And I don't care what the world throws at me now, It's gonna be alright!

This week consisted of a lot of hardships and internal struggles followed by a lot of happiness and joy through God. I spent the first half of the week kind of zoned out, really bummed by all the things that have been going on and then God just snapped me out of it. He made me realize that He has control of everything that's going on and there's absolutely no reason for me to get so wrapped up in it all. I just have to remember to keep all my trust in Him and surrender it all to Him daily. Something a few of us girls in the youth group have been working on is showing Gods love more throughout LB and the general public. Also being more Christ minded towards people, because sometimes it's hard but you really have to focus on what HE wants, not what you want. He's continuing to teach me to trust Him with it all and keep my hands completely opened.  He's giving me strength and guidance and that's exactly what I need. I'm praying that through out this week I continue along with this progress and keep my focus on what He wants and stop getting sidetracked with what I want. Something that really stood out to me at Genesis on Sunday was something my pastor Craig said; "Before you try to save the hungry, feed the hungry. Before you save the poor, love the poor." If you don't live out your faith with deeds and have actions to back up your words, what's the point? There's a big difference in believing in God and acting out your belief in God. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. -James 2:19. It's easy to believe in God, but you have to dig deeper than that and work towards combining your beliefs and your actions. Something else that God has been putting on my heart is following where He leads me and listening to His guidance. Sometimes it will be hard and uncomfortable, but it's all for the glory of His name.  Working on being joyful through all that happens this week and letting God's light shine through me. I love you amazing Abba, so much <3