Tomorrow I officially begin my last semester of college. It's weird but not at the same time. I was looking at a picture from my freshman year and of the 6 of us in the picture, 2 are engaged and 2 are already married and 1 of those has a kid on the way.

It's not uncommon for me to start a story and then realize no one around me knows who I'm talking about because that person has graduated or left already. It's time for me to move on and watch the next generation rise up as leaders on this campus. All I can do now is try to pass on any last tidbits of wisdom God has and is giving me and hope they listen and take it to heart. It's like that song by Nicole Nordeman:

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

At the moment it's weird because I feel like my mind is going in 3 directions. Part of it is still here in Wayne focusing on growing and strengthening the friendships I have, part of it is focused on the summer (I've applied to go on a summer project throught Campus Crusade to Juneau, Alaska!), and another part is looking ahead to August when I'll have to officially grow up and get a real job and a real apartment. It's been cool to see how God is lining things up but it's still a little nerve-racking. As of right now I'll be living in Omaha w/ my beautiful friend Lindsey and my friend Carly (one of those getting married!) or a girl named Sam.

Over break God has really been teaching me how to trust Him with the future and to follow Him no matter how scary, big, or unusual the places He calls me to go seem. It's scary knowing I'll be on my own in a few months. Another thing He's been showing me is just how blessed I am to be single right now. I once read a sermon about how, in the Christian Army, single people are the "special forces" because we can go anywhere God calls us to go and go quickly with nothing holding us back. We can go to places that people with a spouse or a family can't go easily. I really like that analogy. At DCC there was a woman who spoke on the topic of singleness. She said the word single usually has a negative conotation to it. Really, rather then saying we're single we should be saying we're undivided.

"I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord." 1 Corinthians 7:32-35

And even those who are in a relationship should still strive to be undivided.

This is my prayer:

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So that's what's been on my heart lately. I could definitely share more but I don't really want to share my whole life and heart over the internet so if you want to know more let me know and I'll share. Now it's your turn. How and what has God been teaching you lately?