I'm lovin' it
Yes, I know it's a cliche. I killed myself over that title already. I'll change it when I think of better one, one that more aptly describes my current disposition. For tonight, for the first time, I feel good!
There's something about a good long ping pong game that gets the adrenaline pumping and the pleasure centres of the brain going. A good jam with a fellow guitarist does the soul good as well.
Tonight, for the first time, I feel that I fit in here. I feel "in the groove". I feel a sense of belonging, of fitting in. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I am communicating better. Maybe it's because of the handshakes and Spanish that I'm learning. It could be because of the long talks I'm having with my roommate (He's an atheist that is having questions about Jesus posed by his New Testament class).
Familiarity is sweet. As I become more at home in these new surroundings, accustom myself to the way of speaking, get into a routine...
Oh, and the quiet time! The solitude I get in the mornings! Early rising is pure bliss, I tell you...I get up at 7 every morning, take a shower, then head off to the cafeteria for breakfast with God. Just me, a bowl of fruit and yoghurt, my Bible and Psalm book, and God. Loverly. I treasure those times. My hunger and thirst for righteousness grows with every day that passes. God is faithful to complete the work that He has begun in us. I know He carries me, for I feel His hedge of protection around me. He leads me by still waters and restores my soul. He keeps my foot from evil, and my eyes from unclean things. I will rise even earlier from tomorrow morning, for the solid half-hour that I have in the mornings with God does not suffice. I hunger for more.
I think I am getting the hang of scheduling as well. There is much gratification in setting a schedule and to-do list and ticking off each item on your list. There is satisfaction in hard work, in completing assignments, in studying. Initiative is what I am learning. Self-motivation. Or rather, Spirit-motivation. For I play, work, and study as unto the Lord, and not unto men or myself. His glory and smile is my delight and goal. The joy that comes from knowing that at least some of my actions is bringing a smile to the Father's face is unspeakable. Exquisite. Euphoria.
I'm loving it. And licking my chops for each day, raring to go like a stallion.
There's something about a good long ping pong game that gets the adrenaline pumping and the pleasure centres of the brain going. A good jam with a fellow guitarist does the soul good as well.
Tonight, for the first time, I feel that I fit in here. I feel "in the groove". I feel a sense of belonging, of fitting in. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I am communicating better. Maybe it's because of the handshakes and Spanish that I'm learning. It could be because of the long talks I'm having with my roommate (He's an atheist that is having questions about Jesus posed by his New Testament class).
Familiarity is sweet. As I become more at home in these new surroundings, accustom myself to the way of speaking, get into a routine...
Oh, and the quiet time! The solitude I get in the mornings! Early rising is pure bliss, I tell you...I get up at 7 every morning, take a shower, then head off to the cafeteria for breakfast with God. Just me, a bowl of fruit and yoghurt, my Bible and Psalm book, and God. Loverly. I treasure those times. My hunger and thirst for righteousness grows with every day that passes. God is faithful to complete the work that He has begun in us. I know He carries me, for I feel His hedge of protection around me. He leads me by still waters and restores my soul. He keeps my foot from evil, and my eyes from unclean things. I will rise even earlier from tomorrow morning, for the solid half-hour that I have in the mornings with God does not suffice. I hunger for more.
I think I am getting the hang of scheduling as well. There is much gratification in setting a schedule and to-do list and ticking off each item on your list. There is satisfaction in hard work, in completing assignments, in studying. Initiative is what I am learning. Self-motivation. Or rather, Spirit-motivation. For I play, work, and study as unto the Lord, and not unto men or myself. His glory and smile is my delight and goal. The joy that comes from knowing that at least some of my actions is bringing a smile to the Father's face is unspeakable. Exquisite. Euphoria.
I'm loving it. And licking my chops for each day, raring to go like a stallion.
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