well its been a little while since i last wrote. life has been a bit crazy with school back in action. i sometimes feel like i'm just going through the motions....not really stopping to smell the roses. for me and the things i've been through i tend to hold grudges and don't often let things go or just brush them off. life has been pretty rough when it comes to me and my sister at the moment. a never-ending war is what it's like.
a good friend pointed out the verse isaiah 43:18-19. the niv version goes "forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. see i am doing a new thing! now it springs up; do you not percieve it?"
i like the message though "forget about what's happened; don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. i'm about to do something brand new. it's bursting out! don't you see it?"
i let myself hold onto the stupid things of the past...the fights, the hurt (i guess its a family trait at the moment). i don't want to keep having the same fights over and over again because i'm going to end up missing God's brand new something in my life. i just pray that i have the strength and patience to see up to that point.
Exactly what you wanted
Why is that when you hear exactly what you thought you needed to hear
it hurts even more than before? Everyone says one thing but the
reality is completely different. How do you move on and tune out all
that is going on in your head?? Why can't it be like a switch and just
turn off or on? I want to change but my heart just isn't letting me.
Light off!!!!
it hurts even more than before? Everyone says one thing but the
reality is completely different. How do you move on and tune out all
that is going on in your head?? Why can't it be like a switch and just
turn off or on? I want to change but my heart just isn't letting me.
Light off!!!!
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Rachel Bonnet
the start of something new
it is the start of a brand new year. hello 2009! i decided this year that i am not going to make any new year's resolutions. last year i tried that and pretty much failed. i have however made a few promises to myself. this year i want to know joy. 2008 was a pretty rough year and i don't want to have those same feelings again. i want to be genuinely happy. to experience the joy God created. we are so blessed to have another year pass and one to look forward to. also...i made the promise to take chances. to not close off opportunities in my heart and head before i give it a chance. i'm not sure what God has in store for me but if i stay close-minded i'll never know. so here's to being open-minded.
well those are a couple for now. here's to a brand new year :)
well those are a couple for now. here's to a brand new year :)
