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I had an amazing weekend. On Friday I went to a sushi resturaunt in town with Jayesh and then afterward saw some rad bands play at my favourite bar & club Cassette 9. Even though I had a couple of hours sleep, the next day I was amped for Parachute with my two girls Anja and Kate. What made the whole experience unforgettable was not only the bands (Ascend The Hill and The Chariot especially blew my mind), the atmosphere and the famaliar faces I saw, but being with two people I loved dearly and sharing laughs and new memories with them. I can't think of two better people I could have shared this experience with.

On the whole, things in my life and slowly and surely getting better, particularly in my spiritual life. God has been leading me back into relationship with Him and it feels amazing. The little truths He has spoken to me here and there through people, nature and His Word have been pompting me to come back into His arms again, but the worship with Ascend The Hill and the prayers that followed were really what made me truly decide to come back to God again.
One thing that comes to mind when I look back on my tumultous few months I've had that I want to share with you guys is what I heard from a young youth leader at a church I was at a couple of months ago. Basically what she said was this: In the very beginning of time, Eve ate the forbidden fruit because she had doubted God's goodness - there was a sense of doubt in her heart that what God had already given her was not enough. There was a belief that God was holding back on her that made her fall into sin, and sometimes, we can be like that too. I'd be the first to admit that Eve's doubt is a very real thing in my life.
There are times in our walk with God that we look at the world in all it's glitter and glory and wonder if what we have with God is really it. We ask ourselves, 'Am I missing out on all the real fun? Is God holding back on me?' and, succumbing into temptation, we venture into the world to find out, only to walk down the road of sin and destruction and walk further away from God. The truth is, a truth that would have saved humanity, is that what we have with God is goodness is all it's entirety. Life with Him is the only life that satisfies, is the only life that brings wholeness and peace and real happiness. What we have is true life. I think the world makes the slogan 'a life lived to the full' to mean sex, partying, lots of money and even travel and adventure, but I firmly believe that a life lived to the full is a life lived in true relationship with God. He is the best that we can get, and beyond anything we can dream of. He isn't holding back on us - He is giving us everything. And I think that's worth pursuing and sticking around for.

Lastly, I also want to thank everyone who has thought about me, prayed for me and encouraged me during those rough months I've had. Also, for putting up with my depressing posts lately haha. I got my $900 back too, just p.s. Thank God! But really, I appreciate you all and I can't expess my gratitude enough.

At Parachute 2012 with Anja and Kate.

Currently listening to: Ascend The Hill - Come Like You Promised