Football Games

Hi there! It's been a while since I last posted. Well, I have officially been back at school for an entire week. Monday through Friday, I endured new teachers, an obnoxious block schedule, and a bunch of new chorus kids. This week has been tough for me in a number of ways. For one, it's cut back on my time with my church friends. I've been spending more and more time with my friends who aren't Christian, or who aren't as good an influence on me. I think that's been the biggest problem.
 I love my friends a lot. They are all so special for so many different reasons. But one issue I have with so many of them is that they are negative. They don't like to see the positive. When you spend time with people like that all the time, you start to become like that. Yesterday morning, I woke up feeling icky after going to bed in a super negative mood. That's something I've been struggling with since then, and unfortunately I've not had much success.
Tonight was our first football game. I wasn't too terribly excited since football is much less my sport than basketball in terms of interest. But I went because I'm friends with a couple guys on the team, and I'm friends with a bunch of band kids. Well, when I got there, I ended up being snubbed by this senior girl who has a nack for getting under my skin. Well, I tried to let it go and walk away, but after a while, I realized that something I thought I had and lost, I never really had. That upset me a lot too. So then I was just in a bad mood. I spent my time being negative, when I could have enjoyed a fun sporting event, even though we got crushed.
There's a verse that comes to mind when I think of this whole issue. It is 1 Corinthians 15:33. It says, "Do not be deceived: bad company corrupts good morals." That means that when you spend time with people who make bad choices, like being negative, you end up making the same bad choices. I've been making some big mistakes, and I haven't quite fixed the issue yet. But with some serious prayers, I know I can do better.