Today is Wednesday.

I want to say, "It's Wednesday already?!" but all I keep saying is, "It's finally Wednesday!" Everyday, I'm one step closer to graduation, but God keeps reminding me that I need to count my days. I'm gonna be looking towards college, then when college comes around, I'm gonna be looking towards graduating from college, then marriage, then kids, and the list can go on and on. I'm always gonna be looking far ahead instead of appreciating where I am .. here and now. I shouldn't keep hoping for the future because there's a time for everything. Anyway, that's what's been happenin'.

Speaking of graduation, during aerobics class today, I caught myself smiling ... to myself. ha-ha! I probably looked real silly. ;) There's a reason for that smile though. I went into this deep college though and tried to imagine what it may be like ... and yeah, I know I said that I shouldn't be doing that, but it's exactly what I did. I suddenly became very excited - even more excited. I already have a roommate as well and I don't even know if I've been accepted, yet. Oh well! I'm filled with so much excitement, I can't even contain it. Did I mention that I met her at Passion 2013? 'cause I did and unexpectedly, too. She just happened to be walking behind me and Karissa as we were headed to community groups on the first night. She's a sweet girl!

Still on the topic of school, I finally managed to bring my grades up. It's always the easiest to do bad than to do good --- with anything. For example, it's so much harder to lose weight than to gain. It's much more difficult to walk up a hill rather than walking down one. You know what I'm saying? I'm not saying it's easy to do bad in all things, but in situations. And so! bringing my grades up have been so ... nice to see. I checked them this morning on my student portal and it may have been the highlight of my morning for just a split second. Now the next thing to do is maintain. We all know how hard that can be as well. ;)

Yesterday, a friend of mine asked me for advice on what he should do with a situation he's in. I feel like I never get asked for advice, so I was so pleased that he had asked me. I sat there for a good bit trying to think of some good advice, but I couldn't even think of any! And when I finally wrote back to him, I wrote something plain ... only because I didn't have any advice to give. I felt dumb, not helpful at all, and lacking of something. I know exactly what I lacked ... His Word, His Truth!

When you're walking steadily with the Lord, you'll live by the Word and when someone asks for advice, you'll give Godly advice because what you would do is what the Word says to do. Hopefully that made some kind of sense. I want to become the kind of Godly woman that people go to for advice. Godly advice. Anyway, I'm thankful for just having realized that.

As I read from Mark 8 that night, I came across this verse when Jesus began telling His disciples that the Son of man will soon face suffering. Peter pulled Him aside to reprimand Him. (When I first read that, I had to go and read it again. He really reprimanded Him?!) Then continuing on, Jesus then said this back to Peter and the disciples, "You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God's." (Mark 8:33) Now, I love that, because I was told that my thoughts were from my own point of view. Not from God's.

Isaiah 55:8-9 says, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts."

He also asked me about things that made me happy and I found another thing that makes me happy. Pretty pictures. It could be pictures of anything. I'm talkin' anything. Mugs, coffee, fruits, clothes, shoes, jewelry, nail polish, hair, highlighted bible verses, workout gear, etc - anything.


*whew! That was a lot to get out in one post. I finally had stuff to write about! I think I'm going to write another post in a little bit .... yay for lots of things to finally say. ;)

Lastly, before I leave this post ... I am loving the invitation to the Lord's salvation! Read Isaiah 55. :)