Have life, and have it to the full

All of my teachers so far have been absolutely top-notch! One has a no-crap policy (which I am mega in favor of), one goes out of his way to help students, One is kind and generous from Jamaica, and one is so amazing I don't even have words...she teaches my Metabolism class and is so humorously real and down to earth the whole class has already fallen in love with her. All of my profs so far have accents, but none that will be of any hindrance.

I was poking about (haha the word pronunciation that jumped in my head was 'aboot') on FSU's website and discovered that I can double major in Food and Nutrition Science as well as Excercise Science without adding any extra time before graduation. I'll just have to take a couple of courses this summer, which I have to do anyway to graduate with 120 hrs, 60 of them from FSU. I'm going to check and see if it's 'legal' since both of those majors are in the same college and the same department. Here's to hoping.

We formed an intramural soccer team! Jessi and Alexis are both on it with me. I'm going to be so busy this semester that it'll be insane... I'm planning on working 16-20 hours a week at the university center (basically getting paid to do homework, study, post blogs, or whatever I want to), and I am trying to pick up a one credit hour course-if I get it I'll have 15 hrs. This is more like it...this is what I'm used to...going and doing anything that strikes my fancy...being so busy and so alive. There's no more time for moping, no more time for heartache and self-centered misery. I'm living for today, and I couldn't be more optimistic and excited about the days ahead of me. Where before I was flooded with dread and fear, I am now filled to overflowing with ebullience and vitality. This exuberance that fills me comes only from God.

God's grace has cut through the lies and deceit that were telling me that no one understands my situation, that no one cares about me, that I'll never fit in here, that it's a waste of my time and I should be somewhere else (like Canada), that nutrition really isn't what I want to do, that I should move out on my own and do things the hard way. No! I am here, NOW, for a purpose. It was God's plan for me, not a mistake. He doesn't make mistakes. He is perfection.
He is God.

Satan was spreading the lies that were killing all my joy and hope. He was stealing it by telling me (or making it sound like I was telling myself) that I wasn't worth anything, that I couldn't do anything right, that I had ruined everything, that God was punishing me, that I had no hope of things ever being right and happy again. I'M NOT LISTENING TO ANY OF THAT ANYMORE! I am fighting those lies with the TRUTH of who God IS. He IS love, and never does me evil, but only good, only what is absolutely the best for me, no matter how horrible it may seem at the time. I didn't ever really understand how every day is a battle. I am at war! There is an enemy who is doing everything in his power to steal, kill and destroy my heart. But now, IN CHRIST I HAVE VICTORY!!!!

Thank you Lord, for opening my eyes, and letting me see.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

LORD, you establish peace for us;
all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Isaiah 26:12