Amen, Halleluiah! Spring break is coming!!! I am so ready not to attend classes! I am so excited because I am doing really well in all my classes, I should have all A's except for Chemistry. I'm sad to say this but I may possibly have a B or even a C (which I will work hard not to get) in Chemistry. The material and concepts are not hard to grasp, it's the memorization that is key. So, knowing that, I am striving harder to memorize the facts.
I get to go home with my friend, Benjamin Shockey, and spend 3 days or so with his family. I'm thrilled! The plan is to attend Busch Gardens on one of the days. I am excited to visit with them. They're a great Christian family and lots of fun to be around. This year has been so stress free and I have experienced a lot of growth spiritually. It's been a nice change from the hectic life that I led my first year at Warner. Moving off campus, surrounding myself with good friends, working at the church and with the children's ministry, going to Baseball games, and visits with the Shockey family are all extreme blessings! I feel so much better having more hours of sleep each night, eating right, and walking EVERYWHERE! Hehe. I have to go shopping this weekend to get new pants, they're much too loose.
Anyway, all in all...what I am trying to say is that God is good and his love endures forever! He will take care of us, shield us, protect us, love us, forgive us, and heal us. It is so easy to get caught up in stress and worry from day-to-day, but God has things in his mighty hand. Would I know or realize the great blessings that He has bestowed upon me this year if I hadn't of had such a trying first year? Our troubles always seem big, but to God they are miniscule. It is my goal to continually surrender all my questions and let the Lord work everything out. :)
Let me put out a challenge to my fellow Christians:
Memorize scripture! Know what you believe and exactly why you believe! The world will try to destroy your faith, your convictions, and will try to make you justify yourself in everything you do! Always reach for something more! You are always in the process of becoming a better servant. Seek God and find ways to better serve Him! We will never know our weaknesses and how best to overcome them if we don't read the Word. It's time to stop living a mediocre life for God! Start reading the word, praising God, see God's blessings overflow, and get excited about living righteously for Christ! BE SET APART! People, there is no better life than the one that God can give you! NO greater joy is found except through Jesus and living our lives for Him! Discover God's plan for your life!
I love to tell the story
T'will be my theme in glory
To tell the old, old story
of Jesus and His love!
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- Rachel
- I am 24 yrs old and a recent graduate from Warner University. I graduated with my B.A. in Contemporary Literary Studies and a minor in Communication. Two years ago, in fall 06, I completed a semester at Oxford University. It was an amazing challenge that I hope to face again someday! I studied English and Literature. I look forward to obtaining my Masters in Medieval and Renaissance Literature and someday, my doctorate in English Linguistics.
2 comments:
Amen! I couldn't have said it any better myself! Memorizing the Word has grown me closer to God than ever before... and to think that I've only been doing it for a year and half! I can't wait to see what my spiritual life is like when I've been doing this for 40 years (Lord willing). :) Great inspiring post, Rachel. You said exactly what I needed to hear at the right now. Why stress? God has things under control. Isa 55:7/8 says that "God's thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are His ways our ways" (that's all in my own words). I have to try thinking that I know what God's thinking or what He's going to do next.
I sure wish that you were going to be home this summer. We're probably going to be moving into an apartment in the Dublin area when we get back the states, you won't be there!!! Boohoo! Anyway, at least we'll see each other more than we do now... which is maybe once when we're on homeleave. :) All that to say that I miss you, and I especially miss our walks down the Heritage Trail and the awesome, God-glorifying conversations that we used to have (and the passionate conversations about Bush and the elections). :) You're such a great friend and I hope to see you soon, soon, soon.
Even though we're not leaving for another couple months, I'll be sure to give you my info when I get back.
Wow! This is a long post for me! Love you, girl!
Whoops.. made a mistake in paragraph one, last sentence...
"I have to STOP TRYING to think that I know what God's thinking or what He's going to do next."
:)
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