Colder Weather

I am such a creature of habit. At least every morning. It pretty much goes like this: Coffee. Bible Study. Today Show. Gym. And after a shower I am up and going for whatever the day has in store. Lately, it’s just a ton of Alpha Delta Pi. Drowning in housing concerns, philanthropy event drama and elections.

Oh my my little ADPi Elections. Let me backtrack a bit. This has been the fastest year of my LIFE. I can remember this time last year perfectly. I was applying to be Panhellenic President. Fall Formal was the next big date party, and the end of the semester, aka. FINALS were right around the corner. Well…needless to say, NONE of that went as I planned. I did not get Pan Pres, Fall Formal was less than a success, and finals were just finals.blah. Looking back now, I can smile about it all. The disappointment of Pan Pres led me to Recruitment Vice President of ADPi, which changed my entire year. Put me in Knoxville for the summer and serving on Exec for our chapter. I now can laugh at the fail of Fall Formal, realizing that all things happen for a reason forcing you grow up, maturing into who you’re supposed to be in the future. And I realize grades do not define who you are or where you’re going. But at the time I didn’t see any of that quite yet. I went home to Franklin for Christmas Break wondering hmmm what in the world just happened.

Anyways, this morning’s Bible study discussed how the journey of life is hard, but God promises to be our protector and our guide always. My devotion Jesus Calling also discussed life in the terms of a journey. This common theme today took me back. Back to last fall when things seemed all messed up, confusion filled my little mind, and I just wanted an explanation for everything.

God had His plan, everything last fall was intentional, thought out by Him and it prepared me for this moment. The present moment. The past is the past, but what I learned provides great insight on how to handle the future. My disappointments gave me opportunities I did not even see possible, and for that I will thank the Lord for everyday.

-SJP