A New Direction

It has been a year & about three months since I have graduated from McMurry. I graduated with no clue of what to do with my life. I knew I wanted to take a year off from school before going on to graduate school. So I moved into my parents house & took the first job I got offered, which happened to be at the bank. I instantly took to a life that was almost like college, except instead of class I went to work. I would go out to the bars all the time, stay out late, whatever.

Here lately, I've gotten tired of that life. I moved out of my parent's house about a month & a half ago or so. I've stopped going out to the bar completely on weekdays. I go maybe once if even that on the weekends. There's just too much drama at the bar, not to mention the waste of money. I am tired of the men I meet at the bars who try to pursue me.  Not all of the men I have met at the bars have been that awful, but I mean really, think about it, it's hard to meet a decent man at the bar. It's not that I would even go out to the bar to meet men, but of course it would happen regardless. I'm getting off subject though. I would go out, drink too much, stay up late, spend too much money, & feel awful at work the next day. This was not getting me anywhere in life. It has helped since I have moved to Horseshoe Bay. I am trying to budget my money better & save. Plus, I'm not as close to the bars, it's not as convenient. & I love my parents to death, but I think a lot of the reason I would go out would be to get some space of my own & away from them, out of their house, you know. So now I more or less have my own space to go to. I can invite whoever I want to come over whenever. It's definitely made a difference.

Besides minimizing the bar scene in my life majorly, I have started maximizing God in my life. The Sunday before last  I went with my roomie & her parents to a church in Austin called the Austin Stone. I absolutely loved it. There are a lot of college students that go there... a lot of young people & the dress is very casual. It was a lot like church camp. Haha. Really, a worship band on stage, a huge screen, dim lights. It's held in Stephen F. Austin's High School gym.  It was awesome. The pastor was awesome, he kept my interest, made me laugh, it was great. Then this past Sunday I went with Mike, who I met at the stone through my roomie & her parent, to a church in Bastrop which is at the Bastrop middle school. It is called River Valley. It was Jersey day, to kick off the start of NFL. So most people were sporting their favorite teams jersey. It was very laid back & relaxed. The worship band was called Burgundy Road. They are absolutely amazing people. I got to talk to all of them & hang out with a few of them afterwards. I love these two churches and plan to continue attending church every Sunday, maybe I will alternate Sundays & continue attending both.

As for my job & where I am right now in life.. I still do not have it all figured out. But that's ok. I finally feel like I am starting down the right path, the right direction. I am not too worried about it. God will help me figure it out. He will send me down the right path & where I need to go. All I have to do is trust in Him & have faith.

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