The first day of my life at NorthPark has come and gone before my eyes. And I am still waiting to take a breath. There are so many new ideas already growing in my head I don't know where to start, or what to tell. I am embracing the joy and the sorrow. I am embracing the change, or trying to. And that is not an easy thing to wrap your arms around. There are new opportunities every second I turn around. I am getting to focus on people and new relationships that are being built. Like the girl 2 floors down, and Scott the Manager of the Starbucks across the street, Mercy who is trying to make a life for herself all the way from Africa, my RA who has a twin, the Russian maintence women (I can barely pronounce her name - why try to spell it) who cleans our floor, and the 500 + nervous and awkward freshman who walk around hoping they don't trip and fall in front of everyone (and off the record I am up to 3 embaressing falls myself). The diversity and culture around me are giving me a new perspective already.
During one of the many long and ridiculous lectures I have been sitting through for orientation - something spoke to me. A lady named Judy, the pastor on campus, was talking about seeing God speak through the ordinary moments and not just the nice, shiny, polished ones. While that sat in my brainbox some more, I started thinking about Jesus (cool guy) and what an ordinary life He chose to live. Yet in His day to day life, He was completely holy. Meaning He wasn't ordinary. That Jesus understood what it meant to hear God and seek God, being divine and perfect, in every day regular moments. So, instead of just stopping at the thought that God speaks though regular people in regular places - it hit me that what you find in those things are anything but ordinary. That Jesus sought out the holiness of God in everyday life pushes me to seek that same holiness in every moment - even when it seems like the most mondane thing. Because I know that God is in those moments, and in the ordinary God shines through and there is a glimpse of the extraordinary.
1 - me and my momma in my room
2 - me and my new roommate
3 - me and some new friends!
School starts Monday! I can't wait for that to get going!
4 comments:
sister- youre awesome! your room looks really cute, i expevted nothing less i like going up to your room and seeing your creativeness still here waiting for you to comoe home! i can't wait to see you soon down in CHI TOWN! remember i always love you..by the way...nobody is sitting by their self :] i'm ll over it
I very wise young lady told me something recently that has really resonated. She said, "If it isn't hard, it really isn't worth it."
Look at Jesus! He didn't take the easy road! And because of his faithfulness in the pain and uncertainty and loneliness...he changed the world!
Galatians 6:9 "Do not grow weary of doing good."
I am praying for you DAILY!
Wow, I'm typless!
I mean, Wow!
hey Brit! It's your very excited cousin Amy :-) Your grandma told me about your blog page and I thought I'd check it out. wow...sounds like you're starting out on a super-cool journey! I can already tell that the Lord has some amazing things in store for you. I think it's awesome that you know where to keep your focus. I think we both know that if you keep your eyes on Him, each day will hold nothing short of something meaningful.
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