Hi Girls!

So day one of break has been alright. I did get sick Thursday of finals week, but I am feeling a lot better after getting more rest. I had to miss my Friday final though! I will make it up maybe this coming Friday just so I wont have it hanging over my head for all of break. My family is doing well here but as I was resting last night reading in my room I could hear the tv my mom and sister were watching in the living room. And I couldn't help but think that they were just empty souls watching that tv, numb to their own misunderstanding of what this life is supposed to offer.

I shared in my email that for all of my other breaks I struggled with the discipline that Justin preached about. I like vacation time, but I think I take it into indulgence times and seek to serve only my fleshly desires. For these posts I think it would be cool if we all shared a verse or two that impacted us in our devotions. The past week I read 1 Corinthians 6:1-11, verses 9-11 read

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

I think one of the sweeeeetest words in the Bible is but. Even better, my favorite phrase in the Bible is but God. Here Paul paints this picture of the sinner, us!, and right after are a bunch of phrases beginning with that beautiful word but! It is great to see how wretched we can be and how much we can sin, but how great a God ours can be in spite of and because of all that we sin against Him. The contrast of His goodness and our sin never ceases to amaze me. And He is ours to call our own girls!

As far as prayer requests can you please pray for my apartmentmate Jessica! She hasn't been consistently coming out to church and never goes to GOC. All of us in the apartment notice it, so I guess just pray for our hearts not to let us let her keep on sinning and not pointing her back to Christ. Pray also for my family members, my mom, dad, and sister arent saved, but praise the Lord that my brother is. And, pray that I will remain steadfast in the work of the Lord this break, whether it be relaxing or intensely researching for our small group lessons next quarter!