Around in circles

Oh praise the LORD! Sunday was a great day. I had my whole family at church with me and some of my dearest friends and we all came out of there after the worship and sermon in great spirits. Its amazing how the Lord works his magic on and refreshes worn down souls! I loved that by me singing in the band and choir it has brought some of the most dearest people in my life to a place to worship God with me. To feel the way I feel and be touched like I have been touched is awewome. Some of my family and friends are saying to me, "Oh, this is what you've been talking about Steph, this is what God has been doing in your life!" My lil-sis even got emotional seeing me up on stage singing my heart out to the Lord and was speachless to see what he is doing to me and my life. Now thats some good "stuff"
I was reading some scriptures and it was talking about the Hebrews being freed from slavery by God and getting to travel to this Land of Glory. But, during this time they were beaten down so bad emotionaly that every thought and every action they had were of negativity. They complained and drowned theirselves in self pitty. The more problems they had the more they felt sorry for themselves and this made their journey VERY long. They traveled for 40 years in a circle before they made it to the promise land. This really hit home with me because I thought to myself as long as you have this neagtive outlook on life and expect the worst the longer you will live in this rut. As long as you feel like this life isn't fair or good to you the longer this life will be unfair and not so good to you. God will not put you in a higher place until you put yourself in a possitve frame of mind and beleive in the GOOD things that you deserve. God wants us to have good things and to be happy. He wants us to praise him and live to appreciate what we have and not what we dont have. Sure we are going to go through things that we dont understand, but we have got to move passed these things. Learn from them and know there is a reason. I just wish I would have known this a lot sooner in my life. I feel like the Hebrews that went in cirlces for 40yrs before getting it. Before turning all my stuff over to God. I guess thats why I
am where I am now. God is really working on me!
Payton's cheerleading squad won 1st place out of 5 teams in the district this weekend. We will go to Greenbrier for STATE this coming weekend. I'm so proud of her. Zack stayed with my BF and he and her son had a ball game(I missed:() And scored around 18 points! One of his best games. Oh I hated I missed it. Rylie has been good too-he even painted his fingernails RED (without anyone knowing on my bed)he did it without spilling a drop, see he has talent too!