Archive for October 26, 2008

Defining Moments: Relying on God and His Plan Part 2

I suck at life. I’m not going to lie. Nor am i going to beat myself down and say how bad i am. But really, i suck at life. I’m not a head-turner by any means, nor am i school capable or athletic. i am built like a football player, yet i cant even catch a damn frisbee. i sometimes studder when i talk, and if i talk too fast, people think im on speed. if i talk too slow, via thinking while i am speaking, i get the impression people may think i, myself am slow. i had ADD, so again, school isnt a walk in the park. I’m insecure, yet prideful, angry yet happy, anxious, but content, all at the same time.

few good aspects. i write. i have a huge imagination, however due to the ADD, it becomes difficult for me to work on a piece for a long while, because i get distracted with another idea. i am muscular, bigger than a lot of people that i know. i think i am relatively handsome, when i dont look pissed off. i tend to be a loyal friend, praying always for the ones who need God.

see, by the world’s standards i am just “immature” or need some time to grow. Give me a break. i’ve tried that before, and it doesnt work. i’m not one of those self motivating freakazoids that will have their life changed because they spent a weekend in the mountains, nor am i driven enough to change my entire life, because of one sliver of time, when a teacher spoke into my life about how great i’m going to, one day become. no. see, God, the Almightly Father, the Absolute Author of the Universe, maker of both heaven and earth, and all the other wonders we can’t even fathom, as called me. Now, when i look at that, seeing a reject like me, and God has called me, wow, thats breathtaking in itself. All those other feelings are washed out. And i’m not going to lie, it does take some time for those feelings of self loathing to die, but when they are weakening, we can see, and feel the glory of God, as well as others can see it on us as well. halleluja to messed up people!

Defining Moments: Relying on God and His Plan

I had a rough week. Actually a rough few weeks to make it precise. Its been the second month of the internship, and things are winding up. in class, like any other school, there is drama about how things are delegated and ran, however, there is a great abundance of acceptance in that group. see, last year, due to personal insecurities and hang ups, and the group being very cliquy at times, i got to points where i hated internship. however, God moved in my life, and began to strip me on my old self…the person i used to be.

See, these past 2 months have been so good, that they’ve flown by. it was just like yesterday that the 2nd year interns started, and we were planning what we were going to have on orientation day. to get the the jist of things, ive struggled financially in the past few months. with car problems to paying bills, to losing a job this summer and not having a back up plan. these little aspects cost me, to a point, of not being able to afford doing the internship.

Pastor Zeochler was teaching class, and stated on one main point about the book of Joshua. Joshua could not conquer unless he trusted fully in the Lord and listened to the Lord’s commands. He had to fully rely on God, and God would get him through. Well, what happened this year? i relied on God. I prayed dilligently and believed that he would help me. I believed and prayed for money, and he blessed me…but not for the internship.

honestly, i look at this with a different perspective. if this happened 6 months ago, id cry out to God, why, why have you done this for me? Was it what i did, or didnt do? But I believe that this is a time to rely not just on Him helping me in an internship, but me relying on him in life. God’s plan for me may not be in the internship, even though i felt that it was the right place to be. to Him, he’s got bigger plans for me, and i pray dilligently that i can stay with his will…and i plan on it every day of my life :)

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