A Day In the Life of a Grizzly (Entry #2)

I have so many thoughts racing through my head right now, but I don't know where to start...but I think I'll begin here with this sentence:

This year has been an eye opener in many ways. Going through high school you automatically know people drink, do drugs, party, and get into serious relationships. But something happens to you when you actually hear people talking about it, or at least for me, something happens. Walking into school and going to class isn't the same anymore. It's different. The only way I can describe it to you, is that my heart feels heavy. Not in a bad way, but God's given me a glimpse of his heart for my school. The other day after church, I drove to my school to go pray. Talk about violent prayer. I was yelling at the top of my lungs and crying my eyes out. The realization of how many people there are just existing and not living hit me like a hurricane. There's so many...

The walls that people build up around themselves are heart breaking. I was talking to one of my friends today, and she's so full of anger, bitterness, hurt, and resentment. It reminded me of how I used to be. I almost started crying right there. But I did get to talk to her about forgiveness, and how sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same. People need people. People need people who are full of the love of God. People need people that aren't going to judge, but that are going to engage them with love. Ultimately, that's what changes people. It's the love of Christ...and it's going to change Rocky Mountain. It may seem impossible to some, and maybe even a waste of time to others, but I believe Jesus Christ is Lord. Nothing is impossible through him. And that, my friends, is fact.

//stacey//