I choose joy over fear.
Life over death.
Confidence over defeat.
Joy in the Lord, for He is my strength.
Living life the way He ordained it from the beginning of time.
Being confident in that His promise preserves my life.
I dunno, the past 2 1/2 weeks or so I have been really struck by the great need to reach for joy. Not happiiness persay, but joy in the fact that Jesus triumphs everytime, that He doesn't live in defeat and neither can I.
There's been a lot of adjustment in my life, some very good, some very hard. Taking things one at a time are so very important. The other thing that's vastly important is to remember that happy = joy. That joy comes straight from Jesus, and actually sometimes that joy comes from great pain. The joy comes when we get in a position of full surrender.
I'm also learning that God is not a God of fear, doubt or worry. Crazy, and you'd think I would have that figured out by now...but God keeps revealing it to me on different levels I guess. Recently, I have had to weed through different people's opinions and really learning the differance between blessing and cursing as well. In the midst of it I have really had to stop and say "wait a second, this is not from God, this doesn't belong to me". It's a process for sure, but I'm glad God remains present.
In other newss....lol
School started back up, it's hard, I really have to buckle down. But I like my teachers and my classmates. It's fun to be back with everyone again. I'm glad some things stay the same.
I have a great boyfriend, it's been such a pleasant surprise. I'm excited to see what comes next for us :]
People are leaving and weddings are coming to play...oh my life is big.
