Week 20: Bent But Not Broken

So we just got back from the Dominican and we got to kick back, relax, shake off our jet lag…. NOT. Monday was our Isaiah test and studying on a plane is not the easiest thing to do. But the test was pretty easy for the most part. This time I decided to study way in advance and I ended up getting a 94%. We also started a new class, Pauline Epistles. It’s definitely going to be a tough class. Lots of reading.

This was probably one of the hardest weeks for me in Joshua. I found out from Rich and Jen that nobody wanted to hire me for summer staff. I guess people said that I complain a lot which I honestly never noticed. I did realize that sometimes I pretend to complain to be funny but I can see how that can reflect as being serious. Jen and Rich fought for me to stay so Griff in Support Services so I have the month of February working in SS to prove myself and see if he wants to hire me. If not, I’ll have to leave Joshua. All of Joshua has been tough but not impossible, but this is seriously stretching me.

Our speaker this week was PJ and Sheri Lewis. I totally feel like God placed them in my life at this time for a reason. The first night PJ talked about what he calls The Bottom Line. It has three components. 1) God is in control. 2) God knows what’s best. 3) God loves me. This has definitely been resonated with me this week. Along with the parable of the talents, where the master tell his first two servants “Well done, good and faithful servant.” So with that, I want to work hard and be able to look back and think, “would God say well done to me right now?” So right now, I really need to trust God knows what He’s doing and that He has a plan for my life. My Joshua brothers and sisters have been really awesome in keeping me accountable to no complaining and working hard. It’s really great to know how much they all care about me and really want me to stay here. It motivates me that much more to do my best. Prayers for all of this would be totally appreciated. And I need to keep praying about it too. Be in constant communication.

The rest of my week consisted of studying for an Israel test and writing a paper for Isaiah, which I ended up getting a 99% on!!! And then starting work in SS. Plus it was a long weekend so I worked Friday to Monday. I got to work with Esther most of the weekend. She’s really nice. She invited me to her housed for dinner a couple times and we talked about art and music. I’m really excited to possibly work with her over summer.  So we’ll see what the Lord has!