Sermon notes

I don't usually do this, but Bro. Schaap's sermon tonight was such an amazing truth that I thought I would share it with y'all.  This is pretty much exactly what I wrote down.

Psalm 37:23-31
"What To Do Today to Find God's Will Tomorrow"

1. Have a dream of what God could miraculously do through your life.  God sees you as "highly favored." He loves you more than you can ever know, imagine, or understand and He wants to invest all of His power, love, and wisdom in you if you will allow it.
2. Have faith.  Faith is believing that God already has detailed plans for you to reach your dreams.
3. Exercise wisdom: acknowledge that you need a spiritual shepherd regardless of your age or experience.
4. Use spiritual discernment: comprehend that Satan wants to destroy your dreams.  (Humans are made in the image of God.  Satan is jealous of and irritated by humans because he wants more than anything to look and be like God.)
5. Have understanding: maturity and perception about the lies of the devil.
6. Have patience: be willing to put up with Satan's lies while you wait for God's perfect plan.
7. Have maturity: do God's will today and each day, knowing that doing so will bring you His will for the future.

So many random things to catch up on

I have finally made it to the dating lobby with  a few minutes to blog, so here goes.

Christmas break went well.  Not only did I get to see many of you, but I also got to go visit my grandparents in Alabama.  I landed back here at college on Tuesday.

I have a new roommate named Meagan.  After spending several hours talking to her last night (and thanking goodness for coffee this morning), I have come to the conclusion that she is pretty awesome.  This is going to be a great semester!

Thursday and today were our first days of classes, and after three revisions I finally got my class schedule for the semester straightened out.  I picked up my textbooks at the library today and realized that I should probably start reading my history book now.  More about my classes next time.

Chapel has been amazing so far.  Great sermons by Bro. Tefft, Bro. Bachmann, and Bro. Gray.

So that's about it for now.  I did save a few things for next time, so that y'all won't have to go crazy waiting so long.  Talk to you soon. :)

Thanksgiving

I had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!  I was able to be at home from Tuesday night to this morning.  I ate, watched football, ate, shopped, ate and slept in.

Settling in back here for 10 days, most of which will be spent doing final exams.  After that, on Friday the 9th, I'll be home for Christmas!  And not just in my dreams either.

I'll let y'all have my finals schedule so you'll know when to pray!
    
      The Book of Proverbs I Wednesday, November 30 8:00 AM
      Sophomore English Wednesday, November 30 10:00 AM 
      The Life of Christ Wednesday, November 30 12:10 PM 
      Christian Womanhood I Thursday, December 10 8:00 AM
      Old Testament Survey Thursday, December 10 9:00 AM 
      Essentials Subjects, December 5 10:00 AM 
      Personal Finance Tuesday, December 6 8:00 AM
      Personal Evangelism Tuesday, December 6 9:00 AM
      Practical MinistryWednesday, December 7 8:00 AM
      The Book of Genesis Wednesday, December 7 12:10 PM

An Incredible Day of Blessings

Today, God blessed me in so many ways!

After meetings at the college, we headed out to the bus route.  We went to visit Luis, who Kim (my soul winning partner) and I met several weeks ago.  He had a lot of questions about why God allows bad things to happen to good people.  I promised to ask a Bible teacher his question.  We tried for several weeks to talk to him at his house, but he wasn't home.  Finally today, we saw him and spent some time giving him the answers Bro. Tefft gave me.  I said, "Luis, I know you have a lot of questions about God still, but would you be willing to trust Jesus for your salvation?" and he said,  "Yes."

Through the rest of the day, I saw five more people saved in addition to Luis.  The sunset was a beautiful pink color, which is one of my favorite things to see.  When I got back to the dorm, I went into the ironing room and there was a pair of brown shoes in my size with a note that said "Free!"  Alabama is winning.  I have a music practice in a while with some of my friends.

This was the most incredible day!

The Big Surprise

Well, there's a reason I haven't posted in a while.  I had a big secret to keep, and I was afraid of giving it away accidentally!  Today (October 30th, because this probably won't be posted until tomorrow), was my parents' tenth anniversary as pastor and pastor's wife at Gateway Baptist Church.  For their anniversary, I was able to come home to surprise my family.

This morning, the church family met for breakfast.  When both of my parents were together, Bro. Ye announced that there was a "present" for them and I walked around the corner.  It was so awesome to see the expressions on their faces!  I got to spend today with the family and they'll be taking me back to college tomorrow.

I have known about this since before I left for college and it was so hard to keep the secret!  For the last few weeks, it has been really hard to talk to my parents on the phone without letting something slip.  This morning, Mom texted me to tell me she missed me. I was standing outside the back door of the YMCA where the church meets at that exact moment!

Today was a good day...and it's back to college tomorrow!  Believe it or not, as short as this little trip was, it was a great little vacation!  Thanksgiving is coming soon.

Well, that was just Spectacular!

This week was great!  FBC Hammond hosted Christian Womanhood Spectacular Wednesday through Friday.  I got to be in most of the sessions; I had a good time and learned a lot.  The theme was "To Love is Paradise," and the lessons focused on God's love for us and the love we should have for others.  

I also had an awesome day today on the world's greatest bus route, 45-5!  We got to talk to a lot of people, and had good visits with people we didn't really plan to visit.  

Well, I went to the "dating lobby" with my laptop to write a paper. That was an hour ago, and I haven't done anything on the paper yet.  But both of my teams, Alabama and the Cardinals, are winning, so I'm happy.

Would somebody do me a huge favor and e-mail me to tell me exactly what you want to hear about my college life? I want to have stuff to write about that you will be interested in, so help me out!  Have a good Sunday tomorrow, everybody. <3

I completely lost track of time since the last post! It seems like it's been about a week. Sorry about that.  I do have an excuse -- it's midterm week.  Yes, already.  I've already taken four midterm exams, and I have five more to do between tomorrow and Friday.

Normally on Wednesdays, I would be tutoring at a high school in the area, but the school canceled on us today. About 15 of us go from the college to help out every week, mainly in math and English classes.

I have been asked for a food report, so here it is: The food at the dining hall has been much better than I expected. I don't often go to breakfast because of schedule, but I do go on Wednesdays and Fridays -- the days we have biscuits and gravy and cinnamon rolls.  The Chinese food has been a little scary; the title on the sign the last time was "Chinese Fiesta."  But other than that, it's been good so far.

That's all for now.  Remember, the more followers, the more posts!  I want to know who all reads this so I can ask what you're interested in hearing about.  I can't wait to see most of you at Thanksgiving!