Unwavering Love

Well, it's been about 3 weeks since I moved into college and 2 weeks since classes started. I love being here at Bethel. I've love my roommates, all 5 of them: Ashley, Anna, Abby, Steph and Whitney. What amazing and beautiful young women of God they are, I was so extremely blessed with all of them. A couple nights since moving into college we've just barely touched the surface of some deep stuff that have happened in our past - but how amazing is it that we could share our lives and our hurts with each other! My suite girls and I have kinda made a little sorority pack with the suite across the hall (Jennica, Ashley, Emma, Cassandra, Irene, and Katie. Oh so many wonderful people I've met! Sydney - my ever faithful Chemistry lecture partner, Brittaney, Carissa, Will, Michael, Jenna, Lauren (the life of the party!), sweet Greta, Kate, Carissa, Brian, Matt, Amber, James (who I can always talk to about anything), my wonderful professors and the list goes on!! God is just so awesome.

Well, I wanted to share a little bit of the experiences I've had because you'll see how ever so faithful and wonderful and loving God is!

My first weekend after classes were done I turned in an application to Pray First - this prayer ministry/team run by students for Bethel. After this I just kept being attacked for the next couple days. Before I tell you all that has happened I want to mention that sometimes (not every time) when you get placed in a spot where God wants you to be to help advance His Kingdom (such as praying, worship, leadership, pastoral, ministry, etc.) the devil will do everything he can to steal your joy and make you fall away from God (even though it's your choice to fall away or not). So Thursday morning I turned in my application. My computer crashed right after that because I spilled a glass of water on it by accident (it's fine now!).

That night I found out some really extremely sad news about a friend from church. Friday morning I woke up sick only to find out that something else happened to another person in my church. Oh and God was so good as to answer my prayers and my computer was fixed and was returned to me (PTL!). Later that night I called my aunt to talk with her and she encouraged me with John 14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me." I spent almost my entire weekend praying though for various things that were happening. On Monday I found out I was accepted onto the Pray First team and then the next morning I lost my voice completely - I couldn't even whisper. I had completely had it with the devil but God filled my life that day with such a peace...I knew His hand was on EVERYTHING!

Later Tuesday afternoon I went to go pick up the new Barlow Girl CD and I was praying and believing for healing for my health and my voice. Then something totally miraculous happened!!! I turned on the radio and decided to show the devil that he has no right to mess with me, since I am a Daughter of Christ! So I started singing and ah there's my voice!

Sometime during the week I ran into a friend who I proceeded to tell about my weary weekend. She prayed "Lord, we ask for a breakthrough!" After that prayer I've been experiencing little break throughs here and there and God is just so awesome. When I go to spend time with God - I go down to the dock and sit there and sing and pray and do whatever...it's me and God time! I listen to worship songs on my iPod and I just feel God's arms wrap around me. He whispers in my ear "My diamond, I love you! You're so beautiful! You take My breath away. Let My love make you complete this day." God consumes me in His love and I am just amazed at His love!

Friends, I tell you this not as an update to how life is going for me, but I share it to help you see that you do matter to God! See, God's hand is on everything and He is in control. When all the world crashes around you go to your knees and cry out to God. He'll provide stability and unwavering love that will make your life complete. He'll be the only thing that never changes in your life...His love is always there and He will never love you more or less no matter what you've done in life. God loves you as much as He can, which is as far as the east is from the west! Look to God and you'll see how much He loves you! It will blow your mind! Look to His unwavering love this week and you will never be the same!