New challenges in the dorm…

So as a small tid-bit before I FINALLY am able to go to bed, I thought I’d share my night with you all. I got back to my dorm after a long study hour in the library exhausted. It was 10 o’clock and I was ready for bed. Unfortunately, my roomie had guys and girls in our room. There was loud music coming from there and the lights were flashing. It also smelled heavily of boy. If you know me at all…none of this is a good mix for me; especially late at night. So I walked back over to the library to talk to Calvin (who was working) thinking I’d come back at 11 because that was curfew and quiet hour starting. So I did….but then ended up back at the library because the smell of cologne was soooo strong! I would never be able to sleep…I was very uncomfortable. So here I am…coming it at 11:45pm. In the next room I hear the start of a movie as I look around my room. They had invaded my space as well. My stool and desk chair had been moved, my music plunked down where I hadn’t put it, and my very special letter from Martha had a near miss with the garbage can…I’m surprised I even saw it lying in the crack between my garbage can and desk. This situation makes me very uncomfortable…and now I sit here, very tired…wishing for a place I can call home. Dorm life, is not home.

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A New Peace

“Therefore I tell you do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable that they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” (Matthew 6:25-27)

It’s a new chapter, a new part of life. It’s safe to say the thought of jumping into a world of unknown can be nerve wrecking and scary. The stress and the anxiousness combined can make for an intense moment. So what should our prayer be? What should be on our lips as we enter new and unfamiliar territory?

                        God says not to worry. He has things under control. God knows my future and he knows yours too. He, very well knows what is unknown to us. I’ve heard it said that we should never fear an unknown future because we have an all-knowing God. During the passage in Matthew, Jesus says, “So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” We are all so important to God and it’s so true that He will not leave anyone in un-chartered waters. (In fact, He never leaves anyone; period.) Instead, he will give you a new peace. When you get comfortable in one spot, He’ll shake your world and make you uncomfortable again. But he will also have in his hand a new peace for you to receive. If you choose to trust him during the new unknowns, you will receive the peace he offers each time: a new peace, for a new unknown.

                        “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:31-33)      

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Writing things down

As I sit here at my computer eating yummy pistachio nuts and staring at my screen…I wonder why I really chose to starting blogging. hmmm. Well I could say it’s because my Dad had one first…and I thought it was cool. Or the fact I had good friends who blogged. That must be it. I was following the crowd. Ha. Me following the crowd? That doesn’t usually happen. No. In fact…as I write this, I have a song playing in the background called “Different Now”. You know, I’ve started a new chapter in my life. I’m still Rebekah Joy…but I’m not the exact same. I’m growing. I can feel it. Not in height (wouldn’t that be nice) but rather spiritually and mentally. God is beginning to challenge me and has begun to show me life outside the box of Elementary, Middle, and High School. I can do nothing but strap in for the ride and hold on tight to the Savior who I know is so excited to show me new and wonderful things! So this is why I started to blog. I wanted to take into account the growth and new occurrences for the next four years. Not just for me to watch, but for those who will be reading this. I’m ready for the ride to start. I’m sure it’ll be a roller coaster…and it probably won’t be all be fun BUT as it is for most about to head on to a roller coaster, just because I’m a little nervous doesn’t mean I’m not super excited! Besides, Psalms 37:23-24 says that “if the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.” My new chapter is all about following my Heavenly Daddy and pursuing HIS will for me. So here I go!!

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