Hope. (Please read the whole thing)

Ever notice how we hardly think before we say things? I have a request of all of you out there reading this. Even of myself.
Everyone needs to stop.
Stop being angry. Stop hating.

Stop hating God,
Stop hating your parents,
Stop hating your siblings,
Stop hating your family,
Stop hating your peers,
Stop hating your teachers,
Stop hating kids,
Stop hating adults,
Stop hating gay people,
Stop hating straight people,
Stop hating people of different ethnicity,
Stop hating other sinners,
JUST STOP.

We're supposed to LOVE one another. Not hate. We hate. We're sinful, and we hate. When other people sin, we get angry at them. We hate them, because of what they did. We shouldn't hate the sinner, we should hate the sin!

The horrible massacre in Connecticut? That sinful man who murdered all of those people? We're just as sinful as him. No really. Our sin is just as bad.
Do you hate him? Are you angry at him? Anger is hate, by the way.
He committed murder and suicide out of hate.
And do you hate him for it?
If you do, you're hating the person because he is evil.
But guess what, guys? You're evil too. You were born in sin. You sin constantly. Just like him. Anger is equal to hate and hate is equal to murder. So if you hate him you are murdering him in your heart.
Did he deserve to die for his sin? Absolutely. But so do we.
We will continue to sin every day until we die. The only suitable punishment is death. But, there is another option, if you're willing to accept it.

Maybe you've heard about Jesus Christ, maybe not.
Maybe you've grown up hearing it, and chose not to believe it.
Maybe it's because there is so much hate in the world and you're thinking, "If this God is a loving God, then where is He? Why doesn't this Savior, save us?"

I'll tell you why, and don't you dare stop reading because you think I'm being stupid. Because it's too far-fetched, at least I have faith in Something hopeful!

Our Savior has already come! He took every bad thing, big and small, took every murder, every rape, every lie, every hateful thing said to others and said to and about Him, every single sin upon Himself. He took the blame. He took the only acceptable punishment for us. For you. Because He does love you. He's the only One capable of loving everyone unconditionally.

Do you think that's stupid? Or that it's a nice thought, but impossible? That's living without hope. What an awful way to live. There's no point in living without hope. You wouldn't be alive without hope. People who feel hopeless stop living, whether physically or mentally. So why are you still alive, reading this? What has given you hope to live on? Your family? Your friends? That's nice, but they can't love you without being angry once in a while. I'm sure they do love you, but not every second of every minute of every hour of every day. And that would be wonderful, but they can't because they're too sinful, and so are you, and frankly, so am I.
That hope isn't enough and you know it! Don't you want a bigger hope? A greater love? One that is sufficient, because you know you can never feel loved enough by people? God can and will give it to you, but you need to let Him, and you need to give it back to Him. How would you like it if you loved your father or mother or anyone who cares about you and them not love you back? God will always love those who love Him. But at the end of your life, when you see Him face to face, and you realize that you never loved Him, why should He continue to show love to you and let you reign with Him forever? Sin is not allowed in Heaven. Heaven is perfect and holy because that is where God dwells. God hates sin.

Maybe at this point you are considering all of the things I'm saying, but maybe you're thinking, if God loves His son, Jesus, but hates sin why would he place every sin ever done and that would ever be done, on Him? He did it because He loves us too. The One and Only perfect man and God died for our sins so we didn't have to. So we could live on with God and when our earthly bodies pass, we could still live on and never commit another evil thing ever again.

So what do we do now?
We acknowledge that we have done so many incredibly hateful things, and ask for forgiveness.
Have you ever done that? I mean, you've already been forgiven. All you need to do is accept it. It'll get better then. It'll all end once you're with Him. Justice will be served at the end of this earth. That's a promise. A promise from God Himself. So stop hating and start loving, please.

-Another messenger.

My Thoughts On The Election And Other News

Oh hey.

Politics? Should I even bother? I'm going to break down my thoughts on the presidential election. (I will accept no negativity from any of you. There's too much of that in the world as it is.

Political thoughts:

Obama won.
I don't really care.
If Romney won, I still might not care except for the interesting fact that it'd be something new, but alas.
I'm not old enough to vote,
BUT  
That doesn't mean I'm too young to understand politics.
Seriously, my age has nothing to do with it.
I don't know much about politics, granted, but I'm sure that there are PLENTY of people my age who do.
When I can vote, I will vote and support who I deem appropriate, and if that person doesn't win, whatever.

