Late night thoughts

2:25am | Usually at this hour of the night, people get into what many folks my age call, "The Feels". It's almost as though it's a twilight zone for our emotions. We harbor them throughout the day, keeping them in line and sticking them in the farthest cubby in our brain until we are just forced to look our feelings dead-straight in the eye because the thin string holding them all together simply snaps because there's just too much to handle. I wish people my age, or even people in general would understand what the effect of bottling up our emotions does to us. I loathe seeing so many people complain to the world on social media (ps: I've totally done my fair share) about how their crush doesn't reciprocate the feelings, family issues, or anything of that sort. Why must we be so closed up and unwilling to talk to others but the second we are offered an outlet such as twitter to go on a 'less than a 140-character' rant we do? What good does it bring us? How does it help the situation? In my own eyes, all I see it doing is bringing attention from un-needed sources. From my own past experience, I understand an emotional twitter rant does nothing but annoy others, get you in "twitter jail", and give you the appearance of a 'party-of-one pity party.' Why be known as THAT person...? So still, why don't we turn to others? Or God? Even now, I'm complaining to an un-needed media source. Whatever the reasoning, I hope soon my generation understands the importance of expressing emotion and talking to others about hardships. Day or night, you have someone waiting on your call hands and feet, with boundless, unconditional love. God. Our Father is always attentive to our emotions and he is here with us through the trouble seasons. 

| Hebrews 11:1 | 

Don't stress or worry. I promise this shall pass for I have your path marked out for you. Trust in me, and find refuge in my unconditional love because only there, will this trouble season pass. You are stronger than you allow yourself to be, and with our hands molded together, your strength shall be never ending just like my love for you, my child.

| Psalm 37:10-11 |

Morning light

1:49pm | So wow.. First blog, first post, first everything huh? Well for starters, my name is Julie. I'm sixteen, attend highschool(sadly) in Fort Worth, Texas and recently God decided a 'Come to Jesus' meeting was needed in my life. From the mistakes I've made in the last year, trying to change and evolve from who I've been is no easy task. Today in my Jesus Calling devotional, what I read reminded me that no matter my sins, He will have a never ending love for me and I will always be a daughter to him. My Father has continued to show me through a magnitude of situations over the last couple weeks that no matter what I've done, when I keep my eyes on him and continue to communicate together, he will always walk along with me through this path of my life. I need to remember not to rush him, for he knows what he wants in my life and whom he desires to be there. Although my sins are worthy of being condemned, My Father tells me his love is unconditional and my focus on him will always be more than just sufficient. In my walk of life, I will continue to grasp tightly to God and remind myself that the past shouldn't be allowed to have a stronghold on me. God shows me beauty in my trial and error and mistakes I've made. 

| Psalm 37:7 • Romans 8:16-17 • 1 Peter 2:9 |

Every day is a new day, remember that and continue to live in the path I have marked out for you. My love for you is unconditional and I will never fail you for I know what I want for you. Always keep my hand in yours and I will forever be your Father despite your hardships.