Hey there! I'm trying to get better at doing this this month. Well just a little update is that yesterday I realized that, like I said before, God is putting certain people in my life for a reason. Last month I talked about how I went out to dinner with some of our family friends and how much I realized I need to be looking for guys like them, and not those other guys who don't love Jesus like I do. And yesterday, my neighbor and Karol's son who I have known since I was born, drove me to dance. He is the sweetest guy who is just learning to live out his faith in this crazy life just like me. He has been dating this girl for about three months and yesterday I asked him how everything was going. He said that he was planning on breaking up with her because she doesn't love the Lord like he does. I was so surprised. I guess I shouldn't have been, but the way he said it really struck a chord with me. Later that night I was journaling about my day and I started to see a pattern. God is putting certain guys in my life to show me what I should be using for my "standard" when it comes to guys. I don't know if He is trying to warn me about something or just put me on the right track, but I have been really trying to meet sweet, nice guys who love Jesus as much as I do. One of my council members, Meagan T., has recentely started dating this guy and he seems to be the sweetest thing ever. He treats her so perfectly and is so in love with Christ, it's unbelievable. It seems that no matter what I do, I am always surrounded by these guys. So, if you're reading this, go after the good guys. Not the jerks who know that they can get anyone. Go after the ones that are going to be more in love with Christ than they are with you. That's the only way a relationship will work, as I have seen throughout my whole life (both in my love life personally and with my family and friends).
Also, my english teacher is making us do a 5 minute speech as our final and it has to be about 'an idea with spreading'. Since I have already been going on this journey, and one of my biggest 'things' I guess you could say, is how young ladies see themselves and how they compare themselves to others I thought I would use that as the basis for my speech. I used to struggle with self-image and not feeling good enough for anyone. Jesus has really been putting this idea that the way young girls see themselves is not okay and we need to be doing something about it so that they can see how beautiful they really are, and that their Creator made them perfectly just the way they are in my head. One of my reasons for going on this journey and why I have been so excited for clothes month is because I kind of wanted to test myself to see if I could really do it and not care what other people think of me and what I look like. Yesterday, I was walking through the halls and felt as if everyone knew that I was wearing the exact same outfit that I had worn the day before, and I texted Council member Katie, and we prayed together that God would take these thoughts out of our heads. And the rest of the day I was totally fine and no one even said anything. Throughout this month I have really wanted to prove to myself that I don't need anyone else's approval, only our Saviour's. After week one, I don't feel like I do need anyone else's approval. I'm doing fine, just me and Him, and that's what it truly is all about. I could rant and rant and rant about this subject, but I will spare you all for today.
Love you all and happy Easter! More to come in the near future!
love always,
macy
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