4 Weeks Into College Life

Hello Reader,

I have not posted anything since before I came to college. It'll be 4 weeks since my Move-In as of tomorrow and in a few days, it will have been a month since I have been here at USC. I would have liked to post more often but I simply have been incredibly busy and haven't had a great deal of free time. Through a bout with food poisoning, homework, and always being around other people, I have finally found a moment during work to write an entry,

My time here has been very interesting and I have come to learn many things about myself and God and the real world. Things are definitely different than high school, both in an academic and social sense. It's a little like high school on steroids: everything is more extreme.

Unfortunately, adjustment hasn't been the smoothest and most seamless process for me. There have definitely been times of spiritual warfare and dryness as the worldy influences around me have fought to take a foothold in my heart and mind. In some cases they have managed to gain both small and big victories over me. Yet in the midst of my failures and sin, God reminds me everyday that He is there, present and alive, and working.

God has blessed me richly here, speaking to me, confirming my path, drawing close to me, using me, and challenging me every step of the way. In other words, in this season of change and new things, God's hand over the people I meet, things I do (or don't do), and experiences I have been having, is a lot more evident and obvious than at other times.

For example, God gave me a vision and a burden to start a prayer group here at USC. Through my own itching for a time and place for intimate time with God, solely dedicated to prayer and solitude, God has used me to start-up a prayer group here at USC.

After three weeks (we meet weekly on Wednesdays), we have had a consistent turnout and God has definitely been blessing lives with it. It's a great encouragement to me and it gives me great confidence in God and his faithfulness. With about a dozen people meeting weekly to talk and meet with Him and only Him, I am positive he is honored and pleased. I know that his ears are open to our prayers and that he loves the interaction with us, as do we.

God has also been using me as a mouthpiece to those who come, giving me messages, reminders, and challenges for those who come. As I prepare for out fourth meeting today, I am really hoping that God will continue to work through the group and that he will engage with us as we come before him with a desire for intimacy.

That's about all I want to say in one entry.

Next time I'll talk a little bit about the Gospel Choir that I joined, the people/opportunities God has presented me with, and other ways I am growing, being tested, etc.

Thanks for taking interest in my life :)