The Storm Beckons
Winter break is awesome. The problem is that it's never long enough. But then again, we say that about all of our vacations.
Tomorrow, I leave my dear home and family in Simpsonville to return to Furman. Time to trade in the birthday balloons and extra hours of sleep I've accumulated this week for the rigors of classes and other campus events. New challenges await, new friends to make, new headaches to endure. But all is not doom and gloom, or even close to it.
There's been an uprising in my spirit as this past week has wound down and spring term gets ever closer. I feel excited about what's to come for the first time since fall term. It might have something to do with the coming of spring, which has been heightened by the warm, pleasant weather we have been having. Spring signifies new life. It's a season in which God's creation stretches its legs and blossoms into a masterpiece so breath-taking that you can't help but be in awe of the divine Creator who makes it all possible.
It might be that I'm anticipating seeing my old friends again. Sharing in their stories, participating in activities with them, random fun, etc. The moments that make life worth living. You're not really living the life that God's given you until you engage it. Take chances. Get to know the people around you; interact with them. You could meet your newest friend around the next corner, or find someone who just needs to talk. Gotta keep your eyes open.
It's a whole lot of things, really. But most of all, it's a feeling of new, fresh hope. Isn't it wonderful that even in the midst of a stormy season, we can have hope that God will bring on the bright and morning sun? No storm cloud can hide His light, no mist or fog is too thick to conceal it. That's what hope is like: basking in the glorious rays of God's light. Turning your back on the darkness. Letting God be your anchor and the source of immeasurable joy.
And suddenly, the storm isn't so scary anymore.
Song of the Day: Casting Crowns - "Praise in the Storm"
Verse of the Day: "From the ends of the earth, I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." - Psalm 61:2
Tomorrow, I leave my dear home and family in Simpsonville to return to Furman. Time to trade in the birthday balloons and extra hours of sleep I've accumulated this week for the rigors of classes and other campus events. New challenges await, new friends to make, new headaches to endure. But all is not doom and gloom, or even close to it.
There's been an uprising in my spirit as this past week has wound down and spring term gets ever closer. I feel excited about what's to come for the first time since fall term. It might have something to do with the coming of spring, which has been heightened by the warm, pleasant weather we have been having. Spring signifies new life. It's a season in which God's creation stretches its legs and blossoms into a masterpiece so breath-taking that you can't help but be in awe of the divine Creator who makes it all possible.
It might be that I'm anticipating seeing my old friends again. Sharing in their stories, participating in activities with them, random fun, etc. The moments that make life worth living. You're not really living the life that God's given you until you engage it. Take chances. Get to know the people around you; interact with them. You could meet your newest friend around the next corner, or find someone who just needs to talk. Gotta keep your eyes open.
It's a whole lot of things, really. But most of all, it's a feeling of new, fresh hope. Isn't it wonderful that even in the midst of a stormy season, we can have hope that God will bring on the bright and morning sun? No storm cloud can hide His light, no mist or fog is too thick to conceal it. That's what hope is like: basking in the glorious rays of God's light. Turning your back on the darkness. Letting God be your anchor and the source of immeasurable joy.
And suddenly, the storm isn't so scary anymore.
Song of the Day: Casting Crowns - "Praise in the Storm"
Verse of the Day: "From the ends of the earth, I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." - Psalm 61:2
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