My Decision

My trip to Full Sail was, oh wait correction ... Full Sail University(the real FSU!!!!!!) anyway it was amazing. I didn't want to leave, it took everything in me not to jump on a camera and start shooting the next star wars movie. We did our tour of the school then met up with my councilor and when she found out that we didn't take a tour of the film department she took us on our own special tour, we went behind, behind the scenes. We saw every thing, from the daily buzz show's control room to the storage facilities of all the pretty equipment. Kyle's (the guy that allowed us to stay at his place) roommate was actually a current film student there. And he didn't have one bad thing to say about the school. I'm SOOOO STOKED about this place. So the question of the day is: Is Evan Garcia, age 21, going to start at Full Sail University (FSU!!! woot!!!)?

...Nope...

Yes, you read right. Despite all my aspirations of becoming the professional I dream to be, I choose to take reality head on and accept that God has a plan for me to stay and grow to become the man He wants me to be right where I am.

Here's my situation. I have no money, work at publix barely making any thing. and I have really messed up in school at FAU My GPA is a mess, and because of that I lost my scholarship. So before the trip up I asked Him to please give me sign of what to do. And sure enough, He pulled through!

When I sat down and talked to my councilor Carina(which by the way is the best!) I told her my situation and she said because that they are a University they now accept the Bright Future Scholarship. When I heard this I almost jumped out of my seat. This means if I bring up my GPA and along with some other Fin Aid stuff I would be able to attend with very little out of pocket!!!! If not I would be about like 100grand in the hole! Talk about answered prayers!!!!!!

So here's what I had to choose from: Start ASAP leave everyone down here and be there but have this money burden. Or I could wait put my dreams on hold (which is heart breaking :( and finish my degree here get the scholarship back and be with eveyone then I could attend with no strings attached.

Making this decision was not easy at all, I'm tearing up as I'm typing this. This means that I have to endure a school that is pretty much crap, and put up with an okay home life for now. But what really helps is to have some great friends that I can count on.

Here's a verse that I go to every time I feel down and out. Mo brought it to my attention one night at small group: Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight your self in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust in Him, and He will do it. -Psalm 37:1-5

Sorry for the length... Whew that feels good!
Oh and here's a song that pretty much sums up how I feel and show that God's plan is always better:

My decision can not be put off again
I see the right choice but my heart is filled with dread
It all seems backwards in my head, my head

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better, it's better for you

Choose a little pain and gain a life with joy
Accepting pleasure now will earn a life of pain
It all seems backwards in my head, my head

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better
It's better for you, for you

Sometimes I wonder why it's this way
When it's done the burden is gone
This discomfort will be taken away
As soon as it's over, it's over for me

I know it seems too wrong to be right
This way is so much harder to fight
But in the end I know it is true
This way is better
It's better for you, for you

P.S. Colorado, here I come!!!!!!!!!