These last couple of weeks have truely been as all consuming fire, I honestly don't know how I would have made it through them if the Lord was not right by my side the whole way! It's wierd though, because at the same time I feel like I sort of lost track of God in my life throughout the past two weeks, it's like he was right by my side and miles away. Now that last week is past and the school work has somewhat subsided for the time being, I have been able to reflect on what God did in my life the past few weeks.
I have really noticed taht God uses our lowest of lows and the toughest times to benefit us and make us stronger. While you are weathering the storm, it sometimes feels like God is no where to be found. But is it really God not being close to us, or are we not drawing near to Him in the storm like we should be? I like to look at the situation almost like a slingshot. While we are in the middle of the storm we keep getting pulled back and God is testing us to see if we will fight forward or if we will rely on His strength to guide us where we need to go. Then when we realize that we cannot get through it without God, He lets the slingshot go and we realized that we have shot forward in our walk with Him. We realize that we have grown so much in such a short amount of time. Personally it has been awesome to see how God used a packed and stressful week of school to strengthen my faith and my walk with Him! I am grateful that the Lord used the last week to test me faith, my strength, and my relationship with Him!
I now feel so re-energized and ready to do what God has planned for me in the future. I'm excited for what the Lord is doing not only in my life, but in the lives of my closest friends, and the campus and ministries at UNM. Just seeing some of my closest friends being so on fire for the Lord and seeing that they want to make a difference brings pure joy to my heart! It makes me so thankful for what the Lord has done in my life, and what he will do in the lives of my fellow believers!
We as followers of Christ are looked up to in so many different ways. God uses us as vessels of his love when we don't even know it, so whether you are in the middle of the storm of you just got out of the storm, we are called to share the Love and the Joy that Jesus has blessed us with!
"It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded." 2 John 1:4
This song is such an amazing reminder that no matter what storm or struggle we have gone through or are going through, Jesus will heal and restore us so that we can walk in His will once again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvIEJ_PmqJ8
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