my classes

So I'm back at dreaded CLC, however, this time I actually have a goal in mind! I decided back in November that I want to pursue firefighting/EMT. But before I start the fun classes I still have a few classes i need to get out of the way, those classes include communications, political science and local government, computers class, and a science or math elective. I'm waiting til next semester to do the science class, but the other three is going on right now.
First class is communications, which i am dreading because I HATE talking in front of people, heck I almost hate writing a blog (but I feel it's a good outlet/outreach). The good thing is my teacher will be easy and she's very funny...but that's about it. I don't know a single person except for a friend's ex boyfriend who I never talk to and the class is a decent size which means more people to talk in front of and embarrass myself in front of. And the best part of the class, I will be filmed and recorded which means I will get to experience the joy of watching my red as blood face in front of the class. But I do feel maybe this class is yet another way to share my faith. I pray that I'll be able to touch at least one persons heart in the class. But still...I'm not exactly looking forward to this class.
Second class up is intro to computers. Why this class is required for fire science I will never know, I mean you can't exactly save a person from a burning building by using microsoft words...can you? Unless they figured out how to stop a fire by using powerpoint. Anyways, the teacher seems like it's gonna be a tough one. Not fun. But at least the assignments are all on the computer which I'm pretty decent at, and I have lots of computer nerd friends so let's see how this one pans out.
And finally is American and local governments. I was five minutes late because it took forever to get there from the library (not gonna lie...I was on the computer distracted by news in the sports world...and facebook) and the teacher points me out as I walk in and tells me class starts at 11. That was fun. And I actually mean that, is that weird? Anyways, this guy has a deep Indian/middle east accent, I wonder if this counts as ironic, a teacher teaching American politics when he's from a different country that has a completely different government. Maybe that's how much he idolized America growing up. This also reminds me of 8th grade when my English teacher most definitely did not speak English as a first language (I feel bad for what I put that woman through). From what I hear about this guy, show up and take the notes and you're golden. So let's hope he doesn't continue to hate me this semester.

Update!: Turns out...the govt class I walked into was the WRONG ONE! Yeah that was fun! So I showed up for that class an hour late with a teacher mad at me for no reason...how did I find out it was the wrong class? I waited on Wednesday for that class at 11, actually got there 10 minutes early so I could show him up, and 30 minutes later no student walked in or out and there were still students in the classroom. So I went home thinking ok this teacher is retarded. Then I started thinking about it and decided to look online to see what room my class is in, well I got the room right...just not the time. It starts at 11:30, how dumb am I. And the best part about it is, I could have looked on the curriculum for that class and saw that the time for the class was 10-11:15...that was nice.

So

So I was gonna write a 3 or 4 paragraph long thing about this, but I didn't wanna be taken out of context or sound like I'm self righteous or anything...so I'm just gonna really simply say this, why is it so hard sometimes to surround myself with a group of christian friends...I'm getting kind of tired of being forgotten or put on the back burner...we're supposed to be a family and help each other out

Proactive

So i've been reading this book called Forgotten God by francis chan and it's about remembering how important the Holy Spirit is and how we have to rely on Him to work in our lives. We have to trust that the Holy Spirit will work through us to do great things.
And one of the big challenges in this is taking risks or doing things that you have to absolutely trust in God for. And i thought long and hard for a long time about if there is anything i've ever done where i had to completely trust in God, and there wasn't much that came to mind. Needless to say it made me sad.
I want to do things so i can trust Him better. Trust Him completely. so i've been brainstorming something i can do that wouldn't be easy whether it's not easy for me financially, time wise, or whatever, i wanted to do something that would challenge me.
I come home a lot during my lunch hour and so on my way home for food i thought "know what, i'm gonna sponser a kid". 5 minutes after i get home i now sponsor a kid name Abenezer Daniel from ethiopia. The website said that he has been on the waiting list for over six months and i just felt like he needed someone, he's only 6.
I don't know why this would be considered a challenge to me but i'm glad i did this. I just pray that i can make a difference in him and his family's lives and vice versa. I'm excited to see how this all pans out and hopefully maybe i can even visit someday...
This is only one thing i can do out of so many and i don't plan on stopping anytime soon. I hope all of you guys can also do something like this, whether it's sponsor a kid or help out at soup kitchen or whatever, i just hope you guys will let the Holy Spirit lead you to be proactive.
Aaaaaaaand any prayer would be nice!