Free

Fear of judgement is a huge part of my life that seems to take over every little thing that I do. I would always watch what i would say or do or even think out of fear of someone thinking I was wierd, stupid, or anything else negative. Even though it won't matter in the long run. Its an ongoing process that makes me forget who I am because I'm too busy being occupied with trying to be "safe." I want to be myself and I'm scared that its not going to be acceptable to everyone's idea of who I should be. BUT I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!!!!! I'M DONE WITH TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE! I'M GOING TO BE MYSELF FROM NOW ON! whew! that made me tired. So, I'm living for God and I don't care if that makes you feel any differently about me. That's who I am and I'm fed up with trying to live a double life. So, there you go, I'm am free from judgement.

Weekend Update

To start out, I apologize about my absence to write. Its been alomst two months. Im 16 now, and my school play is next week. May I add that the show is one of my sources of stress, but I still love it. I went to Fall Retreat with my youth group at Camp Cosley and it was amazing and I couldn't ask for anything better. Its been a time of great growth that I probably wouldn't think would ever happen. I don't question God's existance anymore because I truly believe and sence His presence. I'm not as scared of speaking about my problems. I guess the only way that I can explain it is that I'm just happy. I feel at peace. Now Im not saying that everything is perfect and now I don't need any help, but I mean that things are heading in the right direction. Its a nice change of pace. :)

Get Me Right

There's a song that describes whats going on in my head perfectly. Its called "Get Me Right" by Dashboard Confessional. so here's the part I think relates to me the most.

But, Jesus I've fallen
I don't mind the rain in
I meet my maker
I'll meet my maker clean

But, Jesus the truth is
I've struggled so hard to believe
I'll meet my maker
I'll meet my maker

To cure of my doubting blood
And drain me of the sins I love
And take away my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it reamains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up the side of me
And whispers and convinces me I'm

Right



I guess it just shows how easily I'm falling back into my own ways. It starts to take me to a point where I wonder "is it worth it? Is God even real?" But I'm trying my hardest because I tend to be a skeptical person. I need to have faith in what He can do for me, and that every thing will be alright.

Friend-sick

Recently one of my best friends moved away so some place thats like 3 hours away. Im sure that if you've ever had a friend move away, you know what I'm feeling. This is the first time its ever happened to me so I'm having a really hard time. I have other friends but he was my best friend. I talked to him about everything. I even looked up to him a little bit. He was just one my first really good friends and I dont know if he's ever moving back and its agonizing!! I just really want to find already. but I guess I'll have to wait. So, yea

Its All Good In The Hood

I havent been on since my last post, and I realized that it was uber depressing and Im sorry about that. It wasnt supposed to be like that, I was just venting and I opened up a little more then I normally like to. However, I might as well give an update. School is a lot better then I thought it was going to be. The people that teased me, dont even bother anymore. Thank you, Lord. My whole outlook on life is much better. So yea.... Its all good in the hood.

Me Vs. The World

I havent written in a while but i guess its because nothing really has happened. So....i guess i'll just vent, which is good because i normally never do that. I feel like at times the world is against me. For instance, i liked this girl for like a long time, but i never said anything. I finally worked up the courage to ask her, and when i was in the process of asking her, i found out that she just got asked by some other guy 5 minutes earlier. She, of course, said yes to this other guy and i look stupid to her. Also, i just get teased on a regular basis. Thats why i dont really want to go to school. The people there dont like me for some reason and they start calling me names. And the worst part is that I start to believe them. Then I start looking at myself in a negative way and it stinks (for lack of a better term). And going back to the tennis thing......I know what im going to do. It doesnt help when you tell me that you really want me to play. It makes me feel like im letting you down. And for people that know me, you know that im a "people pleaser." So I feel terrible when people say that to me. Its frustrating when I feel like the world is against me, because I feel usless and I don't think that its a battle that I can win. Luckily, I have God on my side. And He can do anything.

Islam+Deerborn=Stonger Christian???

God has been coming to me a lot this past week. Every week I have a Bible study, and a topic that constantly gets brought up is that God will try to make you uncomfortable but in those moments, you'll grow closer to God. This was very true during this past week. You see, I was in Deerborn, Michigan which is a mostly Muslim suburb of Detroit. We were learning about Islam and throwing these party-type-thingys for kids in a neighborhood. We had to go door to door and invite people to come. Occasionally, the people would come out and ask us about the things we were handing out. So, there were 2 problems I was facing: 1.I really don't like to talk to people I don't know. 2. A lot of the time, they couldn't speak english. This is where the part about being uncomfortable comes in. I was able to do it and I really was closer to God, just by talking about Him. It was amazing. It's wierd to think about, but I was bought closer to God while learning about Islam. I'll put this on record: This is probably one of the first of many steps in my spiritual journey.