Ok...that was weird.
I figured I might as well make this post as awkward as possible at the very beginning. It may weed out the uninterested folk. Actually, as I was typing this I kept struggling with how I was going to start it and after many attempts at writing something and immediately deleting it...the word potato came into my mind. Any significance? Not really. Welcome to the mind of Ashley.
So anyway...it has been rather quite long since I had put my last post. I had been doing video blogs for such a long time, but abruptly quit. Well for one thing...I have been way more busy than I ever thought I would be this summer. I work 35 hours a week and am starting a summer class next week. Making time to post a blog has been rather difficult.
Another reason I have yet to post a new blog is that I was feeling that the posts were getting sort of dry anyways. I intended the posts to be about what God is doing in my life, but I did not want to to sound dry. You see, God is always doing something in my life...I sometimes just do not acknowledge it as much.
So my life since school got out...
Well, being honest...I have sort of struggled with making my God time God time. I feel I need to have a better set time where I can give my time to God. When I just throw in a random time to do it I am so distracted by other things. I am ashamed that I am not giving all the glory God deserves. I want that constant yearning on figuring out who Christ is, but am finding it to sometimes be a struggle this summer.
Another problem is that my school friends are not around to encourage me and keep me accountable. Last night I had an awesome opportunity to have a Google + chat session with my bible study from school. It was a great reminder that my friends may be hundreds of miles away, but they still care for me and want to pray for me and encourage me as much as possible.
My family has recently switched churches, and many people are upset and angry that we have done so. I do not think they realize that we do not go to church to please them. We want to go to church to serve and grow in Christ. I have really enjoyed my new church and am so excited for what God is doing there.
Summer in general has been kind of annoying so far...I will admit it. I work all of the time and have not really had that many opportunities to hang out with or catch up with anyone yet. I will never really get that many chances to go to the pool. Oh well...I am trying not to complain. It is an awkward summer, but I should definitely make the best of it.
Every morning I have started doing a devotional called 7 Minutes with God. I have done the devotional before, but it is so nice going back to it. It has really opened my eyes to who God really is. God is not just that lovey-dovey guy. He is jealous, frightening, and powerful. He is creative! I often need that reminder that God is bigger than I think He really is.
Well...I may end this. If you are still reading, I give you props for finding interest in my life. Ok, I will admit it. God doing anything in someone's life is interesting.
Anyway...I want to leave off with a verse that has been put on my heart the last few weeks. I often want to get all negative and down about things going on in my life, but this verse reminds me to think of the positive and lift myself up!
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." -Philippians 4:8
Now I do not know the next time I will post, but until then...Have a great summer!
