Life has been full of papers, tests, more papers, projects, skiing down slopes in Colorado, and meeting new friends. Despite the stress and anxiety filled weeks ,I have found the opportunity to dive deeper into my faith and exploration of the world. Here are a few pictures from my explorations of the past few weeks (maybe month)...
Every moment has made me realize that the problems I am experiencing are not as big as they seem. As I was emerging on the blackjack lift out of the Copper Bowl, in a recent trip to Colorado, I looked out at the mountain ranges that surrounded me. In the distance I could see super adventurous and fearless skiers (and boarders) going down a trail leading into the copper bowl. I was looking at the size of the mountain, the enormous trees, and the tiny dots of people that were navigating the tricky terrain. It was in this moment that it hit me...my problems are not large enough that they should consume me. The worry about college and where I was going to go in the future and the looming film paper that hung in my direct future began to disappear. While the issues and worries I was facing were important they were not consuming. God was consuming ("For our God is a consuming Fire," Hebrews 12:29). If the God that I pray to everyday, and who's word I read, created the large landscape around me, how could I not trust him with my worries? My problems were small compared to the mighty work of his hand. The song "my God is so big, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do,"can not be more than true. Having the ability to grow in relationship with the creator of this world is a pretty cool idea. This brings me adventuring on the journey God has planned for me. Recently I was given the opportunity to speak at the FCA at my school, something I would have never done as a Freshman or Sophomore or Junior or frankly earlier this year. For some reason I felt compelled to tell my story. Battling "how to be a Christian," was something I faced for a long time until I realized it was about a relationship with God and learning to trust his plan. Through the death of a friend and grandfather, going to a new school, stress of grades, and applying for college I learned that God could do {immeasurably} more then I could ever ask or imagine. So in conclusion (sorry this has been another rambling thought of mine) I have learned true trust and that even though I don't know what my future holds, I know who holds my future. And to me that is pretty refreshing!!
