So here it is. The last post in my "Give Thanks" series. It was great to write and I hope you guys got something out of it. I always try to make my blog posts mean something. I'm not writing to write, I want to make a difference, and I feel that at least right now, this is the best way to do it. This week, I'm feeling thankful for
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Thanksgiving is this Thursday! Very exciting. I think it's crazy how quickly everyone moves past Thanksgiving and goes straight to Black Friday and Christmas... Thanksgiving has to be the most overlooked national holiday ever. But anyways, enough of that. Let's get to part 2 of my series of thankfulness!
With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be cool to do a series of posts about some things I'm thankful for. And I think there is no better way to start off this series about being thankful than talking about my parents.
Have you ever had those moments where you get so excited about something that you literally get butterflies in your stomach for long periods of time? Maybe it's just me, but that's what has been going on with me this week. I have been working really hard on coming up with ideas for new stuff for my website and social media. And I am really really excited for putting it out there! I just can't wait to see what people think of it.
Honestly... It's been a pretty rough week. I've been pretty stressed throughout, and that's never fun. I felt overwhelmed by my situation. Worry kicked in and I just couldn't escape it. It had control of my mind again. I couldn't think about anything else besides my problem. The thoughts consumed me.
I have had lots of ideas this week. I want to be a musician, and I have lots of ideas of how to make that happen. What can I do now to bring that dream closer? There has been so much stuff running through my head this week, ideas of what I can do. And the funny thing is, while I think about how I'm going to make my music glorify God, I'm not actually thinking about Him in the process.
"So, who would like to pray?"
As much as I hate to admit it, I hated this question. It made me afraid. "I don't want to get picked. I don't want to pray. What will they think of me if I stutter or misspeak? What if my prayer doesn't sound as spiritual as other people's prayers?" That's basically what runs through my mind when I hear those words. And that needs to change. So... my top 20 favorite songs. Seems pretty simple, but it really isn't. It's really really hard to narrow it down to a top 20. Don't believe me? Try it in the comments! I'm interested to see some of your favorite songs as well!
If I had to name one thing that I spend way too much time doing, it would be worrying. I am constantly worrying about different things. After all, if I don't think through every possible scenario, how am I going to react to it? I think through possible situations in my head, and possible outcomes, and how I will react. Things I should do but know I never will. Things that will never ever happen, but I worry about them anyway.
I had always heard and read that you shouldn't try and go through your struggles alone, you should be able to talk to others about them, and just talking about it would help you feel better about it. I never really understood that. I really wanted it, but I didn't feel like I had any friends I could talk to. Luckily, this summer, I met some awesome people and became really good friends with them, and they are the ones that I feel like I can confide in and talk to about anything. And it is a really good feeling, being able to talk about stuff. I really have never had that, and I wonder how different I would be if I did.
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