Freedommmm!

No, I am not done with finals, so this isn't an end of the year entry. But you know what I realized today?
I love my FREEDOM!

Take today, for example:

1. Up at 7:30am.
2. 2 final exams.
3. Lunch in the union.
4. Hung with Keith, Niegel and Phil a little.
5. 3rd exam.
6. Back to the room.
7. Dinner and movie with Liz.
8. Home at ~11:30pm.

Not once did I have to check in with anyone, make sure anyone had been fed, put to bed, assured of my love. I mean, wow what freedom! I now have a new revelation of what all the ministers are talking about! I don't have any real responsibilities of my own yet.

Take the mission trip I'm going on in summer:
I don't have to coordinate with my work.
I don't have to check with my spouse.
I don't have to make sure my kids are taken care of.
No bills to pay in advance.
I am completely free to just go as I feel God is telling me.

Doesn't that blow your mind! I am finally embracing and understanding this whole 'Season of Singleness' deal! I mean... WHAT FREEDOM!!!

Man, praise God for new revelations and understanding. I pray that God continues to use me fully as a tool of the Kingdom while I still have all the free time, and none of the responsibilities of 'adult life'.

I am amazed! I love my freedom!
WAHOO! Bring on the lost, Lord!
YOUR KINGDOM COME. My freedom used. Wahoo!!!

; )

My, how the days have flown...

Wow, it's pretty much over. I am a little in shock that my second year as a college student is finishing out. What else flies by? Days, my blog says I haven't written anything in 3 days...is that right?

So yeah, as my roommate blow dries her hair a mere 3 feet from me, I am reminded that it's almost over. I will soon be a third-year, off-campus-living, preparing for the MCAT college student. Scary. I am a little worried about some things, but I am excited for next year.

I will have my own room, a full kitchen, and a bathroom with only ONE other person. Yes! Plus, I will be a second semester servant leader for Every Nation Campus Ministries.

I am going to miss all of you very much. Man, I learned so much, in life, Christ and relationships, and I have the pictures to prove it!

So, in case you haven't figured it out yet, this blog has no particular point. I am just going to go into withdrawal away from all of you. I'll keep you all in my prayers. And try to blog something of substance later. Now: shower and study. Please pray for my finals. Thanks. Love you all!

What's so great about the Old Testament?

Here in Your presence I can't help but come undone.
Trembling before You I am ruined by Your touch.
I see Your glory rising, as all the darkness flees,
I feel Your heart of mercy, to set the nations free.
I hear the cry of Heaven, "Who will go for Us?"
Here I am! Lord, send me! Here I am! Lord, I'll go!

Yikes, sends shivers down my spine. I love worship songs. And the more I listen to them, the more I realize that many more than I thought come from almost pure Scripture. I feel very blessed by the Lord to be part of the church family that God sent me too. I also feel that every walk of life, color of skin, and musical preference is met at my church. I am not here to praise my church again, but this song got me going.

Anyway, in the past, I felt that the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible, Tenack or whatever other names Donny would like me to know it by) was a barely useful form of reference. I never thought it applied to me as a 21st century Christian, and I definitely didn't think it was of any importance to me personally. But lately, since reading through the Bible, God has been teaching and telling me many things. A LOT of them that deal with the Old Testament...but ALL of them deal with me. He's chosen verses out specifically for me, and except for church and ENCM events, I haven't cracked open the New Testament in weeks. God is proving a point.

1. ALL of His word is relevant and alive. ( 2 Timothy 3:16)
2. Wisdom and lessons taught in the Old Testament are critical to my life in Christ.
3. Jesus read and memorized much of it, who do I think I am?
4. The New Testament makes NO SENSE outside of its ties to the Old Testament.
5. It is on purpose that many of my visions are similar to those in the Old Testament.
6. Pay attention, there's so much more He has to tell me from the Old Testament, listen up.
7. He till uses prophets and speaks to men face to face. Get ready.
   

So, yeah. I love it! I no longer flip right to the New Testament when I want to read my Bible. Instead, God will often lead me to Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Psalms. My Lord gave us so much wisdom and guidance, why did I think it was worthless? Anywho, pay attention! EVERY Scripture is God-breathed. And to me, that means well worth reading and loving. Keep seeking His face! I love you all with as much love as my little spirit can muster.

: )

Wednesday, what a day

1. Not much has happened today.
2. Spanish class was skipped because of oral exams and I did mine Monday.
3. Got up and ate what I thought would be breakfast but Suwanee defined as lunch.
4. Went to chemistry.
5. Hung out, studied, ate, studied, talked to Reece and Ross, studied in the SAC office.
6. Took my Lab Practical Final.
7. Came to my room.
8. About to go to a review session for my Chemistry final ~6:30-9:30...Wahoo! Then gonna come home and hopefully sleep.
9. Well...gotta go get my chemistry on.
10. I love you all!

Fulfilling my obligation...

To continue to blog daily. Hey guys, hope all is well. More God stuff to report. God told me that Jeremiah was going to be my book, and that Jeremiah 1:5 is for me. So, that felt awesome, I almost cried, I mean, really. This whole 'turning your life over to God' thing almost makes me a water bag. Well, I have been feeling a little longing for someone special, asking God to work on that. I want to desire my Lord above all else. Amen!
Hmm, what else? I have been pretty good. Still working on getting my appetite back to normal, which probably isn't much more, as Liz can vouch for. I will work on getting more helpful supernatural stuff like Joel. Hope to get some good stuff up for you guys soon. I love you!

Yes yes yes!

Guess who received some awesome prophecies tonight? Yep, the whole LG gang! We invited some strong women, April and Amy to help us prophecy over our members, and man were we on a roll. I had never conducted a prophecy night before, but I love how the Holy Spirit was with us for over 3 hours and we merely had to ask. I heard some great words about humility, my future in ministering to women, and all kinds of crazy stuff. Praise God! I am super excited! I love Him! Do you? Thank you to Amy Middleton for coming and sharing her faith with us. Thank you to Ross Middleton for sharing his wife with us. And thank you to the Middleton boys, for donating their mother for a few hours. Thank you April Lupo for letting God use you! I love you all!

later family!

I LOVE MY LORD!!!

I read Ezekiel 12 because I asked God for a verse to meditate on and that is what He gave me. I read a verse that said "I did as I was commanded." And right before that I read Joel's post about using our voices when told to.

God spoke to me, but all I can remember Him saying is this: "Child, don't panic. I am with you. I want you to dream a dream. Of things to come. You will be a sign."

So:

I lay back and try to clear my mind. I see a mental image of what I just read in Ezekiel, then my mind wanders to Rush Hour 3, and I try to clear it. As I try to push those images out of my mind, I see two men, clothed in white, and standing tall picking up and throwing/shoving things to the side, clearing my mind for me, until it is just them in a straight white path ahead of me and they stand together and speak as one voice "Son of Man, your city will be shaken, your city will be rocked, and the Lord God will show Himself with signs and wonders. The promptings of the Spirit will be heavy upon you, and you will do as you are commanded. You will speak when told to speak, and be silent when told to keep silent. As you have made a covenant to the Lord, you are now called to fulfill it. This day, we call heaven and earth as witnesses against you. Do not break the covenant with the Lord your God."

Then they raised their hands towards me, and said, "Be careful to do as you are commanded. God be with you."

Wow, that is a heavy promise. As they were speaking about heaven and earth I was scared. What a great witness against me. I know this was a word from God, so please, if I post this, pray for me and give any feedback you can. I love MY GOD! Hallelujah. He reigns!