Where I'm At

So for those of you who knew, my mom's surprise party went off nicely. She was surprised, she had fun, and she liked the baloons. All in all, a success. :)

Afterwards I got a chance to catch up with some people I haven't talked to in a while, which was nice too. One of them was Mr. H, and we got talking about my plans for next year, and then we got talking about Christianity. I was talking to him about the stuff I talked about in this post. I miss our talks and youth group lessons at Faith with Mr. and Mrs. H SO much, you have no idea. Anyways, I was basically talking to him about how I find it hard to really step out and talk about Christianity because I'm not that great at explaining it. I don't want to make Christianity sound dumb just because I'm not good at explaining my faith. Does anyone else feel this way? (Yes, I talked about it in my post a couple days ago, but I thought I'd mention it again). I can explain how Jesus died on the cross for our sins fine to a 4 or 5 year old, but explaining or "proving" my faith to someone my age or older? Not so much.

Anyways, Mr. H was saying that really, all we need to be sure of is that Jesus said it. He was here. He told people what to write in the Bible. It's his words. Well, technically you might say it's God's word, but God and Jesus are the same, so let's not get technical. So yeah. As long as we're sure of that, and stand on that, really, we don't need to be afraid of what others think or say. And yes, I know this is all basic stuff, but I think we need (at least I know I do) to be reminded of it now and then. They can choose to believe us, and by watching our lives, hopefully they will see that God is real in us.

So anyways, all this to say that I am so ready for University, but at the same time, I feel like I'm about to step into an ocean that I have no knowledge of, when I've been living in a pond my whole life. I know that's an incredibly cliche analogy, but bear with me here. It's an odd feeling, and I'm nervous, but people keep telling me to get and stay strong in my faith, and I'll be fine. I want to stay rooted and really grow in God this summer so that when I step out into that ocean of the "unknown", I'll be ready. I also hope to surround myself with people in my position as soon as I get to University. C4C anyone? Hehe.

Anyways, that's just sort of where I'm at right now. Thanks for reading!