How Great is OUR God?

Last night was the last night of SYNERGY for the semester. Synergy is the weekly fellowship that the BSM holds on Monday nights. I have really enjoyed being able to go to that this semester and being able to connect with new friends!

So last night we were singing a song in worship and I just became extremely emotional and convicted of not giving God all the glory. I don't recognize him near enough for the happiness in my life. Then the BSM director opened the floor for anyone to share just how great God is in people's lives. Already being emotional I couldn't talk, well I thought I couldn't. Perhaps I should have and really became transparent to the students I attend Synergy with, but I didn't.

God has done some amazing things in my life this semester and though I was unable to express myself last night, I know I can express it here. And to those of you reading this, I am just being transparent and showing you what God is doing in my life!

This semester started off pretty rough for me and has continually gotten better, but definitely had huge bumps along the way. I came to Wayland knowing 4 people and having only met the volleyball team during Thanksgiving. I wasn't real worried about making friends or finding a church home, just serving God in ways that were still unknown to me. Well I have had my struggles with volleyball, with financial problems, with trust, with raising money for Japan, with my grades, with family struggles and with accepting myself for who I am becoming. What I realized last night and became so emotional about is the fact the God has handled EVERY bit of these struggles and I have yet to give him praise for it. How sad is that!?

The Lord has blessed with with an amazing church here in Plainview and I could not have be led to a better church to call home at Wayland. The university group has been such a joy to be around and build up and keep each other going strong throughout the semester. I have made close girl friends and kept an amazing roommate who I can't wait to have more memories with. Volleyball is getting better and I am slowly, but surely accepting my role. God is helping me through this and I know he will continue to ease my heart. Why did I ever worry about my financial problems with school or Japan? Waste of my time, stress, and I should have been praising God during this whole time. The Lord continues to provide in both of these areas and deserves ALL the praise! Christ has healed my heart through broken and upsetting relationships. He has shown me what real love is and no matter how much I get hurt, he is the ultimate HEALER! My grades are fine and I need to focus on HIM! Not the A or stressing about the B, focus on HIM and give him the glory. My family has struggles, but through everything I know God is working on something wonderful and we will see it someday. Till then I WILL PRAISE MY GOD! Through a very rough and emotional semester these last few weeks have been full of joy and happiness. I can not express how happy I am that I have stuck with everything and not given up! I have been blessed with an amazing friend lately who has pulled me through and helped me to see God's glory. From one friend to multiple other building friendships I truly thank God for providing me with an amazing person to come into my life and whip me into shape!

How great is our GOD? Let me just say that more than any words could ever say, I will praise him for the greatness he has done in my life. It is time to leave the selfishness in my life behind and focus on the fact that EVERYTHING has to do with how great MY GOD truly is!

The harvest is HERE! The kingdom is NEAR! You said ask and I'll give the nations to you O Lord that's the CRY of my heart.