Life Right Now

I thought I would take some time tonight and blog about life right now. Tonight my best friend and I had a conversation that I would have never guessed would take place. For the first time in a long time one of my real friends was man enough to look me in the face and say some things that I had been/done wrong in certain life situations. I have to admit that it hurt in a way that I have never hurt before, but it exposed some truth to me. I am so thankful for real friends like that. Who aren't afraid to say nice things, but aren't afraid to smack you around when it is needed.
On a different note, all is well here at Southern. The guys in my dorm hall are pretty cool. The one right across the hall from me made up this "sprint club." No not the phone company, but actual sprinting. So apparently every night (for right now) that we are so called upon we go out onto the lawn and sprint. It sounds crazy I know, and at some level it really is. Also I have been reading since last Thursday and I have literally read hundreds of pages. I feel like I have accomplished something until I realize that I have countless thousands to go. You know sometimes I feel a little wierd about being 25 years old and living in a dorm, but so far it has been okay. They haven't keep me up too late yet!
Classes start on Tuesday for me. I have class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I'm taking 11 hours, but am really considering adding another online class to the mix. I'm excited about class, but at the same time I'm a little nervous. I really don't know what to expect.
I really believe that my time here will be beneficial and I pray that God would bless it. Like I have said before and continue to say I am here with God's glory at the top of my priority list. I pray that my studies here would bring glory to His name, and that they would make me a more effective minister of the Gospel, not so that I would be important but that God would show His love through me. My life verse remains 1 Corinthians 10:31 "Whether you eat or drink, whatever you do, do all for the glory of God." Keep me in your prayers as I study, and pray that God would shine through me in all things.
I am going to make an attempt at memorizing Scripture in my time here. I have memorized Psalm 46. I'm going to be so busy reading, studying, writing papers, taking test, etc. that I am going to have to make a real effort to do this. I think I have decided for now to memorize the Psalms because they are so awesome in speaking to the glory of God.
Also today I visited my first church in Louisville. I visited a church called Sojourn Community Church. It was definitely a different experience, but I felt like it was meaningful. The worship songs that they sing are rich with truth and are really deep songs. I enjoyed the fact that they are so different in the way they "do" church, but at the same time I felt a little akward because of that difference. My prayer is that God would take me to a church where there is a need. A church where the gospel is the center of everything that takes place.