I am, WAS, addicted to One Tree Hill. The worst part is that re-runs come on the SOAP NET Monday-Friday from 1-2. Now, you will most likely agree that this is very pathetic, and it is, but it's a much bigger problem than it seems. At the risk of ruining my reputation, oh wait I don't REALLY care about that because I have Jesus, I'm confessing to share what God has taught me through this.

My life has become routine in the past couple of months since school started. Go to school, go to work, run, go to sleep, with the occassional soccer game and of course time with friends. Needless to say I don't have much free time. I get an hour and a half each day of down time between school and work. But one day I watched One Tree Hill and got hooked. (Disclaimer: I am in no way against watching TV). I started to look forward to watching this show more than reading my Bible, or praying, or even getting some rest. Somewhere along the way my life started to become so routine that I shut out opportunities to serve claiming that I was too busy. I started to feel extremely guilty when I watched One Tree Hill!

Then I went to VA. Being around my friend Avery brought some SERIOUS conviction. We didn't turn on the TV once while I was there. But more than that, I realized how much she serves people because she wakes up and just does what the Lord calls her to do. She doesn't avoid an opportunity to serve because she has something planned for herself. Every day is a completely new day and it looks very little like the day before. She is so lively because she lives each day to the full. I wanted that back badly. So I had to kick Chad Michael Murray and his friends to the curb, at least most days of the week :)

I guess I learned much more than the danger of getting addicted to unrealistic soap operas. God gave me the desire to allow Him to put me in situations daily that I didn't plan because His plans are so much better!! This week has been amazing already. I've had quite a few unexpected events that were so rewarding.