Doing what's right even though its hard

During chapel at my college they have guest speakers about different topics and the speaker today talked about doing what's right even though its hard.  He talked about his life, which made me think about my life and how I do or do not do what's right in every situation. This ties directly with the previous post about bullying but this time its the opposite. In grade and middle school it was my friends being bullied not me. There were these not so nice girls who would say stuff to their faces and at basketball practice. I was in basketball, my friends were not, so I hung out with these girls often. I never really said anything even though I had every opportunity to. Instead I just sat quiet and watched it go on.

When have you just sat and saw bullying go on but never really said anything because you were afraid of getting rejected or getting bullied yourself?  When have you saw the homeless man and didn't give him money or even look at him? Jesus said whatever you did to the least of my people you did to me.

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Words (Bullying)

They've made me feel like a prisoner
They've made me feel set free
They've made me feel like a criminal
Made me feel like a king

They've lifted my heart
To places I'd never been
And they've dragged me down
Back to where I began

Words can build you up
Words can break you down
Start a fire in your heart or
Put it out

Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don't wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You.- Words by Hawk Nelson

 

Bullying has become a huge epidemic in the world. I was bullied in high school by this girl who was sort of a friend. She was friends with my two best friends so I naturally became friends with her. I am an introverted person by nature; she was not. She would say comments about me not having a boyfriend or me not being really outgoing.  She called me anti-social a couple of times and made fun of the fact that I went solo to prom. Throughout high school it really bothered me. But after I graduated I realized that it didn't matter what she or anyone else thought. It only mattered what God and I thought.

Who has had a similar experience and how did you or are you coping with bullying?
 

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Friendship

When is it time to end a friendship or at least stop being besties with someone?

That is a question I have been asking myself for months. Although I love her to death and would do anything for her our friendship itself has changed over the years. We met in kindergarten, she quickly became my best friend and we did everything together. Now that I went off to college I am thinking that our friendship is not the same it was back then. She jokingly says stuff about my personality and personal decisions that at first was fine and funny but is getting really old really fast. Now that I am gone away to college I found some close real friends who, although I never told them the personal stuff about me like my past and I have only known them less than a week, are turning out to be better friends than her.

I'm not sure when it is time to end a lifelong friendship or at least not be besties and do everything together. I mean I still love her and want to see her happy and successful but I also need to think about myself and my feelings.

To me friendship is someone who I can text, call, or Facebook chat at 3 in the morning and who will talk with me or listen for hours. Someone who understands that I am not like them but love me for who I am not what they want me to be. Someone who applauds personal decisions like vegetarianism and doesn't make fun of the fact that I won't eat meat. What does friendship mean to you and have you lost touch with an old friend but still care about them?

 

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Bible Verses

John 3:16-17

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."

Psalm 23:1-4

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."

Modesty

Modesty is the best policy. 

What is modesty anyways? To me modesty is respecting and valuing yourself. Modesty is saving yourself for the one who you are going to marry. 

Modesty is not wearing ultra short skirts and dresses. Or wearing shirts that don't cover everything. It's knowing that you are a child of God and that you are of worth. Because you are. 

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Getting the most out of my education

For the next 3 or 3 1/2 years I will be enrolled at a four year university. Even though I have an associates degree it will take me longer than 2 years to finish this bachelors. I will lost one semester in LA interning, which sound like a lot of fun.  I am trying to get an internship this summer in Chicago for a tv or film production company so I can have on the job experience. Either that or go on a missions trip, haven't decided yet.

I have only been here for 2 days but I am stoked. Ready to start learning and to get one step close to my dream. Which if you don't know already is Steven Spielberg + Walt Disney + Robin Williams (female version.)

In addition to the blog posts about life and God I will include some posts about my college experience and how things are going.

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Children of God

"Hello, my name is child of the one true King
I've been saved, I've been changed, and I have been set free
"Amazing Grace" is the song I sing
Hello, my name is child of the one true King." Hello My Name is- Matthew West

 

 

We are the saints, we are the children, we've been redeemed, we've been forgiven
We are the sons and daughters of our God
We are the saints, we are the children, we've been redeemed, we've been forgiven
We are the sons and daughters of our God

Children of God, sing your song and rejoice
For the love that He has given us all, oh, whoa
Children of God, by the blood of His Son
We have been redeemed and we can be called." Third Day-  Children of God

 

 

We are all Children of the One True God. Whether we are Catholic, Protestant, Muslim. We all deserve to be treated like we are made in the image and likeness of God. Cause we are.

 

Abortion, religious violence, violence in general, intolerance, bullying. These are the opposite of what God wants us to do. He wants us to realize that everyone is human and everyone is the same. It shouldn't matter what we believe in; it should be what kind of person we are and how we are going to change the world,

 

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College update: Move in day!!!!!

Just got settled and the internet connection up. Moving in was stressful but not that it is over the stress has pretty much gone. My roommate is nice and we have our room rearranged like we want it.

The campus is a lot bigger than I had imagined and had seen at orientation. Might get lost a few times but I have 2 days before classes start.

The catholic church near campus is nice and pretty big. Mass went well and the old guy we had for a priest seemed nice and had a good homily.

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