Here I go again on my own

Alright, alright so I'm starting this thing back up because I'm at work and things are really slow right now, and this seems more appealing then tryna study. I'm currently working another back to back double shift. 32 out of 40 hours. It gets kind of boring so this is keeping me entertained. 

I went to my first Salt Company of the semester this week. I absolutely love The Salt Company. Salt takes place at Cornerstone Church in Ames on Thursday nights, and it's a bunch (sometimes around 800) of college students who get together to worship with the band and listen to a great message. I love it. Absolutely love it. You should definitely come check it out!! :) Anyways, the message on Thursday was on Daniel chapter 3. It was about the story of Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego. In short, King Nebuchadnezzar commanded everyone to bow down and worship a gold statue when music played, and when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused he threatened to throw them in a fiery furnace. The three of them told the king they would not bow down to anyone or anything but God so King Neb threw them in the fire to burn. When he realized they weren't burning and were unharmed he ordered them to come out of the furnace and for everyone else to worship God. Here's a song based on this story. "Burn Us Up" by Shane and Shane. If you want to watch the message from Thursday night or from previous weeks you can view them at Salt's website which I linked to earlier.

You ever known someone for a short amount of time, but you feel like they're one of your closest friends? I met my friend Kendra on our mission trip to Haiti. I automatically feel really close to everyone on that trip just because I shared a life changing experience with them. Anyways I'm so thankful to have met her, and I know God put her in my life to help me in my faith. I know where I want to be on my walk with the Lord, and I know the truth. I just need help letting go of worldly things and the idea that my life is all about me when I know it needs to be all about Him. I'm struggling with this daily, but it's something that is absolutely worth it all, and I am so grateful that God has brought Kendra into my life to give me support, encouragement, and to also call me out. I'm just learning to give my burdens over to Jesus. Let Him carry me. How awesome is it that the King of kings wants to help me with my struggles? 

"Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall." -Psalm 55:22

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." -1 Peter 5:7

Okay well my 16 hour shift is almost over. I'm sure I'll write again tomorrow.