Jessup: The Second Semester

Dear Readers,

Just to drop a quick line:
I’m chilling in my dorm room taking a break from everything I have to do tonight to get ready for this next week. It’s surprising that we are already getting in to the second week of classes. It feels like just yesterday I was getting off the plane here in Cali. I’m so glad to get to see everyone again and spend some quality time with my roommate and catch up on everything that happened over break.

I am highly anticipating this semester. I have a great feeling about it. Thing are starting to “fall into place,” if you will. I have great friends and am constantly making more, I’m getting the hang of all this college academic stuff, I decided to be in choir this semester (fun!), I finally found a church that I’m really into and getting involved in, and God is really working on me and growing me.

I have found that the hardest part for me about being at Jessup all the way out here in Northern California, more than a thousand miles from my home, is being away from my friends and family. When things come up or happen back home it is so hard to be far away from all the action and everything that is happening. I know God is teaching me to trust Him. I have to trust that He will be there when I cannot and He will stick close to me when I’m feeling lonely. Also, I have a great support group of friends, teachers, and staff here who never let me feel lonely and blue for too long. I love Jessup, have I said that lately? (And no, they aren’t paying me to say that. Haha!)

This morning at church, my pastor spoke from a couple verses in Matthew about the crucifixion. I think it is so good to get a fresh reminder every so often of just how perfect the love of God is, and it really hit me again this morning. Sometime I catch myself thinking things like, “I need to do this or that because if I do God will love me more.” But that is not how it works at all. God is pleased when we do things for His glory, but there is no way I can make God love me anymore. He already loves me perfectly! How can that even be!? I have no idea but I’m so glad He does! We should do good things in response and gratitude to who he is. How can we not want to serve God once we have really seen the beauty of Christ’s work on the cross? Amazing.

God Bless,
Stephanie

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