J-Term breaking in Iowa...=)

Hello all!

Well, a bit of time has past since I last took to this.
However, to save face in my apparent lack of blogging skills, I will tell you, I have written three other blogs on my computer, but for some reason, they weren't the right ones to say. Not yet, anyway.

As for the up-dates, I really am in Iowa. Again. And it has been such a good break. Many thanks to Brit and her family.
Just finished with J-term, and for what it's worth, it was intensive. But fun. Campus sure feels different with half of our student population gone, but different in a good way. It's quiet and a little more calm than normal. Ah.

I'm gearing up for spring semester. Should be exciting--Research in Psychology, Ethics in Psych., Phys. Geography, Modern Middle East, and two leadership classes. Adding to that schedule, the equestrian team, work at the Writing Center, and a substitute life-guard for our new pool! Woot--and yet, very busy. I'm also gearing up for my spring break missions trip to Poland. I can't wait to see the change God will institute over that week, as well as before and after.




The truth I stumbled upon over J-term was a simple one, but also a hard one to come to terms with:
At the center of vulnerability is where holiness begins.

It's a tough concept, and one that many people wouldn't like to look in the eye (myself included).

So often, we assume we have everything under control and completely taken care of. And yet, so often, God gently brings us to our knees and holds us as we realize we have never held on to anything in our life. Its always been Him. And it always will be.
And at the center of meekness and humility, of vulnerability, where we are not tainted by our sins, where God has always had complete control over, that is where we begin to value that holiness, and the sanctity of His perfect life. In the middle of our soul, the place closet to our heart, the place we protect the most-and yet, somehow, the place we ourselves can never reach-THAT is where God finds us and reminds us that we belong to Him, a slave of righteousness. A slave of His endless, unconditional love.

So, the one place in our being that we will never reach, is the one place we know we will always find Him, waiting.
It's a scary feeling, an unscripted emotion, but one that is so worth seeking.

Attempt to be vulnerable today, and see where you find God.

Faithfully,
Erin