Change.

I love change. Change of the seasons, change of what a store carries, change of friends, change of scenery. Okay you catch my drift. Well this caused me to change my blog, yet again. I just love changing things. I feel like it has a more "fall" attitude to it. I kind of like it, thoughts?

Last night I saw an aswer to prayers.

Let's back up to summer 2009. I introduced my best friend to one of my friends, and they hit it off. I was excited because both loved the Lord and were amazing. Well fast foward to the end of the summer, he kind of just got scared and told her he needed space. It is not october and they have barely spoken. And he had been avoiding me at all costs. Well we were on facebook yesterday and began having a conversation that I had prayed would happen. I asked him if he was dating this girl that I always see him with and he said yes and no and explained that it would be official this weekend. I got hurt because he never really tied up lose ends with me and my best friend. The situation was handled very immaturly by him, we think. Anyways, the news kind of hurt me for my best friends sake because she still likes him. Anyways, we started talking and I told him that it hurt me that we really haven't been friends since school started. I've done my part and tried and stuff but he just didn't have an interest and I was hurt. So last night I just tell him straight up how I feel. And I told him it would've been nice for you to tell us yourself about your plans to date this girl and he was like why do I need y'alls permission. I told him it wasn't that, it was the fact the situation from the summer wasn't cleared up. He was like I honestly thought it was. I told him if you were still avoiding me, it obviously wasn't cleared up. He agreed. We came to the decision to meet up and just talk next week because I want to be his friend, the girl he's going to date is in Phi Lamb with me so I will be seeing him at social events etc. I just don't like being at odds with someone I once cared about and have so many memories with. Caitlin agreed that we did need to talk. She's so great, and I'm so glad that since she's moved our friendship is still strong. But I had been praying for me and Michael to resolve our issues and it finally started last night, and it was something that I was so excited for. God is so good and faithful. :) So continue praying for me, Michael and Caitlin's situation because I know I would like to be friends with him again and be able to have someone I can count on.
Y'all are the best!!

On another note, I love that at Breakaway we are going through the book of James. It's such a good book and I'm learning a lot. Ben Stuart is amaziiing.

I can't believe October is like here, this semester is flying by!!

I have only 2 more months of being a teenager! WHOOP! :)

I love you guys!

Kassie

“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,”-Philippians 1:9-10

Woah.

Wow.

Thursday nigh a girl I met earlier this year at a convention was struck by a car in downtown Austin and was killed. Brianna Becker was one of the brightest people you've ever met. Smart, and loved the Lord so much!

Just pray for her family, her bf, and everyone who knew this amazing woman of the Lord.

Love you!

Kassie

The greatness of our God!

God is so faithful and so amazing.

As some of you know, I applied to be a small group leader, which means I would meet with pledges after their pledge meeting and just hang out, pour into them, and encourage them. Basically shower them with the love of Christ. :) I got small group leader, and I can't tell you how excited I was to read the email letting me know I was a small group leader. Encouragement, I feel, is my spiritual gift, and I can put it to good use. I was so excited.
So yesterday we had our small group leaders meeting at the coordinators house, and hung out and received our pledge survey packet of the girls who would be in our group. I got super excited because I had 6 diverse girls, and that to me is just amazing. So the afternoon rolls by...I leave my phone somewhere in the house, and go to pick it up and I had a missed call and voicemail from Megan, our small groups coordinator. I was kind of nervous because I had no idea what she was going to say. As she started talking on the voicemail she was telling me how she forgot a girl, and therefore this girl had no girls...my heart sank because my first thought was "Oh no, she's taking this away from me, I'm not going to be a leader." But that wasn't the case. I could hear her stress level in her voicemail because she just felt so bad for leaving out this other girl. She began to tell me that the girl she left out was going to be a leader with me so we would share the duties of small group leader. I wasn't too excited, because I was looking forward to doing this alone, etc. Well then she tells me who my partner will be, Catie Colvin. Let's back up a little bit. Catie and I, remet, during rush week and we're just alike. I love her to death. We've been developing a great friendship and she's just a great girl. So through all this God was in it. It was on purpose Megan had forgotten Catie because God wanted us to build a stronger friendship by loving on other girls. I could've been really upset, but I looked at the situation and realized God's hand is so mighty and his ways are so perfect. I called Megan back last night and told her this and she sounded relieved because Phi Lamb is so large we don't all personally know each other, and for me and Catie to know each other and have a friendship I think Megan was relieved. God worked this all out in the end. I'm so excited about this semester and what God is going to do in me and Catie's friendship and what he's going to do with us for the 6 girls in our group.

This story just attests to how great the God we serve is. I'm learning to trust in Him and lean on Him, not myself. It's hard sometimes, but then he gives me situations like this one and I'm reminded again of his Sovereignty.

"The Lord is faithful to all his promises, and loving toward all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down."-Psalm 145:13-14

I am Second and God is definitely first. -Bailee Madison, in her I am Second video. (She's 9 btw)

I serve an amazing, faithful, and loving God!

love you,

Kassie :)

I never Blog..

