Not quite sure what made me decide to finally enter the blogging community. I suppose I was influenced by some friends and their blogs. However, their blogs are interesting, funny, and quite heartfelt - I'm not entirely sure if I will be able to compose anything relatively interesting enough for public eyes. Here goes nothing!
Let me begin by saying that I love the Lord, hence the reason for the title of my blog. I became a Christian on February 21, 2009, was baptized on June 3, 2009, fully surrendered myself to Him and His will for my life on May 15, 2011, and was baptized with the Holy Spirit on September 28, 2011. Yes, I realize that process was over two and a half years and most people just have one date that they can mark as when everything happened. I like to complicate things. I've tried to just pick one date as the moment I gained salvation, but I really can't because each of these were another piece in my redemption. Thank goodness that God never gives up and He has patience for people like me!
I decided to begin this blog as a way to document my seasons of life and force myself in EVERY situation to keep my eyes on Him. This blog is like an accountability system that I'm setting up for myself. I'm so terrible at talking, and I can't work my cell phone to save my life, so I think this will be a good way to track life. And hey, if anyone actually decides to read this, then it's my hope that God will use something that I write to speak to someone. God has used some really random and seemingly insignificant things to speak to me, so I'd love to be that random thing for someone else!
Currently, my season of life is one of confusion and opportunity. I am not too good with dealing with either one of these. Both of these are in my life for a reason, and I know that God is using them to teach me something - not knowing what that "something" is, however, is quite frustrating. Because I'm a female college student, I'm sure you can already guess what my situations involve: boys and school. And unfortunately, because I am quite predictable, you are correct. Please don't let this turn you off however! I promise that this blog is focused on God and not my obnoxious whining about guys. Here are my two current situations:
LOVE LIFE: My boyfriend(ish) of the last two years (it's complicated) is hoping for another chance to have a more serious relationship, old friend from high school is suddenly showing interest, and an old almost-flame from two summers ago is pursuing the idea of "us" once again. All I can say is I am royally confused.
SCHOOL: This is my first semester at a new university; I just transferred. Last fall I entered school as a ministry major, then changed to psychology in the spring. I hate psychology. People fascinate me, sure, but I have no interest in the little details of their lives - I just want to meet their needs. At my new school, I transferred and declared my major as ministry again. I absolutely love my ministry classes and learning all about biblical studies. But of course, because it's me and nothing can ever be straightforward, I have another idea in the works: equine-assisted therapy. I just got a position at a local horse rescue, and I am absolutely in love. I've grown up around all kinds of animals, especially horses, so they've always been a huge part of my life. I worked at an animal hospital this past summer, and it was hands-down the most incredible experience ever. So which do I pursue, animals or ministry?
So this is where I currently find myself. Nothing earth-shattering, but this is what's occupying my mind right now. How blessed am I to be able to say that these are the biggest "issues" I'm facing right now?! Seriously, this is such a blessing to be able to complain about these things! My prayer right now is that I will learn what true faith is. I've learned how to trust God in the big things, the near-death experiences that I was blessed to go through, but I don't know what it means to lean on Him in my every day life. I can't believe that God even cares to know about these little things! I am His daughter, His whiny, indecisive, flaky, redeemed daughter! He makes BEAUTIFUL THINGS out of us!
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