I am all moved down to my new home in Costa Mesa, CA and absolutely love it here!!! Praise be to God! I am so ready for all He has in store for down here. The beach is a short drive (or a medium bike ride-I got a barbie beach cruiser bike but that's another story..), the sun is always shining, the school I'm attending is wonderful, and I've visited some great churches. Not to mention, the past week and a half have been full of cultivating new relationships and it's been so good. I love people, people watching, and interacting with all sorts of people so it's been a good time meeting so many new faces that all have different stories and backgrounds. I am attending an incredible God-centered school called Vanguard University. I am living in the freshman dorms, on the 7th floor. Lots and lots of steps everyday....let me tell ya! My declared major is Sociology, but it may change to Religion/Biblical studies. I don't feel like the LORD has called me to a specific career yet (besides being the best wifey and mommy I can be someday!!!....), but I am open for whatever He has in store!!!! I'm taking 6 classes and they are good, but so much dang reading!!!! I really, truly already have such a deep love in my heart for Vanguard for a few different reasons. 1. I feel like this school is where God wants me right now. 2. Students and staff alike truly love Jesus (for the most part). Jesus is glorified here like crazy. 3. Chapels are SO good! 4. I think there's something like 260+ palm trees on campus..:) SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! Right now, besides really focusing on Jesus and new relationships I'm trying to figure out how to get back into the swing of school. I love school and enjoy learning, but ya know how it is...the first couple weeks of the year can be rough! Oh and before I move on, I must say my dorm room looks ADORABLE :) Maybe I'll post pics later. I have such a sweet roommate named Leila, who is from Oregon as well. :)
NOW, on to the stuff that really matters!!!!!!! K, so as I mentioned, the chapels here are awesome. Tonight I went to a student led worship that's led every Wednesday night called Shine. The first song we sang was a classic: Shout to the LORD! This song always reminds me of my daddy and the 90s. My dad has his classes workout routine that he's done for over twenty years (he's a man of habit, ya know what I mean?) and when I was young I used to go in our bonus room and watch him work out. He'd blare his great 90s gospel/worship cds from our old LD/CD player and one that played often was Shout to the LORD! Good times..good times..Anyways, back to the story, so as we were singing the song my thoughts quickly switched from good times with my daddy, to the goodness of our Daddy. The line that struck me was:
"Nothing compares to the promise we have in You."Now, that's bold. If you honest to goodness truly believe that statement, it will change your life. Blog reader, I don't know who you are. I don't know if you're a friend or a foe (hopefully not the latter....), but I want you to know that there is nothing in this world that compares to the love of Jesus Christ and the promise of spending eternity with Him on the new heaven and the new earth!!!! I don't care where you have been, or what you have done. A boyfriend, a girlfriend, success in your career, more money, more popularity, going to all the parties, getting drunk, shooting up, sleeping with whoever, serving yourself, none of this will get you anywhere. No where at all. In fact, the "happiness" that you get from these things will wear off. You will be left broken, hurt, and alone. These things here on earth are meaningless and take us no where except to a place of brokeness and confusion. I'm here to tell you tonight that JESUS CHRIST IS THE ANSWER. He went to die on a tree for your sins so that you could live in eternity with Him. Once we commit our lives to Him, it's a promise that we'll spend forever, in all glory, with our beautiful Creator, Savior, Lover, and LORD. Sounds too good to be true, but it's just the gospel message. We deserved to die, but He died for us. That's the beauty of grace. I encourage you, if you have been caught up in anything of the world to make a bold decision right now to leave it behind. It will take you nowhere. Give your life to Jesus. Surrender it all and live for eternity. It's not just good or great, it's what we were created for!
"But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed."
Isaiah 53v5
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