Gym Time!

I joined a gym tonight. I figured if I want to get myself back into shape then I ought to do something about it. I got a little bit of a discount because I'm a student, so that's good. Goofy and I are going to be workout buddies so hopefully we'll keep on eachother about actually working out. It's funny how I am because I actually like working out and I feel good afterwards. The only thing I don't like to do is running. Infact, I even enjoy running on a tredmill...but not just running around a track or on pavement. I've never known why. It just kills me. This should be good for me, and I'll feel better about myself.

Tonight at church we had an interesting experience. Our four week series started time and I went to John's class titled "Come into the Quiet". I really enjoyed it. It wasn't what I thought it was going to be but it was very relaxing, which is wonderful after a long day of school and work. We did a Taize worship, which was a different experience for people at our church. We did something similar a few years ago with the youth group but we didn't sing. What I really liked about tonight was the singing. They were just one line songs, very mellow and repetitive. I felt like I was closer to God in that time.

All week my life is so busy and I feel like I never have any time for God. That's not how it should be. Talking to God should be a daily part of my life, and I shouldn't have to "squeeze him in" to my tight schedule. That is something I need to work on; spending time with God on a regular basis. Tonight for me was all about prayer though. I never sit and just pray but I had a lot of time to do it tonight. I wrote out my sins and struggles on paper and layed them down at the cross and the rest of the time I prayed. I prayed for others, myself and the world around me. I prayed for strength to be able to grow closer to God because that's what I need in my life right now. It's important to me. It's just hard to focus sometimes. If you pray, pray for this: Pray that I can grow closer to God and devote my life wholly to Him. Pray that I keep focused on school and work as well and I can put forth my best effort in everything. It would be greatly appreciated.