You alone are God

"In the day of trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. Among the gods there is no one like you, Oh Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Oh Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way oh Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name. I will praise you oh Lord my God will all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me. You have delivered me from the depths of the grave." Psalm 86:7-13

I am graduating college today and there is much to say about that. For now, I will only reflect on a few things that are going on in my head. My time here at CBU is simply unexplainable. As I started to pack up my things today, I began to get emotional. I will miss it here and I have no idea what the future holds. But this is what I know today:

The Lord will answer me in my times of trouble and confusion. He is more then worthy of all my trust. He is great and has consistantly shown his goodness in my life, even when my faith has failed me. He has delivered me from a sinful lifestyle and called me to be his child. No matter what, I must praise him with all my heart. I have learned so much in these past four years of growing in my faith. Today, psalm 86 seems to sum up what is going on in my heart right now. I think the Lord is telling me to trust in him one day at a time. The word is good and I am so thankful for it.

Its been a while...

I know it has been forever since I have blogged. This one won't be amazing; just a little update. This semester is flyin by. It has been so wonderful. God is so good. I was not looking forward to having to stay another semester in school but I can totally see God's plan in that now. I think I have grown a lot in these past two months. I am very thankful for the time that I have had so far this year. I have been blessed to meet some pretty amazing people.

A huge blessing this year has been the bible study that Robin and I are leading. I have prayed and prayed that the Lord will help me to love these girls as he does. I don't know if I would go that far, but I definitely do love them. I am always thinking about them and I look forward to every monday when we meet. It is awesome to see the Lord moving in their hearts. It is wierd to think this is my last semester (Lord willing) I got emotional the other day thinking and reflecting on my time here at CBU. I am so grateful for all that I have learned. I can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Pretty soon, I will have my senior recital and get a diploma :)

There is so much more I could write about what I have been learning but I will have to save that for another time. I am tired right now. Here is a pic of some new friends :)

Back at CBU..

So...it has been a while since I have last blogged because I have been so busy. At this very moment I am on a dinner break from choir camp. I needed a little time alone and away so I thought I would come back to my apt. Anyways...I have been back at school for about a week now. It was strange at first and I think I had a little bit of a hard time. A lot of my friends graduated, I am now the oldest FOCUS leader, everyone kept asking me why I didn't graduate, some relationships have changed, and to be completely honest I felt a little alone. Pathetic, I know. However, it all turned out to be a blessing. It has forced me to cling to the Lord and deny my selfishness. I think God has humbled me this week, and I am so thankful for that. I have been learning a lot lately. God is good and faithful. I have been amazed at his steadfast love and faithfulness.

The FOCUS team has been practicing skits to get ready for the new student orientation. I am in the world's apart skit once again. Yes...I get to be the drinker. The skit itself is so powerful. It has reminded me of his grace. In the midst of our sin, he still loves us and waits with arms open. We try and try to overcome it on our own, but we can't. That is when he picks us up and helps us across. Christ is the only one that can bridge the gap of sin in our lives. Knowing this...how can I keep from praising him? I cannot

The River

This past weekend I went to the river in Yuma Arizona. It was a great time with some family and good friends. Water sports are my absolute favorite. Wakeboarding, skiing, and the boat life. I could be out there every day and not get sick of it. There is something about it that is just so refreshing. Its like..when I am behind the boat I am in my own little world. I am hurtin today though...burnt shoulders, burnt lips and an extremely sore body. It was all worth it. I couldn't have asked for a better last weekend of summer before I move back to school. Here are a few pictures:

Two of my cute nieces: Josie and Reegin. They both learned how to ski this weekend...studs




Thats me skiing and wakeboarding



Intertube...so much fun!



Before getting on the intertube...yeah


All of us eating dinner at the cracker barrel..what an interesting night


Border check...Robin and I thought we would make it interesting by getting out of the car

Wait

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” Psalm 37:7
Oh to wait on the Lord… what a difficult task. I have learned a lot this summer. One thing that has been put to the test is my patience and my ability to wait. It is hard. I get extremely anxious and frustrate myself by trying to figure out answers, answers that are not for me to figure out. That is when God faithfully covers me with grace and peace and reminds me that he is in control. God is sovereign. Through life experience and stories from the bible we have come to find that his delays are always purposeful. When we dare to live by his timing great things are bound to happen. “They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not be faint. “ Isaiah 40:31 Certainly we all like the idea of renewed strength, soaring high, running without weariness and walking without getting tired. But…we must wait for the Lord. I am writing this as a reminder to myself. To wait, and hold fast to what is good and true. God has always shown his faithfulness. Why would he all of a sudden stop?

Yay for pictures

Here is a brief over view of my past week..

On monday nigth I met these girls at Coache's on main street in Huntington Beach


Wednesday night was Sarah's bachelorette party...it was a fun one


Some good friends :)


Here is my basketball team. We all went out to dinner on friday night and then I took them to a haunted house and golden spoon. I don't think I have ever wanted a group of girls to know the love of Christ as much as I want these girls to know it. I have enjoyed every moment spent with them this summer. I will definitely miss them :)


On Saturday Kyle and Sarah got married!

The Wedding

Well...after anticipating and waiting, the day has come and gone. Kim Weisenthal is now Kim Imai. Praise God for this amazing couple. It was a wonderful wedding in which God was truly glorified. I had a blast and was extremely blessed to spend time with the whole wedding party. It was a great group of people. Here are a few pictures...

The bridesmaids at the rehearsal dinner


Kim and Derek got the bridesmaids and groomsmen rainbow sandals :)


The morning of the wedding... We call this our ugly picture. :) Chap and I just got back from a run and everyone else just woke up. Speaking of Chap...I am really going to miss her. It was a bitter sweet weekend because Kim and Derek got married but I also had to say good bye to a very dear friend. I love you Chappy, I will be praying for you!



A beautiful bride...inside and out




Kimmy and I



Waiting for the wedding to start


Rob and I and our brother Derek at the reception