Living in 2011 (2 blogs in 1)

So what have I been up to lately? Well I'm glad you asked! I've been working, being lazy, and working more. It's summer so it's perfectly okay to be lazy! But as summer has continued to go on I've become more aware of the society I am living in. What I mean by that is, I've become more aware of modern day issues (history is repeating itself), I've noticed why people don't like Americans through my observations at work, and I've began to realize who I am as a person and who I want to be.

The American Society:
1. We're very impatient.
2. We think people can read our minds.
3. The majority of our food isn't healthy.
4. We're a soda drinking country beyond compare.
5. If someone messes up, it's likely to ruin our day.
6. It's weird if someone offers to do a good deed for you.
7. Calling yourself a Christian in America is a lot different than if you were in Asia, or somewhere where Christianity is illegal.

So why am I writing about the American society? I don't have a specific reason, it is just some things I have noticed the past few weeks I've been working. I think often times people get too caught up in themselves and forget that we are merely just humans, mistakes happen, and we shouldn't get worked up about it.

I'm currently in the slow process of reading 'Crazy Love' and watching Andy Stanley's sermons on 'The new rules for Love, Sex, and Dating.' Through this God has taught/shown me some awesome things. Some of my closest friends are in serious relationships, aka close to getting married. They're just about 2 years older than me and it is so crazy be we're still young. Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely happy for them and am glad God has blessed them with such amazing men in their lives. God has also blessed me with some amazing single girls, which is great. But through listening to Stanley's sermons it's come to my realization how much I am longing to know who I will one day marry. With my friends talking about wedding stuff and me not having much response it's made me a little jealous. Sometimes it's hard to be around them because we're just in completely different points in our life, but this has all made me realize something; I'm not ready to settle down and get married. I'm spending my time being single, growing in God, becoming satisfied with where I am in my life, and becoming the person who I am looking for to spend the rest of my life with. With all of this, I'm learning it's perfectly fine to be single, my happiness shouldn't be found in a guy, but rather in Christ himself. I need to learn to become satisfied with the people who are in my life now, the situations I'm in, and not worry about what the future holds. I can't tell you how many people have told me, 'stop worrying about the future, God has a plan.' But to me, it's so much more than that.

What are some things that you are holding onto? Have you figured out the direction your life is headed? I challenge you to seek God in absolutely everything you do. He gives us guidence and direction.