it all comes down to this

I'm reading the Bible in 90 days. If you haven't acquired this by now, I'm madly in love with Jesus. I'm in the middle of Joshua right now. I just got past all those early laws and rules and the stuff that to most people is boring. I actually found it quite interesting. God's chosen people, the Isrealites, had so much they had to do in order to be holy in the sight of God, and if they messed up, there were all these different sacrifices that they had to do in order to purify themselves. Once a year, the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the people's sin. He was to be completely pure. The people would tie a rope around the waist of the high priest because if the priest had been lying about something he had not been purified from, God would strike him dead right then and there, and because no one else was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, they would have to pull the High Priest out. So basically, you were never to enter the presence of God unless you were pure, and only one man a year was able to do that.

Then, Jesus came. And he became the perfect sacrifice for every man and woman. And now we can all enter into the Holy of Holies and be in the presence of the all powerful God of the universe who loves us like a Father.

That's what it all means. That's what it all comes down to. What he did for us. And now, we can all enter the presence of God.

Living because He gave me Life,

More than I care to think about...

My long absence from the blogging world is explainable... School.

There isn't one thing I hate more. It's not even just all the work, it's the future school worries and things to come. I've spent so many hours searching for colleges and applying for scholarships. It's kind strange how we're going about me doing school this year. A lot of stuff I'd need to do in Junior year I'm doing this year because I'm skipping a grade. Like the SAT, I have to do that this year. And college searching. My EF recommended narrowing down the schools you want to go to in you Junior year so that you'd be more prepared in your Senior year. Only problem, I'm not going to have a Junior year. I'm going straight from Sophmore to Senior. So that means I have to do all that stuff now.

There's always something better around the corner though. Tonight I start the first of many practices of the newest skit I'll be working on. I'm a little nervous because I don't know if we'll be able to do it before I move, but I'd really like to, so we're just going to start practicing and we'll see how it goes. I'm also really excited on Mondays because my girls Bible study comes on those nights. For those who don't know, I lead a Bible study of about 5 or 6 Middle School girls on Monday nights. These girls are the lights that shine in this desert. I love them all very much, and it breaks my heart when I have to think about leaving them. (but I'm also excited because I also know that Monday nights will be replaced with Sambica Bible Studies. So I won't just be sitting home alone on Mondays, thinking about them)

And then there's worship. Which is my absolute favorite thing in the world. I've been able to play almost every week since I came back from the summer. I love God, and I love music, and when I got to combine the two of those, it's a match made in heaven.

I promise I'll write more. I have a lot to tell the world. (Or at least the 4 or 5 people who read this)

So, until then, keep your head up, things get better, because Jesus loves you.