Now I know what you're thinking,
Meg, what do you mean whatever? Wouldn't you be upset?

And yeah, sure I'd be a bit disappointed, but I'm not going to go cry about it.
I'm not going to complain about something I have no control over.
God put each president in office for reasons that we won't be able to understand, but when has God ever not been in control?
For those of you who are Christians, shame on you for doubting His Sovereignty!
We need to lower our prideful thinking of how everything that does not go our way will end in catastrophe.
ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD.
Right? Right.
That's all that needs to be said.

In other news:
My aunt is in the hospital and she is very sick. We don't know exactly what's wrong with her, and the doctors aren't entirely sure themselves. Again, God is in control of the situation. Prayers are much appreciated. (That's really the heaviest thing on my heart at the moment, not the election.)

Blessings to you all and have a wonderful life.

-Meg

5 Year Bucket List

Here's a bucket list of things I want to try to do before I turn 21 (in no particular order):

1. Go on a picnic for a date

2. Come out with an EP of songs that I've written

3. Write a book

4. Go to Ireland

5. Learn to speak another language. (Either Dutch, German, Japanese)

6. Be a part of a red carpet event

7. Go on a road trip with friends

8.  Throw a party that isn't boring

9. Model (conservative) clothes for a clothing store

10. Travel with a journal and my favorite guitar


And these are just some of the things I can think of off of the top of my head.

Well aren't you lucky that I posted two back to back blogs. ;)

Meg

Getting My Eyes Forced Open

OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

Today is Wednesday. Just another day to go to youth group and learn Scripture, right? WRONG. Today is WEDNESDAY. A day to have God use one of your closest friends to spontaneously give his testimony in front of all of his peers and leaders! Andrew, I know you're reading this, you're like the only one who does. Thank you for letting the Holy Spirit speak through you! That's awesome!

"What I realized was that I have only been serving my King, and not also having a relationship with Him."

What I'd like to share with you, internet, is that what he said ^ is exactly what I've been doing. I've been all lip-service, and nothing real. I'm going to start getting into the Word and becoming that prayer warrior that I was before. Enough with being lukewarm and fake! I want to be real! This summer will be a good one. The start of the rest of my life. =)

That's all for today, and I encourage you Christians to check your walk is well. Are you serving God in a true relationship? Are you serving Him at all? Do some praying and some real Bible reading.

Love to you all,
     -Meg

Serving Society

Hello, internet.

     So its summer now and I'm done with school! I'm waiting to be technically "promoted" to my next year of high school, and all I'll really be doing is walking across a stage with my class, receiving a piece of paper with my name on it, then sitting down and waiting for the actual graduation to begin (which my best friend is a part of. Congratulations, Sarah!).  Now let's get down to the portion of the blog where I begin my real rant. Buckle up, kids. This will be one people might care about.

     When you're about halfway done with high school, up until......well, up until you're done with school completely, people are going to ask you, "What's your major?" or "What are your future career plans?" or in the case of 99% of Christians, "So, Master's College, yeah? That's where your going, right?"
Now don't get me wrong, friends. Master's college is an AMAZING school. I know quite a lot of people who go there, including my aunt. But its just not for me. So why isn't it for me? Well, they do not have my major. I want to be a sculptor/animator/artist. Now let me tell you, this choice has been highly frowned upon by my older friends, who are, of course, only looking out for me. But I love it and I'm actually good at it! There aren't many things in the world that I have a talent for and enjoy, so why not put my gift to use?

Serious question: If you have a gift, why not use it?

    I REALLY want to be a musician above all other career options, but that's even harder to get into than art.
But with all of this aside, let's talk about how careers affect society. Now I know what you're thinking, "Meg, shut up. You don't know anything. Why do you blog?" Well, bitter human, the answer is, BECAUSE I CAN.

