back at school

Well, I'm finally back at school!
I moved in on Friday, of course with much difficulty... My car is having problems and is now in the shop here in Marshall-America. But, God did give me a safe trip all of the way! I got all of my stuff moved in to my room, made it beautiful with the help of my Mom, and then today filled the kitchen with good stuff to eat. It was a good day, today. It went by so quick!! It was cool being at school NOT worrying about homework or tests or anything.

Everything is going pretty good so far. God is just really blessing me right now, though I can feel I'm in the middle of some spiritual tests and trials. I have to hold onto James 1, ya know.

I'm also reading "Wild at Heart" and I can't put it down! It's so amazing. I am glad that I read "Captivating" first, however. I'm glad because now that I know about ME, it's easier to know about THEM (or Y'ALL for my male readers...).

I really don't have any deep insight for this post. I wish I had words of wisdom to say, but all I can do right now is just keep praising my God for everything He's doing for me, and everything He's done, but more than that, just for who He IS. I'm learning a lot about God and the Trinity right now which is blowing my mind. It's more than words can describe, or can even do justice. Though, my biggest struggle right now is trying to balance my life of 'stuff to do' and of studying and spending time with God.

Brittany

Randomness

So, yesterday at Chick-fil-a I met a guy from Nigeria... He was really cool and we ended up talking about the religious conflicts in the country between Muslims and Christians. I love meeting people from all over and just listening to what they have to say about their own country. I don't know that I have a lot to say about mine except "Watch Super Size Me!"

Arts and Crafts

Well... I've recently re-discovered my love for arts and crafts. It's so amazing to just let go and express myself. I've been quilting, taking pictures, scrapbooking, and now painting! Me and Davin painted pictures and God showed us verses that went perfectly with them! It was so... well, spiritual! I loved being able to express myself without worrying about a grade.
(Davin's picture is the beautiful highway, and mine is the pink flower!)

WOW!

Ok, so, things have been really hard lately. I've been under a lot of spiritual attack, and I've been going through a lot of tests...it's been tough. And yet, good at the same time. I've been going through all of these attacks because my spiritual walk has been growing so much! I've been learning how use spiritual gifts and the power of prayer.
SO, Jeremy has been good for two and a half weeks now, and I've not heard anything from him personally, which I knew would happen. UNTIL a few minutes ago!! I couldn't believe it!

My cell phone rang and had a weird number on it that I didn't recognize but I answered the phone anyways. And I heard a "Brittany... can you hear me?" My heart jumped. It was Jeremy, the guy I've not been able to stop thinking about for weeks, and have been praying for fiercly. We talked for 2 minutes, 13 seconds. He told me that he could feel my prayers and that God was answering them. He told me that he couldn't wait to see me and that he misses me. And that was the gist of our conversation.

Hearing his voice and hearing that he could feel my prayers was a gift from God. Like I said, I've been under so much spiritual attack, and God just really used Jeremy to tell me "Hey, I hear you and I've got it under control my dear." My God is in control and loves me more than I even realize and He loves to give me gifts that He knows will bring me delight. Now, I feel encouraged to continue to pray for Jeremy and his mission team. It's like getting that adrenaline rush during the middle of the basketball game when you know you need it the most because you're a few points behind, you've been playing your heart out, and that little push gives you the strength to make it to the end of the game. It's up to you to make the shots and play good defense, but God just gives you the fight inside of you to keep going and let you know He's there and He's rooting for you.

So... two weeks and 2days down, two weeks and 2 days to go.

Well, it's August...

I can't believe that by the end of this month I will be back in Marshall-america. A part of me is excited, while the other part is trying to wring the last bit of fun of out life before I start this next CRAZY semester of 18hrs! Yeah, so 18hrs, living in an appt. (so that means cook my own meals and cleaning), having a long distance relationship, and on top of it all, I'm still trying to get involved and meet people at school. I feel overwhelmed and I haven't even gone back. I really need to give this to God...I know. I guess I'm protesting myself BECAUSE I have had an amazing summer full of adventure and learning and seeing the Holy Spirit move in ways I only used to read about in the Bible. I have truly seen the Church of Acts come to life! I've seen and heard things that I only HOPED were still alive! God has been so gracious to me to let me see these things. I'm so excited to see what God will do this next semester with me at school and being able to minister to girls. That's my desire right now: to see the Holy Spirit setting girls at ETBU free from their past pains and seeing a Father God and Jesus who PASSIONATELY loves them! I hope that God uses me in ways I'd only imagined. That's a scary statement because I'm not sure what that will mean for me. Please just keep praying for me.

Ok, that's all for now. I love you all and keep praying for Jeremy too! ( he's in Kenya 'till the end of August)

Brittany