post number uno

  Hello there, reader. I stretched my two typing fingers (yes, I type with two fingers) to type up my first blog post to display to you, but after about one paragraph in, I realized so far I had just listed complaints about my current situation that could indeed bore you. I scanned over that paragraph, my reader friend, and then I questioned myself on my motive behind creating a blog. I realized what had been holding me back from creating one was the fact that many people take part in it for more of a journaling purpose, to vent about their problems and throw them back at the world. Well, reader, I then realized that I already have a personal, paper-bound journal that I keep only between me and God. I decided that it would not be wise to just vomit all of my thoughts and complaints via blog, but instead, cast all my anxieties upon the One strong enough to carry them all. So reader, I wish not to burden you with all of my struggles and thoughts, but I would love to just briefly share different things I learn along my journey with my Maker and Best Friend, and just share in moderation. Because how rough would it be if I took myself so seriously that I just laid all my whines and grumbles out for the whole internet to see, when I can just simply use this online opportunity to share what the LORD has done in my life.  

  So, to contain it in one nugget of a sentence, I've been home alone for quite some time due to my classes in Georgia not beginning until the second week of September, which results in my antsy, self-pitying state as most of my pals have already started their freshman years. And I ask myself (self), "what have I learned from my extended time alone in my hometown?". Well, since I'm still in the middle of this brief period in my life, it's hard to clearly lay it out. But I do know that I have had less distractions from spending time in the Word and just thinking a lot. Also, I find myself more available to listen to friends who are at school going through weird, new things and need someone on the other side to talk to. I've been doing more things I've always said I would do but never really would do if I had a set schedule, like taking a couple of solo trips to Starbucks with my Bible or driving on big highways to visit friends at DBU and Baylor (a BIG personal obstacle conquered this summer, I had an interstate phobia for years prior). Also, I bought a Christian non-fiction book and actually READ it. "Love Does" by Bob Goff. Reader, if you're a reader, read it. This guy is my new answer to the "if you could have dinner with anyone..." question. This guy, Bob, just shares awesome stories about the random things in his life and how God teaches him about His amazing love in all of them. Sounds simple, but the Gospel is pretty simple, isn't it? 

  So, post number uno almost wrapped up. Will all my posts be this scattered? Probably. What have I learned about the character of God in all of this? That He's enough, and He is here. When I feel lame for having few available friends and still dwelling in the land of my high school, God is always there to tell me He satisfies. That I don't need a vibrant social life to feel good about how life's going, and flexibility is a blessing to be available for those who need a nice chat. Harboring bitterness is lame and self-pity doesn't accomplish much, besides feeling rotten. So reader, go in a room, close the door, and don't feel like a dweeb for missing out on the activities of the world as you catch up with your always-available, never-changing God. And that, reader, is bumpin.