Summer Time!

Probably my most favorite thing about college is all the time you DON'T spend actually there. My summer break is already well on it's way and it's only the beginning of May! It's fabulous to look back over these past 5 months and see where God has taken all of us! It has gone by so furiously fast!
Over the past 5 months I have gained knowledge and understanding of " the college life," and know that the party scene is most definitely not for me(don't worry, I didn't have to try anything to figure that out.) I have grown closer to my boyfriend and found out who my true friends are.I have lived, laughed and loved more than ever in my life. I have sadly spent more time than ever before doing nothing. I have learned how to manage my money wisely and use it more on others that my own wants. I have learned how to keep plants alive ( the secret is...buy them from Calloways, if they die, you can take them back and give you live ones for free!) I have all my friends fooled. I have made a new best friend and play mate, my hamster named Banter. I have spent evenings with friends bar-b-qing on the lake, watched Knights galavant on their horses, seen 2,000 people do the chicken dance and drank sweet tea on my front porch. I have had many ineffable adventures that I will remember forever.
Most importantly I have learned how to truly delve into God's word, how to pursue a friendship with others, love the unlovable and forget myself. These past few months have grown me and stretched me farther than I ever could have imagined, but it wasn't time that did it's toll on me, it was God's love and guidance that is "a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." I have realized that my wants and desires are not what matters most in this life. I have understood that God does not tell me what He is going to do, He reveals to me Who He is. "He went out, not knowing where he would go."-Hebrews 11:8 I have also learned that God does not ask me to do things based on my ability, but rather my willingness to irrevocably surrender on that point.
I have found out that what you think about, is what you care about, is what you chase. I have also come to find that truly getting into the Word requires me to find time, a place and have a plan to follow through with it. I have learned to daily be putting off the old self and putting on the attitude of Christ. Once is not enough for the carnal minded.
I have learned so much and I only hope that I will continue to do so, although the school semester has seemingly dumbed my mind, God's word is sharper than a double edged sword!
Let the attitude of my life be a continual "going out" in dependence upOn God and have an ineffable charm that is a satisfaction to Jesus!