Intergrating Faith

Montreat as a whole has followed this vision very well if your talking about the liberal arts type college but we also do things the way of a church-related college. So if anyone doubts that Montreat doesnt have the faith vision, they should probley think again because we a "forced" to go to chapel and convo on tuesdays and thursdays . Also our classes have a christian base to them. Teachers like to incorperaite the bible in most of their classes.
One good hing that this college does to help the faith become intergrated here is asa college they bring in other people from around the nation to speak to us no matter what they believe in. We hae had people from all religions coming in and telling us everything they know. People from charities come in and talk to us. Most of the time the messages spoken will make youthink is what your doing right and thats what i love about it.
If Montreat could do one thig better it would make more chapels then what we have. Most people dont like convo and would rather go to chapel. I tink if we had more oppertunity to go to chapel people would be coming more often.

The last couple of days

Well you know how life throws you curve balls well ive gotten a few and what have i done...struck out. It just seems like nothing wants to go the way i want. But thats life. Well all i ever do is work and to top it off it just seems like my boyfriend and i just cant get along. Everything is coming at me so fast and it hurts. I havent been home since ive been here and i am really missing my mom. But what does that matter when they dont matter...well thats what some people tell you. However i cant seem to understand why people say that. Some people believe you should put them before everything but i dont believe that. Im not about to give up everything i have worked for to please one person that isnt who i am. But do i really know who i am? I guess the one way to find out is to continue to grow in my faith My mom once told me that in order to please soeone else you have to please yourself first. Now that i look back on that i see the truth in it. Without being happy yourself, you dont know what the point of doing anything is. Ive loved every minute ive spent up here but something just make it harder. Why do these things keep coming at me? Well i think its because God is testing me and my faith. In a way i am thankful that he is because ive failed once at keeping my faith and i am determined not to this time because i want more than anything to be the person he wants me to be.
-Joshua 1:9-

Isnt life wierd

I think its funny how one day everything is going one way and another the other day. It just simply amazing how you can find what your purpose is in just matter of minutes. Today in Chapel the speaker spoke about stories. These stories he said is what we follow. He mentioned a couple of fairtales that he compared to the way God works in our life. For instance he said God can turn something ugly in to beauty like the love did to the beast in Beauty and the Beast. He also said how Peter Pan was always surching for freedom and how God can lead us there so we arent ever like Peter. Its amazing how thirty minutes can change the way you think. It sure change me.
-Joshua 1:9-

Going crazy

Have you ever just had one problem that became worse and worse and never seemed like it was gonna get better...well that is where i am at. On a positive not...Ali and i ran to the gate and it felt good....well until we relaxed then we felt like falling apart. Well back to before. It just seems like nothing is happening like i planned...ive put it all in Gods hand and trying not to ask why, but im finding it hard not to. I just want everything to be ok and that everything will happen the way i would like. Everybody has issues but why...Only God can anwser that.
-Joshua 1:9-

Stress

Well this is the last straw...i dont know how much longer i can take this. I get my computer back after one month in Houston and now the internet isnt working. It seems like the problems just continue to come. Everybody hits me at the same time with their problems and then on top of theirs i have my own issues. The boy is stressin me out more than anything. Plus people that were forgotten have came back into my life...how confused i continue to be....why? I just dont know what to do about anything anymore. I want to be a good friend and it just seems like i cant do that without other people down my back. I have one person who i actually dont have an issue with helping her but all these other people....geez. You would think i already have my degree in psychology. On the plus side, school is actually keeping me a little calmer cause it keeps me busy for part of the day. But what bout the part im not busy....then they all start coming. Its cool if your going through a tough time but nobody is...except one person...rest of it is pety crap. I just continue to pray that God can give me the stregnth to continue beinging the good friend i have been in the past...no matter how hard it is or will be. Well this one person once told me through thick and thin i can do anything...my ambition is one that over steps what people ever would have thought. This woman also told me to not let anybody knock me down without a fight...so here it is my fight to battle to remain a loyal and good friend to anybody that needs me.
-Joshua 1:9-

Montreat day

Well 7:15 came and i hoped out of bed to head to class...but first gotta eat. French toast sticks are the highlight of the week. Class began with behavoiral states which wasnt to bad...For once. The favorite class of the day was Abnormal and i found out more about my major than i had ever know. I also declared my second major...Human services. Later that day came softball practice and it turned out to be a fun practice. no matter how tired i am i pushed my self to be the best i could. Dinner was pretty good it was the best chicken ive had in a while. Later that night had to do the computer homework where i had to call Greene to help me and casey came and joined the club. Well its that time to go and just remember that put all you love in God himself and he will do wonders in your life.
-Joshua 1:9-

One of those days

Well its Sunday and of course i wasnt able to go to church because i had to work...LIKE ALWAYS. Well work started out to be the longest thing ever until i went to lunch. Hahahaha, then the hyperness came out. but then it left and i felt exsausted. Anyways, on my way home, all my thoughts about last night came back. I cnat stop thinking about how everything will be. i just dont want it to be the same. I want to be happy, but is it possible when someone stresses over there job that much?I guess ill find out one way or another.
-Joshua 1:9-