Well. I guess It's official.

Lately, everything that has to do with my faith also has to do with community. it's a buzz-word here around campus. Especially among us Res-Life staffers.

I went to a fellowship on Sunday, and we talked about living in Community, and what that biblically looks like.

Tonight, I went to a service and we talked about what it means - how it looks.

To me, community is living life-on-life. Discipleship. You can't have community without d-ship. You can't have d-ship without community. Community is VITAL to our faith. Living where we are together working to see the fingerprints of God among us... is VITAL to who we are as believers in Christ.

However, I think I am absolutely horrible at living in community. As my pastor says, "when you live in Community with one another, you rub against each other (As iron sharpens iron...)... and it hurts, and it's dirty". I wish I knew better how I could live in community.

Anyways. On another note... I applied for my first after-college ... job?.. can I call it that? I will for now. Let's just say that it's something I promised God, my family, and everyone else in my life that I would never do - but here I am. I'm nervous. it's step one - but 2,000 miles is a really, really long way from home. We'll see.

Also, I recently found out that I have an intolerance to gluten. Gluten is in just about everything yummy in the world - so I'm not exactly the happiest camper I found this out. I've eaten edamame (soy beans) for the past 2 days. I need some new thoughts for food. If you also have this intolerance, or love someone who does... I could use some help in my dietary choices. :)

this wasn't one of my better blogs. But, I don't think I really have a whole bunch that I want to talk about. I still wanted to write. maybe the next will be better.

When all is said and done..

My redeemer lives.

When I'm hurt, angry, bruised, and broken...

My redeemer still lives.

Thank you for your promise, Jesus. It's getting me through the day even if I have no idea why I'm hurt.

I made it across the country...

I spent the last week in North Carolina. We drove, and it was epic. I had alot of fun, I am very glad to be back in my home state, though.




I've spent alot of time today thinking about this :

17The LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him." - Genesis 18:17-19

I don't know God's plan in why he does things. Recently, I don't understand why God allows us to get hurt, and feel like we are being dragged through a trench with tons of barbed wire and pointy rocks. That is a mystery to me - But I guess that's who God is. It's kind of frustrating, but I guess at some point, this pain will be worth it, and I'll understand who God is better.

This verse reminds me that He has a plan for me - and He calls me to intimacy with Him, and only Him. He has chosen me - and because I am a believer, I am guaranteed the same promises he promised Abraham (It says that in Galatians). Thats so comforting.




I'm thinking about being crafty later tonight. I'll let you know, blog world, how it goes.