One week before I start senior year!

It's just 3 more days til I move back to the dorm. I'm really excited about it. I don't know who my roommate is going to be this year. But I know that whoever she is God is going to use her either to draw me closer to Him or for me to be a witness to her and show her His love. I'm not looking forward to the long days but I know God will get me through it. I'm really excited and amazed at what God is doing in my life right now. I know God is going to teach me something absolutely amazing this year. I keep feeling led to be more of a leader this year than I have been. Being a leader has always been kind of a challenge for me. However, here recently it's something that I've been getting excited about. I'm praying that God will give me the strength and courage to welcome a new sister or brother into the Family. Romans 1:16 says "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek."

I just recently started reading "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. And I have been learning how to fall in love with my heavenly Father in a whole new way. I have a new passion for Him, I haven't felt for him in close to a year, and it feels absolutely wonderful. I read chapter 3 yesterday and a couple of things that really spoke to me and touched my heart was how much God treasures us. Francis Chan says "When we love God, we naturally run to Him frequently and zealously" And also he talks about how when we truly love God we don't spend time with Him out of guilt or obligation, but we express our love for Him by living our life for His glory and pointing everything we do to Him. That also kind of went along with my devotion of Elizabeth in "Women of the Bible." The biggest thing that spoke to me in Tuesday's reading of Elizabeth was "In all our forms of worship - our hymns and praise songs, our liturgies and dramas and readings - what is important to God is our hearts." That spoke to me because many times in today's culture we think we have to worship in a certain or with certain music or a certain type of environment when really all that matters is what's in our heart.

Please be praying for me as I start my senior year, that I will glorify Him in all that I do and won't get nervous or stressed.