As I've been through my first month of school I've learned some things.
1) I have gotten a lot better at communication skills! It makes it easier to live with roommates, thats for sure!
2) I love my classes so so much. Most of them are right up my alley and are truly going to help me with my future career which is exciting. My two favorite classes are Comparative Religions, and Epistemology and Worldview. Obviously I love them because I love people, and I love to learn about people!
3) I love Jesus a lot and am content with Him as my best friend. There have been transitions this year with living in an apartment and not living right next to a lot of my friends. Its also been busier this year. I'm really trying to just focus on God and friends come second. I'm not hanging out with a lot of my friends from last year, but am instead spending a lot more time with God, and I'm loving it.
4) For some reason, I have missed Africa a ton. And here's where the prayer part comes in- I am praying that God will help me love my friends and fellow students as much as I love the people of Africa. There are days (probably about once a week right now) where I just want to jump on a plane and head to Africa! But I know that God has bigger plans than me, and if He wants me to jump on a plane, He will provide.
5) God blesses you if you bless Him. Sounds kinda weird but its true. If you are putting Him first, giving Him your best, and loving Him with all of your heart, He will bless you back. I don't have a job right now, yet I'm not broke and I'm not worried (I was for a while, but now I'm not). As long as I am putting God first, He will provide for me. I've switched to a different church this year, and the pastor has been preaching sermon after sermon about giving your All to God and seeing His blessings. People have given testimonies about how they have given up buying a house to give the money to God, or sold an expensive car to give the money to God...and I don't have that stuff or a job, but what I do have is time. So I'm giving my time to God by leading a biblestudy for freshman girls, and hanging out with international students. I figure, since I don't have a job, I've definitely got extra time on my hands, so why not give it to God? He has truly been blessing me through this. God is so great! Thats all I wanted to share with you guys :) Thanks for your prayers!!
