School is going really well. I am thoroughly pleased with my grades but even more grateful for all of the wonderful friendships I have found in my classmates. We really do lift each others spirits and support each other already! And we are only a month and a 1/2 in. Very grateful that everyone is accepted, and that everyone can share a smile with each other. I don't think I could have made it through this summer thinking I was all by myself. My biggest prayer going into PT school wasn't about the grades or the classes, but it was a prayer for new friendships. I had been out of school for 2 years and I had kind of gotten out of the swing of things when it came to introducing myself, opening up, and just being myself. How God has answered that prayer. I know that I am still showing my true colors to my class mates, but I know that these friendships will be everlasting.
Steven come home on SUNDAY! I am so glad he has had this opportunity to instruct the Troopers drumline again, but I am SO ready for him to be home. I think that I will definitely be myself when he is here. A part of me has been missing. It sounds like the Troopers have had an awesome summer so far, and according to last nights performance, they are peaking at a good time. Beginning to "feel" that performance. Very excited to see the show when we go to Atlanta.
I spent my evening tonight, not studying, but with my Sunday School girls in bible study. We are doing Beth Moore's Breaking Free study, and lets just say that God speaks through Beth Moore like no other. She is not afraid to tell it like it is. We were in Isaiah Chapter 37 tonight. Studying how the Assyrians were trying to take over Jerusalem that was under King Hezekiah's rule at the time. The message was breaking free from our captor even when he tries to coax us into making peace with our own bondage. Instead of listening to the enemy and surrendering to the Assyrians past triumphs, King Hezekiah took his trouble to God, trusted God with the protection of Jerusalem, and God pulled through like He always does. Such an awesome message. Especially when we, as Christians, claim to "believe" in God and that Christ is his son, but when it comes to trusting him every day, in the little and big things, that He will protect us, and the He won't give us anything we can't handle. As a sinner and a Christian, I will admit to not being completely trustworthy 100% of the time. I am a worry wart. And most of the time, it is my prideful nature that tells me that I can fix it myself or worry about the problem enough to where it will be solved. But that HAS NEVER been the case. In all of the BIG and little trials that I have been through in my 24 years, I cannot think of one time where I was the one that fixed it. That I was the one that solved my problems al by myself. Usually when that was attempted, the problem got worse. So it is a matter of sucking up my pride not listening to the enemy, and trusting that God will be there in EVERY situation. "Our captor likes to remind us of all who have fallen and poses the question 'What makes you so different?'". I am different because I am a follower and believer of Christ. And I may not have confidence in my own flesh to seek out every up and down in my life and conquer it alone, but I have confidence in Jesus Christ and that with Him, I know that I will never be in a situation that WE can't handle. My confidence lies in Christ. So, my prayer is to be more like King Hezekiah. To take what the enemy is telling me to God, and have confidence and trust that God will take care of it. For it states in Isaiah 37:36-37 that the angel of the Lord slain the Assyrian armies and the King Sennacherib of Assyria retreated to his own land and left Jerusalem alone. God will protect and watch over his children.
Just a little food for thought. Stay Strong, Pray Hard, and God bless.
No comments:
Post a Comment