     I've recently discovered that there are issues in the world. No kidding, right? But seriously. This world we live in is a horrible, disgusting, sinful place. But why should we let it rot? If the dishes are dirty, do we just leave them dirty and eat off of them again? (I REALLY hope you don't.) NO! That's gross! We have soap and sponges, don't we? So we should use them to clean the mess we made. Do you read me, internet? LET'S CLEAN UP OUR MESS. We have what we need, so why are we sitting on our butts watching Fox News and saying, "Wow, people really have it bad. I'm glad I live in a higher class of society." or the ever so famous, "There are starving kids in Africa." I hate that sentence with a passion. It's completely true. You're saying something completely true about starving children in another country. Yes, that's a thing that's happening. A very serious one. And you telling your kids or whoever that it'll make a difference if you eat your peas because other children don't get to eat peas, should bother you. Sure, we shouldn't waste food, being that others don't have that privilege, but sometimes you make too much to finish. If you have leftovers, you have so many great options. 1. Save them and eat them tomorrow. It'll save time, money, and won't go to waste. 2. Give it to someone who you know could use a meal because they haven't eaten.  3. I think you get the point.

     Anyway, my whole point is that it really doesn't matter if you waste food because you can't finish. Because no matter how much you eat, those children in Africa you were just talking about, are still going to be starving. So stop using that example!

     I want to serve society by helping those less fortunate. After college or maybe instead of(who knows) I'll travel around and serve as many people as I can around the world. Maybe someday I'll go to another country, but for now I think I'll help out in my not-so-perfect country. There's the Pregnancy Resource Center, the Children's Hunger Fund, and other organizations that could use all the help they can get. You should help too, and stop watching the news if you aren't going to do something to help change it.

Good night.
     -Meg

The Daily Prayer Ride

Hello everyone!

     So this past week I decided I'd change with the start of this new beautiful season! (Cheesy, right?) Lately I've been all down in the dumps because my surroundings haven't been very cheerful. I was in the car with my friend who was giving me a ride home from Starbucks and we noted just how gorgeous the sky looked. It was super clear and there was a nice cool breeze shifting it's way through the otherwise hot air. It was simply amazing. I realized that no matter how hard I tried to be the happy-go-lucky, optimistic person I usually am, I kept missing that key that I needed to unlock that. It was prayer. All along I was missing true prayer. Not the "Why is this happening to me?" or "God, please get me out of this suffering" kind of prayer, but thankful prayer.
     On Wednesday I went to church, which I haven't done on Wednesdays in a really long time, and I was hearing what I already knew before but had mistakenly forgot about. I needed to be joyful in my suffering. As a Christian, I am definitely bound to come across suffering. But my God is so omniscient and in control. He was reaching out His hand to me during this season of suffering, but I kept pushing Him away.
     On Tuesday I started a new daily bike ride after dinner. I made my own little path around my neighborhood and it was really cool to just leave the house and clear my head. See, whatever my bedroom looks like is what my brain looks like. For the past few months (this is bad) my room has been just an ugly mass of laundry, books, and workout equipment. In connection, my laundry represents my busy schedule of always having somewhere to be. The books represent school that is begging to be done. And the workout stuff is the rage and anxiety that just needs to come out. (Which is why I decided to go bike riding instead. It's easier than lifting weights and stuff.) Oh yeah, then there is the trash on my nightstand. It's a result of me REALLY not wanting to do anything at all because I felt so emotionally and mentally disorganized.
     Today on my bike ride, I decided to just pray. I prayed for safety, for the people I passed, and just thanked God for opportunities like that. What better way to clear my head than that? So I've (just today) decided to make my daily ride into my daily prayer ride! I encourage you all to find a good alone time with God to just clear your heart and mind by just giving it all to Him.

