Work it Out.

Laziness has started to take over. This semester there has been some hard stuff. But more than too often I am just wanting the hard stuff to go away,  wanting to bury my head in my pillow and let it be. 

Could it be the fact that I will be leaving soon? Or that I am believing the lie that everything will be better when I graduate? Or could it be that I simply would rather not deal with stuff. Maybe a little bit of all. 

But God has reminded me that He will never stop sanctifying&teaching me. He will never stop pursuing me. When the waters rise and my foot is slipping, He ever so gently leads me out of my pit and reminds me that He desires me to

 

work it out with Him.

"Therefore, my friends, as you have always obeyed-not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence-continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and act according to His GOOD purpose."

Philippians2:12-13

Running the race does not mean sitting back and watching from the sidelines. Instead, it means running with endurance the race marked out,being an active participant. It means spending time with my Father, the great perfecter of my faith, trusting in His sovereign plan as he works in the midst of hard times. Actively asking, praying, and meditating on His promises.

Praise God that He chooses to use dysfunction to accomplish his purpose. 

So, in the midst of battles and hardships, I choose to not "despise the Lord's discipline or resent His rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a Father the son delights in." (Proverbs3:11-12) When I desperately want to hide my head under my pillow and escape from it all, He instead, calls me to hide my face in Him.

In other news:

 

UNITE2013 was pretty incredible.

I was privileged to be able to sing at it and was so encouraged to see ministries from USC come together under one roof to worship Jesus. 

ALSO.
My lifelong dream of seeing LesMis on Broadway came true last night. I had the absolute best time singing along to the songs. I may have had to hush the couple next to us during "I dreamed a dream." woops. 
It was absolutely amazing. Shout out to Vance Benson for dealing with my "don't you dare talk to me during this" self;)

Confession: If I could have any job in the world, Broadway is my dream. 

Alright. Considering I have a midterm Tuesday I should probably start studying. 

Au revoir for now!

On a whim...

I've decided to join the blog world. 

Only 6 weeks until graduation (though I don't like to say it) and many of us will be going our separate ways.

So I thought I'd get started a little early with life's updates and findings.

Thanks for joining along.

I'll admit, this is a recipe from pinterest. Usually I'm a little weary about pinterest crafts & recipes, but I'll also admit, it's one of the best I've made and guess what-only 4 ingredients is what it takes. If you need an easy desert and don't care about calories;) I recommend it. I've got the thumbs up from friends and family and I hope you like it too.

Peach Cobbler Dump Cake:

INGREDIENTS:

2 cans of peaches in heavy syrup

1 package of yellow cake mix

1/2 cup of butter

A sprinkle of cinnamon

The PROCESS:

• preheat oven to 375
• Make sure you have a 9x13 pan or else it will bake too much or too little (with a medium sized lip)
• Empty peaches into pan
• Cover peaches with dry cake mix
• cut butter into small pieces and place them over the mix
• sprinkle all over with cinnamon 
• cook for 45 minutes

BON APPETIT!