. It was hard to hear, but I'm so glad he did it. He was so sensitive to trying to explain and help me deal with the emotions it brought up. It was tough but it was something that needed to be done. On Thursday night we went to play putt putt with Closer, my life group. I lost the game, but it was fun. Yesterday I had Equip. Then today I helped the Healing hands Ministry with the outreach. I loved it. hat was the best part of the week. So many kool people helped such as: Jason, Phill, Charis, Makayla, and many others. I got to label things, take blood sugar, blood pressure, do paper work, and run things and people everywhere. I can't wait to do it again. Well that was so much stuff , but I just thought I needed to update. See ya soon!

Going Public!!!

Last night's service was great. All the things Tweez said about going public were incredible. We read in Acts 9 about Paul and the first thing he did after his life was changed by Jesus. It said he went around preaching, basically going public with his decision. That message was awesome and encouraged me stand for Jesus all the time and make sure people know I belong to Him. It gave me courage to go and talk to a girl on my volleyball team. She came up to me yesterday and basically told me know I don't know anything. I do have trouble with knowing the formation changes in some of the drills, but she should be trying to help me instead of condemning me. So anyway, I went up to her today, after previously messing up and showing the young girls the wrong thing to do. I just told her I don't always know what to do and if she sees me doing something wrong to show me how to do it correctly instead of getting mad. I was very scared because she is a junior and I feel inferior. She said she just gets aggravated because she's been playing for a while and I need to make sure I get it. Today was really encouraging. One of the first things we did was go in a room and turn out all the lights. Then we went around a circle and each turned our lights on one at a time. It showed that we all have to work together to light up the room. Our coach explained that we are all part of the team and we're all important, even if we're a freshman. Another girl told me when her and another girl get back they will be right there with me when we run.(I'm usually close to being last to finish.)The message last night and much prayer gave me the courage to go talk to this girl. I hope it helped the situation. Also the worship was great last night. the song My Future Decided really spoke to me. The words go something like this: I will scream at the top of my lungs,You are my God and I won't be silent. This made me really won't to witness to my volleyball team and at my school. Like Jason said it's MY team and MY school. It gave me a real passion to witness with my words and actions. I think talking to that girl the way I did started it off well. I could've gotten really angry when she was ugly and going around talking about me, but God gave me self control. The other song was also really great. The words went something like this: We will praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead. Worship always gets louder during this part of the song. The words taught me a few things. (1)God paid the price with His son Jesus Christ. (2)Jesus' blood washes over ALL my sins.(3) I'm not perfect but I serve the One who is.(4)God uses unperfect people, by the way, He specializes in it. There is no condemnation is Christ.(Romans 8:1-2) Jason said that God didn't fix out life or give us hammy downs. He gave us a new life. All those points weren't literally in the words but that's what God had been showing me. That's all for now.

Summer Time

Well, I have been so busy. We had camp two weeks ago. It was interesting. I'm sure I learned more than what I think I did. When it's time to use it I'm sure it will come in handy. I had some thoughts of something I thought was distracting me and I decided to lay it down at the altar, but I ended up not really leaving it there. I just kept doing the same things. Later I still felt like I was stuck, spiritually speaking. I spoke with someone and I decided I really needed to quit chasing after a certain person. I decided pretty much to never speak to him again. That was stupid. I talked about it with my parents and they told me to just put God first and not shun the other person. It sounds like pretty good advice but I'm scared it might still distract me but no matter what I like this person and I think that's just how it's going to be. I want to do the right thing and make sure I put God first. It's a real challenge. Anyway, besides all that I'm trying to overcome being selfish and other things I struggle with.This week I have to help with volleyball camp and have volleyball practice twice. I also have Equip and my duties at the church. It's a challenge to keep up and get enough sleep. Overall life is great! It can get a little crazy and it doesn't help that I over analyze everything, but it's the way I was made. i also just got back from Texas visiting with my family. I have so many things to get done this week, but in three weeks I get to go to Tennessee for a vacation. I'm sure it will be great, but I'll have to play catch up when I get home. then school will be starting again! I'm going to miss all the fun times I get to have with all my church buddies this summer, but I need to quit chasing summer away. See ya soon!