     Peace out dawg.
             -Meg

Stress/Taylor Swift/Geometry/6 Months

     Oh hey internet. What's up? So lately I've been under some stress. If you know me, well I tend to care about things a lot. I take time to think about things that a lot of people just brush off. I don't say much if I'm in a conversation with someone I haven't talked to in a while, because I'd rather listen. I listen to their story and their life and I watch the way they do things so I can learn. If they make a mistake, I pay close attention to what happens and how they handle it so I can figure out what I should or shouldn't do if I'm ever in the same situation. And I don't mean that in a mean way or anything. I'm not perfect either and I make my own mistakes, but if I can avoid something by having a different attitude during a trial, then why not? Know what I mean? Sometimes I think I care too much, but then again, what's wrong with caring? I just need to not stress over things that I have no control over.
     I've been listening to Taylor Swift a lot more, recently. I have a lot of friends who either adore her or hate her, but I quite enjoy her music and she seems like a pretty chill person. I really like her song "Never Grow Up". I think its really cute but it also makes me kind of sad haha. I think its because I've never been in a real hurry to grow up, and now that I'm halfway done with high school, I realize that I have grown up, a lot. It's kind of scary to see your life passing by so quickly, that's why I've decided to grab as much life as I can! Take any experience and adventure I can get my paws on and hold onto them. Of course life here on Earth is only temporary, but while I'm here, why not make the most of it? Take opportunities to put any spiritual gifts or talents that a may have and put them to use in any way I can. I mean, I have them for a reason, so I should get off my butt and put those gifts into action!
     All I have to say about Geometry, or any advanced math, is that I'm pretty sure that they are a result of the fall of man. Take that as you will.
     I've been listening to a song by Hey Monday called "6 Months" non-stop for the past two days. It's an OK  song, but it's the chorus that I really love. It's one of those songs that makes you go, "MAN. That's almost exactly how I'm feeling right now!" I'll link to it later ;)
     On an extra side note, Summer is almost here which means a BUNCH of people I care about a lot will be graduating!!! And that's wonderful for them, but I have to admit, for the ones who are going off to college far away, I'm really really gonna miss them. My best friend is among theses graduating seniors, but she's not sure where she's going just yet (which means I have her longer! Hehehe). But when she does decide, I will be super supportive in whatever the heck it is that she wants to do. Because I love you, woman! Even if you decide to go to Clown University, I'll still be your best friend (I guess) and be supportive.

   Okay, cheesy weirdo blog is over and done with. Good talk, team.

That one girl who blogs sometimes,

-Meg <3



I have a YouTube! GO WATCH ME ATTEMPT TO SING! =D
http://www.youtube.com/user/MegHuntsmanMusic/videos
Annnnnnnd check out my good friend Emily's website! She CAN sing and she's super great.
http://em-taylor.com/

One more thing, here's that song I was talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_0ICjcPZLI

I don't even know...

WOAH. ANOTHER BLOG! NO WAY! Yeah. Go figure.

Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day for me, and frankly, I just want to sleep. Ha! Sleep? What....what is that? Ever notice how I only blog past midnight? Kind of ridiculous. Honestly, I don't even know what I'm blogging about... I haven't done anything but watch movies and the KCA all day. I was writing a little bit, though I'm not sure why because my imagination faded with my childhood. All that's left of that is buying myself coloring books and those little magnetic fish toys with the tiny magnetic fishing poles. What is it with kids now? Their definition of "fun" is playing on iPads or iPhones and texting their other little friends who shouldn't have iPhones. The HECK? I don't even have an iPhone! Whenever I'm babysitting I'll be like, "Do you want to play house?" and the kids are all like, "Yeah I guess." And then I think to myself, what do you mean you guess? I don't want to play house! I'm just trying to keep you from jumping off the roof or getting eaten by bears... Then we play house and they decide who they're going to be and this little girl was like, "You can be the single teenage mom," and then I'm like 0_______0 The friggin' heck is wrong with society? Who am I? The moon is made of cheese, right? THIS REALLY HAPPENED. I can't even play house with eight-year-olds without them being a bad influence...on me!

In other news I should go to bed since I have to get up in five hours. I think I might...soon. Tomorrow afternoon I'm going with some friends to a Mexican restaurant, and you see, the thing about me and food is that, I am the pickiest person on earth, not only that, but also I'm allergic to everything. So what I always do when I go out to eat with people, I order chicken fingers and fries. Yep, that's it. Nope, no sauces or anything. Chicken and fries. What about burgers? Nah I'm not really a....burger kind of person. Whenever I tell people this I just get weird looks like the one you're probably giving your computer screen right now. I'm pretty much the coolest person you'll ever meet. Hands down. So yeah, that's about all. I think I'll go sleep now or something.

Night <3

Fascinating...

Recently, I've been fascinated with a few things. Every 6 months something there's something that catches my attention, and when something REALLY catches my attention I kinda geek out about it...until those 6 months have gone by. We'll just call it "Meg's Recent Fascination".  My most recent fascinations go as follows:

Book of Recent Fascination:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (duh)

Top 3 Songs of Recent Fascination:
1. All About Us by He Is We
2. Safe And Sound by Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars
3. Rules by Jayme Dee

Singer of Recent Fascination:
Cody Simpson

Actor and Actress of Recent Fascination:
Actor- Josh Hutcherson (Not because of the Hunger Games, I've loved him forever.)
Actress- Jennifer Lawrence (She's hysterical during interviews)

Random Recent Fascination:
Dried Fruit and Pomegranate Aloe drinks

Update on life:
I had a root-canal done early this month and it wasn't that bad at all. I had a temporary crown put on my tooth then my dentist's back-up dentist put my permanent crown on, but screwed it up, so I had to go back and get another impression of my tooth (which is the worst thing ever) after taking out the permanent and putting in ANOTHER temporary. While doing all this she left this nasty greenish reddish cut on the corner of my mouth. It's almost gone, but it left a scar. I'm going back on Monday to get my permanent, permanent crown.

