War

Its been so long since I have blogged and I apologize. I have a new job at my college, Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN (my hometown) as an admission counselor. God totally hooked that up! So I definitely have some good stuff to tell you! ....I just don't know where to begin...HAHA! Anyways, God is just so amazing. This summer has been such an amazing, growing, humbling time of my life. You know those times where maybe things aren't working out, and you don't understand why? Maybe something fell through or you got blamed for something you didn't do (I know how that feels...)? But then later on you realize, "I get it!" That's been my summer. Since I moved back from Kauai, its been tough. Ain't going to lie. My life has changed tremendously. New life, new friends, new place to live. Its been good but hard at the same time. Some friendships are still there, some are lost. However, I trust God has a plan and He definitely revealed that to me lately. I feel like the past 8 months just have been one thing after another. I got to a point when things would go good, I would just be waiting for things to go bad. It was hard for me to have a good perspective. Until one day, I was meeting with my awesome mentor, and I was like, "This is so stupid! Satan is trying to steal my hope and joy!" Joyce Meyer also was a great impact of encouragement. But she was saying how important it is to cover yourself with God's Word. Everyday you are fighting a battle. Physically or spiritually. We need Truth to get through our day. Truth is not a concept, its a Person. And that Person is Jesus! When we do not clothe our self with Him, its like going out in a war zone with no protective gear, no bullet proof vest. Now, how many of us would do that in a war zone, like Afganistan or Iraq? Guaranteed we would be putting 5 bullet proof vests, buckling our helmets, bringing as much ammo as we could! Why do we not do that in our daily life? We are in a war! We are fighting against lies, false accusations, Satan and we need Jesus to get through that. Jesus has overcame death by the cross. The victory is won! However, you choose if you want to be on the winning side. You choose if you want to live a life of victory or a life of defeat. Now, most people think living a life victorious in Christ is rules and no fun. However, if you truly know Jesus, its not! You realize the things of the world are rules, standards, cultural settings that we have to live by in order to fit in. With Christ, we are free of all that. Living a life abundantly in Christ is such amazing freedom! The war is already won, however, you choose if you are partying with Christ or chained-up, losing with the Enemy. Jesus wants you on His side, and He invites ANYONE who is willing to come over. Get to know Jesus. His hand is extended out to you! Its up to you how far you want to go.