College is right around the corner... IT'S ALMOST HERE!
This weekend is Scholarship Weekend at Faith Baptist Bible College, and the suspense is killing me! I can't wait to have a fun-filled extended weekend with so many amazing Christian friends and, of course, my future roommate, Celeste!
We met five months ago, and Celeste and I have already become so close! It's like we've known each other for forever. As well as always having something silly to say, she is such a comfort, a blessing, and an encouragement in my walk with the Lord. I just can't wait for January 2015! The only aspects of the weekend where butterflies begin to creep into my system.. are the interviews. I know that God will give me the strength and comfort I ask Him for... but I still am more than ready to be done with that part of the admission process!
We met five months ago, and Celeste and I have already become so close! It's like we've known each other for forever. As well as always having something silly to say, she is such a comfort, a blessing, and an encouragement in my walk with the Lord. I just can't wait for January 2015! The only aspects of the weekend where butterflies begin to creep into my system.. are the interviews. I know that God will give me the strength and comfort I ask Him for... but I still am more than ready to be done with that part of the admission process!
I'm also ready to finally hold a grasp on my diet. With highschool, it's becoming quite difficult to eat the appropriate foods so as to Not feel terrible for the rest of the day after lunch, but one goal I hope to accomplish at Faith is a steady diet with my 'safe foods'. With now knowing about Gastritis, Esophagitis, and erosions on my stomach lining, the secure list of foods that will not make the situation worse.. to say the least, is pretty short.
The other day, I was reminded of how Christ, Himself, was also tempted. When asked how in the world I was not depressed after and through all that has and still is happening in my life, it honestly took me a moment to figure out how to respond. For a long time, I felt like I was all alone with struggles. Sure, I knew that God loved me, I knew that I would go to Heaven when I died, I knew that God knew every single situation that took place in my life, but I never registered the fact that Jesus knew exactly how I felt.
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet He did not sin.
In Luke 4, Jesus is tested. He's in the wilderness for forty days, and He eats absolutely nothing. He's hungry! But the amazing fact is that, rather than giving into temptation and turning the stone to bread like Satan tempted Him, Jesus says, "Man shall not live my bread alone." In this, He is refering to Matthew 4:4, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
Knowing that even Jesus was tempted with hunger, even though it wasn't because He would become sick from eating, He still couldn't eat! Jesus knew what it was like not being able to eat, and He made it through the struggle by meditating on the Word of God.
Lord, help me today to meditate on Your truths, and to love you above all others. Give me strength when I am weak, and give me wisdom and words to say during my interviews this weekend. Thank You for sending Your Son to die on the cross for my sins, and thank You for loving me.
Amen