In other news, I babysit. For everyone. All the time. As I was babysitting tonight, all was going well until the last five minutes when the youngest kid starts throwing objects at everyone. I took this *exaggeration* movie-like lunge forward to protect this other kid's head (because I know its gonna hurt and he's gonna scream and then I'll get fired) and in the process I take a large wooden puzzle piece to the corner of my eye/eyebrow area. There is now a small painful bump there.

Needless to say; my face has been taking all kinds of abuse lately. Dentist scar, random teenage breakout, block to the face. On the bright side, I got a new phone yesterday, but I keep accidentally texting people nonsense because it's a touch-screen.

Farewell until next time,
           Batgirl
I mean,
           Meg Huntsman




.....K, bye.

Quick blog before I sleep

Hello world! Happy Sunday! I hope your day was as good as mine.

If you know me, you know that I try to be happy at all times. How do I do it? Well, I learned from a popular YouTuber, Shaycarl, that happiness is a choice. Even though he's a mormon and I am a Christian, I still believe that happiness is a choice, but in a Christian perspective. I choose to be happy at every moment I can, well, actually, it's more like being satisfied in Christ. I'd give up my whole world and I'd be satisfied with Christ. He's the source of my happiness, because all good things are from above, right? Right! So, that's about it.

On another note, I get a lot of people who ask me why I draw a heart on my left wrist. I do it as a reminder to pray for those who might be going through a rough time. Even more so towards those who cause self harm. One of my closest friends has been going through a really tough time. Beyond imagination kind of a rough time, her whole life. So she cut her left wrist about seven times. So I draw a heart on my left wrist every day of the week, which is seven times. It's my way of showing love to anyone who might not feel loved.

Well, that's all for now. Goodnight!

Sorry and Words

I know, I know, I don't update my blog that often, but I'm in high school, and it's hard to find time for this.
Also I'm going to be honest with you, as always, and tell you that I have done none of the workout I posted. I came up with my idea for the wrong reasons, thinking I should be skinnier. But I realized that I'm fine with who I am and if someone doesn't like me, big deal. They aren't worth the trouble of changing who God made me. I'll keep the workout post up there but I won't be updating it. If you want some advice on what work out to do, feel free to ask me, my mom is a certified personal trainer and I'm a green belt in karate so I know some good techniques. Now, to the blog!


Let's talk about words. Now me and my older brother are quite big fans or grammar and eloquence, so if we see w3rdz typd lyke dis, we WILL correct you. If you know how to type and spell, then you are smart enough to use what you've so obviously learned in school. I believe in you. Really.
Also there are explicit words that are very frequently used. I'm not going to whip you and yell "shame shame shame!" while weeping, because I've used those words too. I'm not proud of it, but when I'm angry sometimes it comes out, and that's something I'm majorly working on. I encourage you all to do the same thing. If you're just using those words as regular words, don't. There are SO many words in all languages that you can use. If you clearly know that explicit words are offensive to many many many people, don't use them! Be respectful! You'll gain respect if you give people good reason to respect you. You won't look cooler, or tougher, or find a  guy/girl worth pursuing a relationship with if you throw explicit words around or put on a front. Be who you REALLY are. Be thoughtful, be sensible, be compassionate, be you. Don't put up a front for everyone else. That will only leave you to users and fakes. Be yourself and somebody is bound to love you for that. Not everyone in the world is going to love you, nobody is perfect. Don't try to impress anyone, it's not worth it. And if you're thinking "I'm not trying to impress anyone" save it. You and I both know there is someone you are trying to impress just by saying that.

Well that's about all I'm going to say about this for now.

Before I go, please PLEASE share my blogs with people! It's a dream of mine to speak to a generation about who I am. I want to scream it! But I am so limited. I want to sing my heart to the world, but it's hard when not many are listening. So help would be much appreciated! I love you all! GOOD MORROW!