"new school year, new me!!!!"
(psa: i changed my text up a bit. so sorry if it was weird and you didn't like it, but im gonna roll with it!) it's an over-used statement, but has so much truth in it. new school year, new beginning!!! I have some changes I would like to make in my life. I have some things I would like to achieve by the end of the year. And I also have some chapters I would like to close, & some I would like to begin. i am a stressor, but you guys probably know this already. I like to believe I'm a calm, cool, & collected gal... but I AM NOT EVEN CLOSE !! 😂 This year I want to put my faith & trust into the Lord. However, it's easier said then done, I will definitely lean on God more. letting go & starting over! so this means new beginnings. new (still keeping some old,but) friendships, new commitments, new dreams, new goals, &&& a new attitude. I will try not to worry about grades and unimportant situations. Ya home boy ,Jesus, isn't near as worried about that bad test grade ya got as you and your parents are. Don't get me wrong, grades are very important, but don't compromise your self sanity over that math grade! 😂💯 stayin' true to yo' self!!! (so, my pastor used slang words similar to this Sunday, but I gotta be honest, it sounded much cooler when he said it than when I said it aloud in my head://) so im all about new beginnings and fresh starts but not at the cost of my character, values, and morals. Lots of times we have many things running through our heads at the beginning of the school year. You want people to like you. You want people to accept and welcome you. In some cases (thankfully not in mine), teens aren't accepted because of the values they carry. Some actually mold and shape themselves into someone they aren't just to fit in. I am always upset to see those teens changing for others, when they can be a witness 4 Christ!!!!!! So stand up & be a witness to your friends. following the path of God. Like y'all, a couple weeks ago I had my life planned out lolol!!!!! Well God decided to go a different route than me( which happens pretty often..ugh!!). In all seriousness, I'd rather follow the path God has put me on than stroll down the wrong path and not know where I am or how I ended up there. I am a Christian and I stand up boldly, but I am NOT perfect. And I still make mistakes and I still misinterpret the Lord. Sometimes, I want things so bad I talk myself into believing God gave me a "YES" when He really didn't!! So, I said that to say, I am running towards the Lord's plan for myself this school year & you should be too!!! Try to not get distracted and get caught up in unimportant things, because IT IS SO EASY TO DO! if you made it to the end and read it all, you are the bomb & you rock ;)!!!! my insta dm's are always open. my Facebook messenger thing is always open. my snapchat is always available. i will always find time to talk and pray with you, if you allow me too. you can even text me! my insta and twitter accounts will be listed below!! follow me. 😇😇 also check in with me & lemme know how ur life's going, because i wanna hear from u <3 love to all, ali brooke!!! insta: itsalibrooke twitter: itsalibrooke
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Tonight, I read Psalm 56:4. It read:
"In God, whose word I praise---in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" I really feel like someone needed to hear that, because I know I needed to hear that. So, I have a question for you. Where does your happiness come from? I ask you this because our attitude tends to change according to the events that unfold in our life. Or for me, at least, this is true. We need to find our happiness in God's word. Instead, we are getting it from the of the amount of likes on Instagram, the text from that certain someone, or other materialistic things. I read an article by TIME magazine on the American people's happiness. 38% of the American people said that just SCROLLING THROUGH social media picks up their mood. Open up that Bible app and that percentage will go WAY up. ;) My friend and I were talking one day last week and she told me that she cared too much about how people thought of her and what they thought about her. And I realized, I do too. I know that we aren't the only ones. But, I have to remind myself constantly that the way God sees me is far more important than what anyone else thinks about me. I believe Joyce Meyer said it best when she stated, "Once we understand how God sees us through Christ, we can refrain from caring what people think about us, and feeling bad for ourselves. We don't have to be addicted to their approval, because we already have God's." So today, ask yourself these two questions.... 1.) Were does your happiness come from? 2.) Are you seeking approval from God or someone else? Have a marvelous week! Also, pray for me, because I wrote this blog post when I really should've been reading my summer reading book. Hahah. Much love to all.
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