get'cha head in the game

i'm home. and at my new apartment. and life is good.

i hung out with an old friend the other night, and was telling him about all the ridiculous stuff that happened this summer. it really was a crazy summer!! thinking back, everything that happened was just taken as it came, and dealt with accordingly. i didnt think too much about any of it. but crazy things happened. and are still happening.

God is constantly showing me how faithful He is, and how He will never ever leave my side, and how He has a purpose in everything. even though some of the stuff that happened this summer and even last semester were really horrible, i feel like God has really used them for His glory. some of the positive outcomes of those things, i havent seen. i may never see. and some of the positive outcomes, i'm just praying for in the future. but i have faith. i have an incredible faith in God fulfilling what He promises. i want to explore those promises more. i want to build relationships more. i want to get my school work done and be productive. i want to love jesus with all my heart and soul and mind and strength. i want to praise him in everything. i want to bring him all the glory and take it away from myself.

i have been blessed with a second chance with a good friend of mine. maybe more like a third or fourth chance. despite the number, God continues to be faithful. why do i deserve another chance? easy.. i dont. but God is full of grace and mercy and love and provides me with that. how great is our God!! i will not squander this opportunity. i pray that God would put my emotions where they should be and my heart where it should be. Jesus is my King!! can life get any better? i submit that it cannot!!

Praise Jesus, for He is Holy.

im listening to the sound track for high school musical, because it is pretty much amazing. {[and just a side note, for all you hsm lovers... the director and choreographer for high school musical (1 and 2) is kenny ortega... who also directed... dun dun dunnnn... NEWSIES!!! heck yes. i about peed myself when i realized it was the same person. no wonder i love them both!]} anyway. the song "get'cha head in the game" theres a part that says "my head's in the game but my heart's in the song" and i was thinking about church this past sunday. andy stanley talked about the verse that says "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." in that song, the main character troy is saying he should be focusing on basketball but is thinking more about singing. its kind of a stretch, but work with me. especially if you love high school musical, stick with me for just a little longer. he's saying his head is on basketball (what it "should" be focused on... aka, jesus for us) but his heart is on singing (what it "shouldn't" be focused on). so for us... jesus and whatever else distracts us. i dont know... it makes sense in my head. pretend you know what im talking about. if you love something so much that your heart is on that, it will be your treasure. i want my treasure to be jesus. i want my head AND my heart to be on Jesus. i'm going to pray about that and work on it. good thing jesus is faithful and will help, because i'm pretty pathetic. :-P

i love all of you. praise jesus. he really is worth it!