Well,the past few weeks I have spent more time hanging out with friends than I had in years. I have also been internally challenged about standards which I have held for a long time. Certain view about how to act around guys, how to avoid every appearance of evil, and the like. I know how they looked when I was little, but how do they look in 2008?

My conclusions? I am so thankful for the standards I had growing up, strict as they may have been. I have been so protected and have avoided so much pain that many others have not. In addition, I am entering my late 20s with no real baggage from my past.

I want everything I do to be glorifying to God. Yet these standards are not standards just to have rules. They are ones which are glorifying to God.

So what are these crazy standards? Right now, I don't drink. I don't think I've had more than 2 glasses of wine in my whole life, but I want to conciously abstaining until God directs me otherwise. Mainly because it is a stumbling block for some...going on the mission field and drinking don't mix...and I believe it makes me crave a lifestyle which God does not have for me. I've also had very high standards on the type of person I date and the physical boundaries that I have. I want to continue that. If I do marry, I want to marry someone who will spur me on spiritually.

On a different note, no updates on jobs yet! I have a resume off to Texas for Manna, but no response yet.