Friendship

I had a great talk with my good friend Ricky- she is an older dutch woman that I met at church- and right know she is about the only person that I feel truly understands me.

I told her that I really struggled in the last few weeks physically, emotionally, spiritually. And I told her how I felt so lonely and out of place. It seems to be a recurring theme in my life- my friends come and go. People might say "Oh well just spend time with God-" But I need the company of friends too. Ricky sees that, and I find our talks are so encouraging. We prayed for someone to come in to my life that would see me for me, even when I put up walls.

Everyone needs friends to build each other up and encourage each other. I hope someone like-minded comes my way.

Changes

Things have been very crappy around here lately, and there are some changes I need to make.

1. Spending more time with God
This is a must. So first thing I do when I get up is study his word. I'm trying to wrap my head around Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book Cost of Discipleship. And I'm studying the book of Matthew.

2. Eating right
I work in fast food, so eating properly is hard. I've set up a diet of sorts and am tracking my progress at sparkpeople.com

3. Exercising. I want to be fit enough that I have a lot of options in my life so I've started a small exercise routine, hopefully I can keep on top of it.

But I can only do this with God's help.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philipians 4:13