With that being said Dr. Qualls preached an awesome message and it really spoke to me. She asked us if we are willing to be the ones to go to a place where people are unreached, the places where people say that we shouldn't go to, and the areas where it's known for a bad rep. That challenged me immensely. It made me think and ask God if I'm willing to go into those dark place and show God's love. I often wonder what will happen if those dark places were reached. How much difference would it make if one person was willing to be the light? ONE person to be that candle light, to show how awesome our God is. If only they could get to experience what the Lord has for them.
She proceeds to mention how people might question your major or question if you should change it or ask if it will be able to make a living. I have struggled with that because I'm a Biblical studies major and I get a number of questions on whether I know what I'm doing or if it will bring in enough money. People tried convincing me that I should change my major or they thought they knew what was best for me. But I know that where God has called, he will provide. It helped widen my perspective on what I could really do with my degree and honestly it opened up the possibility of me thinking about whether I would ever consider being a missionary. Which if you knew me, I love culture and I want to travel the world.
The Lord has definitely been working in my life this school year. Being a DL on my floor has helped me realize that I don't have everything together and I need the Lord more than ever.It has helped me with knowing that I'm responsible for the girls on my floor and I just want them to experience God and show them that there is just so much more. He has shown me that the promises that He has for me are not void. Although some of them haven't happened yet doesn't mean they will never happen. The Lord has been challenging me more than ever and I'm excited to see what He's going to do, with the girls' on my floor, in my friends' life, and in my life. I'm just so excited.
I wrote all of this to say, continue press in and pray through the tough times. Don't try to pray out of the situation because God maybe wants you to learn something from it to help you grow and trust Him. Don't let people try to talk you out of what God has called you to do. It may sound crazy sometimes, but He will empower you and give you those abilities because He has specifically called you. Don't be afraid to be the light in other people's life and show them Christ and don't be afraid to be the one willing to go where no one is willing to go to minister to people and show God's love.
