Oh Sunday! (retake)

This "Oh Sunday" post is quite a bit more cheerful than last weeks. :0)

Last night, youth group was really awsome. I'd say one of the best we've had in a while. It seemed like the topic was really relevant to my life and it was refreshing. Like youth group should be :) Now, was that due to the fact that we were in a circle and could see everyone all at once... maybe. But I really think that when Mr. Pierson says that he feels like God is calling our church to a revival...he is on to something big. Our church needs this. We need refreshment, new-found, undying, faith in God. So much so that it spills over into everything we do. This got me thinking about how I expect God to meet me in this revival. I'm not exactly sure yet, but I do know that He WILL meet me, it's just a matter of how. And honestly, I don't think I really care how... just as long as He does.

One thing I realized this past week is that when you have a rotten Sunday, the rest of the week just kind of goes down hill from there. Small things set you off and rub on you the wrong way... you internalize and keep it all to yourself until you explode. You break down in a pile and cry; sometimes for hours. But you know what? I always feel better after I do that. It let's off stress and you can regroup the next morning thinking "What was I so upset about? That was kind of silly." Usually when I go back and read my old journal entries from when I was in middle school or younger I have to laugh at myself. I find what I thought was stressful then to be quite funny now. Who cares if you tripped over your own feet in front of people you don't know? You are never going to see them again so waht does it matter? Now when I think something is stressful, it usually has to do with school or a friend situation. Then I think... I'm going to laugh at this a few years from now. It's going to brighten up a horrible day when I am 20 and dealing with stress that comes with that age.

I think God likes to throw jokes into life at the times we need them the most. Kind of like on "The Pursuit of Happyness" how every time you feel in utter dispare for Will Smith and his movie son and that their story could not get any worse, something funny happens to lighten the mood a little. The kid tells a joke, or Will Smith solves the Rubic's Cube for the businessman. I mean, that is ingenious! It makes me even more amazed at God and his sense of humor.