JRN212 #3 Dream turned to Story

It all started freshmen year of college, where I met this boy named Lucas during the first week of school. Nervous as I was, already for being in this new world of college life, he had something about him that was mysterious and just drew me to him.

I’m walking to class when I feel someone walking behind me, I turn around and it is him. Do I say something or just keep walking? “Hi, I’m Makenna!” I say with a little too much excitement. “Hey, my name is Lucas. You are in my next class aren’t you?” “Yes I am, I’m going there right now.” We then started talking and walking to class together. Lucas was a very down to earth, funny, and easy to talk with. I caught myself falling for him more and more. Every time I would see him, my heart would just skip a beat. But I had no idea if he felt the same way about me? So eventually I just moved on and started to talk to this other boy named Stephen. He was an adventurous boy that kept me at my feet, but I had a feeling he was one of those guys that was up to know good. From then on it was a back and forth battle for me, do I still have feelings for Lucas or should I still talk to Stephen. Little did I know Lucas and Stephen were very close friends. I know I was going to be getting myself in trouble for liking both of these boys. But all along I know down in my heart I had feelings for Lucas. Stephen was just a boy that I tried to use to block out the feelings I had for Lucas.

Later in the year I found out of that Lucas really did have feeling for me, but was I too late? Once he found out that I was talking to Stephen it all changed, he moved on and I know I should too. I made a mistake and should have said something when I had the chance and not ruin it by talking to someone else. It was so difficult because I know I had to move on and I would find someone who would give me a second chance.

Five years later, I was walking to the local coffee shop where I ran into Lucas completely out of the blue. “O my gosh, Makenna is that you? How have you been? It’s been so long!” “Lucas, it has been too long. How is life going for you?” We started catching up and we both knew the sparks were still there. Then I realized it wasn’t over between us. It was not too late.

God, can you hear me?

“Please God tell me what to do.” “I need your guidance, give me a sign.” Don’t we at some point ask this question in our lives? How do we hear what God wants us to do? Yes, we know that we won’t hear a manly voice coming from the Heavens, but in what was can we listen to what God has to say to us?

Praying is the best form of conversation, you are talking to God, you can talk to Him about anything and everything and He will listen without any judgment. God is speaking to us through prayer, through conversations we have with people, even through circumstances that occur. Every time we pray, God is listening. He will always answer our prayers; just remember what are you asking God. If you are asking Him to get you that Prada bag that you’ve been wanting, then well you probably need to think more about others and not the necessities that you want.

You may hear God speak to you through the Bible; He has given us the Bible as a guide. A way of learning and a way of knowledge so that we may hear what God is speaking to us. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was the God, and the Word was God.” It is there set in stone, when we just need a boost of inspiration, or when we are feeling down, just read a passage and God is responding to us.

Listen to Him through the song that He sings. Through the songs that we praise him and worship his name, he is speaking to us. When we sing in chapel or at church we are worshipping God and we are talking to him, either through asking us for forgiveness or thanking Him for being an awesome God.

If you are ready to hear what God has to stay, then just stop and listen to him. Open your hears and listen to what he has to say. If it is through being more involved in your church or participating in other activities, God does put it out their and once He does than you are the one that has to do something about it.

A Day of Love

Valentine’s Day, a single day filled with hearts, roses, candy, gifts, and most importantly love. Or it could also be known Single Awareness Day for those who are anti celebrating this day of love. I prefer Valentine’s Day, a day full with romance, a day to show the people you love how much you really care about them. Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays and I enjoying decorating everything with red, pink, hearts, candles, and whatever else that just makes you feel all loving. To me it doesn’t matter if your single or taken you can still enjoy this holiday. You don’t need to have that special someone to enjoy it with, I mean yes this holiday can feel

a little more extraordinary when you do have a valentine, but really just being with the people I care about the most is enough for me. I love how it’s a day that makes you happy and giddy inside, and just being affectionate. I love the fairy tale, the hopelessly romantic, so this holiday is perfect for me. Celebrating this day by watching chick flick romance movies, bake decadent goodies in the kitchen, listening to charming love songs, or reading a fine romance novel, preferably Nicholas Sparks or Twilight, is what I call an amorous day.But if I had to imagine the perfect date on Valentine’s Day it would be the typical romantic dates you read in books or see in movies. But like I said I like the fairy tale and the romance, now this holiday has been taken likely and isn’t as special to some people. But for me I will always love the smell of flowers, the Valentine’s Day cards, or even the yummy candy that I may get on this day. But the most important is the love you have for the people you care about.

In reality, there isn’t the perfect date, and especially on Valentine’s day the one’s that are in a relationship think of this holiday as overrated or pressured; whereas the people who are single either love it or hate it. This is just a simple holiday, hate it or love it, just enjoy it with the people you love. You don’t have to do something extraordinary just giving your time with those special people is good enough.

There shouldn’t just be one day to show someone how much they mean to you. If you have that significant other than it should be shown everyday, February 14^th is just a reminder, one special day to devout time for each other. LOVE this day LOVE everyday.