I am surprised at how relentless God is. …It surprises me that I am surprised by that. I mean… Well heck. I’m not even sure what I mean. My life has been crazy, to say the least, lately. My dad was in the hospital, my mom was in the hospital, my dad is having surgery next week. I’m finishing up my sophomore year at Geneva.
Wait…
What?!
Yeah. Two years. Just about done. How crazy is that? I cannot even begin to think about how I could sum up this experience so far. Other than the fact that now that I am staring finals in the face… I’m really glad to be here. I have learned so much, and I can say that most of it is changing my life. I have hated going through this semester. You try studying John Calvin’s Institues of the Christian Relgion while also studying philosophy and worldview in Humanities303 while also practicing ministry for min practicum, and doing two different bible studies for Methods of Teaching the Bible. Going through it sucked. What I’ve come out with is amazing. I have a deep appreciation for theology. I am passionate about humans and accepting different ways that people view the world. I love being a Resident Assistant. Leading bible studies is not my forte… but I have loved learning about different ways to reach people.
I have had so many struggles with whether I should stay at Geneva or transfer to somewhere closer to home. And now that I am halfway done with my time at Geneva, and I firmly say that I would trade this time for anything. I wouldn’t trade the time, the people, the homework, the nights I didn’t get to sleep, the finals, being homesick, nothing. I wouldn’t trade a thing. I thank God for putting me through it. He hasn’t left me. It’s made me stronger.
God is relentless in pursuing me. When I’ve been searching all this time to be pursued, I’ve missed the fact that I already am. Even when I completely neglect Him to pursue others… He has not stopped. He’s relentless. And I love that…
