Jess's Journal: Life Unscripted

I wanted to let everyone know that I am moving forward with things. So, I thought I would write this short blog just for fun. Well, here's the thing. If you constantly focus your energy on your setback and how it is affecting you, you will never be able to move forward. Taking your energy away from the past and its hold can give you a brighter future. I got back to writing recently and personally, I think it is helping me move forward. I am much happier now than I was a year ago, or even six months ago. What happened in the past does not have a hold on me. Nor does it have the power to affect my future. Positive being positive is what we should strive for. In order to move forward, we have to keep on saying that the past does not define us and should have no hold on us from now on. This is what we need to do in order to come back on top, stronger than we've ever been, in God's grace.

When I started this blog, I had no clue where it would take me. At the core of this blog, I knew I wanted to put faith as an integral part of it all. Unscripted, raw, unblemished. This ever-evolving faith continues to be a huge part of what I write about. The trials and tribulations I have gone through, some self-inflicted to the point where things get out of control serve as a reminder that things in this world are only meant to be temporary -- from the friends and acquaintances in my core circle, to life groups at Immanuel, to extra-curricular activities, and to schools. It is important to know that sometimes I do look at the past as a reminder of how far I have come. Going to college straight out of high school is a whirlwind. A whirlwind of emotions, possibilities, and setbacks. Every year I ask myself: why stay when I continue to have setbacks? This year, I hope I don't come up with the same answer of being a legacy student. Instead, I am asking what God's will is for my