Anymore.

I'm so busy! I went to the game this weekend in my t-shirt dress..I thought it was cute. meh.

We won, and looked like crap!

Tomorrow is my first small group meeting and I found out tonight that I'm with Catie Colvin!! I'm so freakin' excited. God's so good!!

I made cupcakes and the girls first name letter initial painted with stripes with their fave color! :)

I'm reading mylifeisaverage.com and laughing so hard...

here's one or two or a few..

Today, at lunch, they were serving chinese food with fortune cookies. My fortune said that I should expand my horizons. Thinking that was a silly fortune, I went back for another. It read "second tries will prove fruitless." Well done, Cookie. MLIA.

Today, at work at a Starbucks, I had just made two coffees, one for Jacob and one for John. Even though it's policy to call out which ever one was ordered first, I switched them and called out, "John, Jacob". To my excitement, another customer finished with "Jingleheimer-Scmidt". MLIA

No matter how much I love MLIA, I sometimes have trouble believing the stories because they are all about Harry Potter or light sabers. This morning, though, I walked up to my school at 6:45 AM to see a huge circle of students around two boys who were having a light saber duel. I take it back MLIA, you are legit. MLIA.

peace, and love.

Inspired

I was just inspired by a 9 year-old. 9!

Watch this video:

http://iamsecond.com/#/seconds/Bailee_Madison/

Does that not make you think wow, I am over twice her age and I do not think like her.

She inspires me..wow.

God is definitely going to use her!

You alone Can Rescue

You alone can rescue, You alone can save

You alone can lift us from the grave

You came down to find us, led us out of death

To You alone belongs the highest praise

We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes

You’re the Giver of Life

We lift up our eyes, lift up our eyes

You’re the Giver of Life

How true is this about our God? He's the only one who can rescue us from this dark Earth we live in. To him ALONE belongs the highest praise.

Last night at Breakaway Ben Stuart, breakawayministries.org, talked about something that really hit home. TRIALS.

The verses for last night come from the book of James, which I think we will be studying all semester and I'm so excited. James is written full of passion, and when Ben Stuart talks he talks full of passion. It's like you can hear James in Ben. Reagan brought this up today and I totally agree.

James 1:12-17

12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Wow. Let's see. Chapter one of James is about trials that are envitable. During a trial, or opression options will be presented. Some good, some bad. We hold the key to what we do. One example Ben used was roommate drama. Maybe you don't like the way your roommate comes in loud, or doesn't talk to you on campus when they see you. Or maybe they are just plain dumb. Well when this happens many options are presented you can, rolll your eyes, punch them, cuss at them, talk behind their back, or many more options. You catch the drift. Maybe you've had a hard week and one option to unwind is alcohol.
That's where God got me.
This is my option and the option is usually go towards. It's definitely not the best choice, but something I did rely heavily on. Alcohol is such a huge temptation in my life. Of course some of us chose to blame God. But it is clear in verse 13 that we shouldn't say God is tempting me because that is just not true. God will test us, but not tempt us. BIG DIFFERENCE. Temptations comes from ourselves, according to verse 14. The choice is within us whether we give in to the temptation or not. Desires are what causes sin and pain into life. For example, the South Carolina Governor didn't think of what his wife's face would be after he got caught having an affair. His evil desires caused pain into his wife and children's life.
Before we engage in the activitiy, think about where it will lead. Look up and see the big picture. Every GOOD thing is from above, that's clear in verse 17. Verse 18 points to how good God is. He brought us into being, how great is that.
This sermon last night really hit me hard. Trial come and temptation comes but if I am so lost in God I will be able to withstand these trials and chose the right option. Now, I'm not gonna all of the sudden be cured from my thoughts of needing alcohol, but I am slowly getting over it. Everytime I start thinking negatively, or not in a good way I start praying. I feel like I am in constant pursuel of Christ and it's a great feeling.

Did I mention, I'm a small group leader for Phi Lamb? I'm SO SO SO SO EXCITED! I'm excited to pour into girls who love the Lord. I'm excited for how God's going to use me.

God is doing great things in my life and I'm so excited. I love being lost in him. It's so great!

I love you guys!

Kassie

God is faithful!

Today, well, yesterday technically but anyways, it wasn't as hard for me as I thought it would be. Every time I started thinking about Ed too much, or getting negative I just started praying. God is so good. SO GOOD.

Today I was at peace with it for the most part. I gave my speech in, you guessed it, speech class today and it was our self-introductions. I was so freakin' nervous. UGH. I'm usually not nervous, I can talk to anyone...and then I was shaking! UGH! I'm gonna pray for that to go away in the future :)

I have a quiz tomorrow and I'm going to the doctor....yay? Well yay to the doctor to get some medicines to clear up my ear/sinuses!!

I got my One Nation Under God DVD today...about to go watch it. WHOOP.

onenationmovie.com

bewareofchristians.com

check it.

Love you!

Kassie