what it do darling friends? :)
life has come to a whirlwind of "hurry! move! let's get this show on the road" for the past few weeks, so i haven't been loyal to my writing. i know no one really reads this, so it's like i'm apologizing to myself, but it's all good. :)
so, finals have arrived. my freshman year of classes will officially end on Monday and i find that to be absolutely ridiculous. it only feels like yesterday was August 21 & i didn't know which way was up or down. i'm not gonna lie.. this year has been the most legit thing i've ever been through.. spiritually & physically!
God has really been working on me this year. i prayed allllll summer long last year that He would turn my world upside down.. & He did like i asked. it's a blessing to know the people who are now in my life & for my life to be the way it is now.
"hey Nicole, what are your summer plans?!" well, i'm so glad you asked! ;) i will be returning to my home of Crossett where i will be doing whatever God asks me to. right now, i'm just excited to go back home to be with my beautiful church & hang out with the youth & hear about what's going on in their lives since i haven't been around this year.
it's definitely not what i had planned, but God seems to have a better view of my life :) this semester has been a struggle in itself & i'm definitely ready for some away time with the quietness of my small town & the love of everyone there. visits will be made to some amazing people, but for the most part, i'll be within the southeastern part of the 870 :)
oh! so, back to my life.. uhm, this past Monday (the 18th), i was thrown a surprise party. it definitely wasn't my birthday or anything special. it was just a "we love Nicole" party. the people that thew the party for me will never understand my love and heart after that day. it's amazing to know that answered prayers are inside us all. i prayed for MONTHS to find people at ASU who love me and will be walking in the Lord with me.. & i can honestly say that i've found some amazing people to do that with me. i'm even more excited for what is to come next semester with THE NEWBIES! :D
while dealing with all that love, God is also showing me the true meaning of worship. He has allowed me to be a part of the worship band that leads worship on Thursday nights at the BCM here on campus. it's an exciting time, with a learning experience included. He is showing me how to worship Him, not stress about the sound coming from the keyboard under my fingertips, not the sounds of harmony out of my voice, but the words coming from my lips offering praise to HIM.
::I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.:: --Romans 12:1
::Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.:: --1 Chronicles 16:29
if we live our lives like those two verses, our hearts will be pure in motive and we will worship our Father the way we need/should for all of eternity. isn't that freaking amazing?!
so, with what God's laid on my heart & with the disease of ASA [awaiting summer anxiety], it's all up in the air of where i will be when i write again. i do plan to blog during the summer, but i'm ready for God to show me a light of what i should be doing in my life this summer. once i know, you all will be one of the first to know :)
until next time.. because we are all a [work.in.progress]
love&prayers:)
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