Good afternoon, here's a look into what my life has been like the last couple of months since my last update.
2013 has been an incredible year, it all started with me rutruning back to school in January. An now as this next January appoarchs I will be finishing my final semester at bible school. I thank God for his provision and timing, we really never know what to except day to day but he sure does.
So In October, we had tribal cup against our sister school it was, such a great weekend of fellowship, sports, and competition between the two schools. Happily Jackson came up with the win of the tribal cup for the weekend. All our sports, perpetration over the semester paid off :-) I got to participate in soccer and ultimate frisbee, it was so much fun! I always enjoy getting know other students at our school in a different environment other than classes, specially in an area I feel most comfortable in :-)
Tribal cups trophy
So I am not sure if you have ever heard of the game spike ball!? ( it's a mix between volleyball and four square but more intense) it's probably the best game ever, it's not a new game it's actually been out since the 80's but just has lost interest over the years. Anyways I learned how to play over the summer and started playing it at school, and as more people learned to play I got to searching to see if other schools played to my luck Spring Arbor University had a group that did, so cool to be able to connect with another school.
So I finished my junior semester of bible school one more semester till graduation. Goodness I can't believe how fast time has gone. This semester has taught me so much about myself in so many different areas. For starters I think we can all relate, but boy to I rely more and more on myself than God with situations, needs, issues, ect. I realized this after my job let me go, at the beginning of the semester, and how I find security in having that job. But after some time The Lord has blessed me with a job that is right up my ally. I work at a local discount sports store.
So have you ever thought about how we communicate things to each other? Well let me tell you I highly value communication these days, even though I stink so badly at communicating. I really never have realized how much you can actually communicate to someone through body language or speech but thankfully The Lord is continually growing me in failure, by learning from it and learning how to show more grace. The end of the semester I took a class called Soteriology, it was a awesome class about the study of salvation. It had me really pondering what salvation is, it had some strong truths and really picked up more on our romans class. Just reassuring that we are justified by His grace through the redemption of Christ and because we have been set free from sin we are sanctified which ultimately leads to eternal life, praise God for this amazing truth and free gift that we can never pay back now matter how much we try. This is something I have to continually remind myself!
So with this next semester approaching fast please be praying for me to finish strong, pray that I continue to pounder theses truths and stand strong on what is true, it is a tough thing. Also please pray for God to provide financially, I don't have enough to finish my senior semester, but I have seen God do some pretty incredible things so I have faith I'll make it through even though it'll be tough as I said before trying to rely on The Lord rather than yourself is a tough learning process.
Just some extra things to be praying for as well, the youth group I am working with has their winter retreat at the end of January please pray for them and the leaders as well I am super stocked for it and I know they are as well.
As I wrap up my last semester at bible school, my future plan as of this moments thoughts are; I have applied to intern at the school to work, if I am granted this position I want to take night classes at the local community college to get my EMT and work to save money for MTC (Missionary Training Center)please be praying and I thank you so much for praying and supporting me where I am at in the training!
