Just like in my last post, it is coming to the end of my second semester here at NMSU and I want to just take a step back and reflect on how much this semester changed from my last one. Luckily this time, it was for the better(:
When reading over my last post just now, I couldnt help but smile. Yes smile. I am so glad I took time to reflect on my epic fail last semester so that I could see how far I have come.
God really was at work this semester. He gave me the courage and the guts to step out of my comfort zone and get involved. My life here at NMSU changed all because of a random phone call.
It was the second week back at school after the spring semester started and I received a phone call from a random number. SO i waited until they left me a voice-mail to see what it was about. It was a call from the Christian Challenge here inviting me to a game of ultimate Frisbee. I was very reluctant to go, but somehow God gave me the courage to walk out the door and head to the intramural fields. Freaking out every step of the way, i slowly made it to the fields where there was like 3 people hanging around. 2 boys and 1 girl. Obviously I approached the girl! Thats when I met Gaelen (: ANd from there God kinda went crazy with my life! We started to get to know each other more and she invited me to the Christian Challenge with her where I got to know more and more people. Funny how that works! On a side note, the people I walked up to at the fields were on the wrong side and everybody else was on the other end so if I had gone to the other side, I probably woulndt have walked up to Gaelen and who knows if i would have had the guts to stay and meet other people there let alone go to the BSU that thursday after!
I am sooooooooooooo sooooooooooooooooo glad that God gave me the courage that day to leave my comfort zone and go to a game of ultimate frisbee. Im not sure where I would be today if i hadnt. My semester this year has been amazing. God has put some pretty great people in my life who are just so genuine and have a heart thats on fire for the Lord. I cannot wait to get to know them better throughout my time here at NMSU. I will be starting discipleship with another amazing girl Julie this next semester and I just know God is gonna do great things with that!
Looking back on last semester, I just laugh at myself. Why in the world did I think I could do it on my own? Silly me.
Not only have I met some pretty cool people at the BSU but in my other classes as well. God definitely puts the right people in your life at the right time! A friend from one of my horse classes needed a ride to the barns and on the way there somehow we ended up talking about mission trips and serving and how much we miss that so next semester were holding each other accountable to start serving our community here in Las Cruces together. I cant wait!!! (:
This semester was definitely harder with the classes I was taking and a whole lot more stressful but man oh man was it better than last semester!!! It took me a whole semester to figure it out, but ya cant do it alone! Honestly after last semester, I wasnt sure if NMSU was the place for me and was deciding on whether or not I should just go back home. But i promised myself I would do a year at NMSU before deciding anything and man am I glad i stuck it out! I cannot wait to see what God does next semester and the ones after that!!
Thank you Jesus for opening my eyes. Thank you for waking me up and getting me back on track! I look forward to everything you have planned for me!! (:
I could go on and on with this but its late and im tired! So off to bed I go,
love you all!
-em(:
p.s. one thing that really helped me this semester was the character of Peter in the bible. Like Peter, i screwed up A TON last semester and I still do, but through Peter's failure, God changed that and turned that into courage and Peter used that to thrive amongst the noise in life. I strive to be like that. God used and is still using my failure from last semester to help me grow and thrive this semester and for the rest of my life. So yay Peter!!(: p.s.s My girl Sugar also helped get me through this semester! Seeing her and working with her everyday, even when she was being a pain in the butt, could always turn my day around. Being out at the barns, mucking stalls and working with my horse was great therapy(; and a chance to get away from the stress of school!
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