Psalm 23 & my life?

Quiet Time on 10/30. Solid. Quiet Time on 10/31. Thought provoking. I love my time with Jesus. This is what my quiet time yesterday was based off of. I quite liked it :)

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
satisfied.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
rest.
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
refreshment.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
guides.
for his name's sake.
purpose.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
challenges.
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
faithfulness.
your rod and your staff they comfort me.
comforter.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil' my cup overflows.
abundance.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
security.

Life:

This weekend was pretty cool in a nutshell. It was sweet because I definitely saw God reveal things to me about my character, and the His own character. I am definitely praying that I rely on his strength and pursue a heart change in certain areas of my life. I am already so thankful for Him just being so awesome to show me these things. It's kind of nice the way He does it too :)

Update on life... mmmm.. My roommate (Katie) and I are doing weekly memory verses now to help each other keep accountable. It's being going well so far, and I hope it continues to do so! Definitely loving being a co-leader for freshmen bible study. The ladies in it are so amazing and I can already see the Lord doing big things in their life. Almost ALL of them (like 7 out of 8) are going to apply for summer project, and just have really shown an amazing heart after Him. As awesome as bible study has been going, I am still heart broken at the idea of how many freshmen aren't getting reached. This weekend in Chico was pretty crazy, and its sad to see what so many people that I go to school with live for. Definitely praying for God to present more opportunities to reach underclassmen that we would all be faithful and pursue them.

Haven't got to go home a ton this year, with being gone all summer and being swamped with school and CRU stuff... but when I have it's been pretty sweet. My dad has definitely made it a point to come home early or even stay up late to spend time with me which is much appreciated and makes me feel loved :) He is an awesome man. Have had some tough but amazing conversations with my mom. It amazes me how immature and rude I was in high school (and can be still) but I feel blessed that God is always with me and has definitely been working in my life that way. It makes me happy that I can process with her through even through the toughest things. Talking with my sister has been amazing too. I know she has so much going in her life, and yet she still is an amazing sister, and is such an inspiration in my life. I am definitely thankful for her and all of my family. Not trying to say we're some perfect family, because we aren't - at all. But I am just finding how blessed I am... and looking at those things besides some negative thing that I may blow out of proportion is a lot more refreshing and beneficial :) Definitely challenge anyone else to do the same.

School sucks, but when doesn't it? There is always going to be some teacher (or TA) trying to make you feel stupid. And I'm not going to lie, they were succeeding for a while. But really. Who cares? No one is going to care what snotty comment you put on my paper, or responded to me with in 5 years, or even in a year. I am doing the best I can and that's what matters. So there ;) I'm not going to listen to the lies Satan is feeding me anymore. I am no genius but I'm not stupid either. I will do my best to glorify the Lord in all I do, including school, but I am not going to let it rule my life.

Living in the girls CRU house has been legit. Yup :) Definitely see God using it in my own life a ton, and praying that He continues to use it for ministry as well. He has shown me a ton about serving others and loving others. Every person is completely different and yet soooo similar. It's been sweet to learn how to lean on God in tough situations, and love and encourage my sisters despite what else is going on. Living here has provided me with a ton of conversations and growth, I seriously couldn't imagine it any other way. <3 I love that I get challenged DAILY and have fun no matter what kind of mood I might be in - daily. Ahhh!! It's amazing.

Well this was kind of all over the place, but yeah. That's how my mind works I guess.

(This past weeks memory verse)

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:5,6