Perspective
He Allows Me to Hunger
“O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water…My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise You.” Psalm 63:1, 5 Excerpt by Amy … Continue reading
Learning and Growing
After three overwhelming and discouraging weeks, I walked into my classroom with confidence yesterday. I went on a college retreat this past weekend, which was such a refreshing break from my worries and fears of teaching, and I came home with a different perspective on life. Larissa, one of the leaders, told me that she … Continue reading
Praise God instead!
So often when we go through trials we just want to escape them. We want to run away and hide rather than face our difficult times. I have definitely felt this way at times in the past few weeks. God has been working in my life a lot this semester, and I have realized that … Continue reading
Look toward heaven
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” ~Colossians 3:2 This was my verse to memorize last week, but it has applied more to me this week, and it’s only Monday! Last night I was upset about possibly not being able to go to Spain with the orchestra next May because I’m last … Continue reading
Looking on the bright side
One of my ABSOLUTE favorite things is singing worship songs around a campfire, and I got to do that very thing last night. Every Saturday night, a group of college kids from Bethel Baptist Church gets together to worship, fellowship, and pray for the service the next day. I had never gone, and all week … Continue reading
It’s a good day
“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” ~Psalm 118:24 With two tests and no break from 7 am-5 pm, rejoicing was the last thing on my mind. I was definitely not looking forward to today. Every Sunday I pick a new verse to memorize as “verse … Continue reading
All for God’s glory
It’s rough being a violin player sometimes–especially when there are SO many others around you who are so much better than you. Even though I am a music minor, sometimes I feel like I should be just as good as the music majors my age. Of course that is ridiculous because not all the music … Continue reading