Early Thanksgiving

I cannot express in words how thankful I am for how God has blessed me this semester.  I think back to a year ago and shudder at the place I was in.  However, if I hadn't been in that horrible, insecure place at that point I would not be the person that I am now, cliche as that sounds.  I'm sitting here in Bongo, alone, and I'm content.  If I had been in this same place at this point last year it would have been because I felt like a loser for sitting in my room just doing homework.  Such a childlike insecurity bound me as a freshman, although I never would have told you that at that point.

I often point out that my walk with Christ has been a series of small ups and downs, little revelations that have slowly but surely brought me closer to him.  Although I wasn't in the depths of hell starting at the beginnings University life, it certainly was one of the lower points in my lifetime.  And those "downs" were a struggle that resulted in me having to find strength in Christ and confidence in his plan for my life.  I think that pushing through those times has given me a more solid sense of self which, in turn, is giving me more room to grown in Him now.

And for this, once again, I am so so thankful.