Born Again

Since everything around me was going to change, I was expecting to feel so empty. But as I sit here at my computer the night before my first day of classes, my heart feels abnormally full. Wonderfully full.

To my roommate—wow, just like, thank you. You have made this transition a breeze. I feel like I’ve known you forever. To the people I can already call my friends—I treasure you. I’ve been praying for you, and I will continue to. To those who have been praying for me—you have no idea how much that means to me. God is moving. To anyone who I’ve passed in the dorms or around campus that has smiled at me or said hello—you have made me feel welcome here. To my friends at various college campuses—I absolutely have loved hearing from you all. It’s crazy to see where God has placed us all. To my family—yes, I do think about you! I love you. You will always be my people. To Furman—I love calling you home. To the people who have talked with me about Jesus, or listened to me talk about Jesus, or let me listen to you talk about Jesus or whatever you believe—those conversations are the ones I remember and the ones I’ve been praying about for such a long time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

College is another world. It’s so different from how I imagined it to be, yet it is still good! God is moving everywhere. After what seemed like a long, dry season during my senior year, this summer into right now I’ve finally been seeing fruits. I can barely find the words to describe it all. But this song has been on my heart, and it voices what my heart has been so strongly feeling, and what I’ve been praying for.

God is giving me glimpses of His work, and I can’t even begin to say how beautiful it is. Feeling so grateful to be a part of His story. I’ve said this many times before, but at this point in my life I believe it now more than ever: God’s plans are SO much better than mine. God’s plan is much wilder than mine, much more bold. But every risk is worth taking with Him. Every single one.

‘Cause You’re the only friend who can set my soul at ease
And in the quiet pride of my Father’s eyes I remember who I am
And when I feel the warmth of my Father’s smile feels like I’ve been born again