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| I have discovered I love red lipstick. |
My year started off with a challenge. A challenge I chose to accept. A challenge to seek deeper into my relationship with God, to look to him to fill the cracks in my foundations and to really seek Him with all my heart. As I read my devotion for today, it reminded me how much God is in our lives, simply by showing me almost the exact same challenge I was given by an amazing woman last night in my devotional. I want to challenge YOU to seek deeper God's purpose for your life, but to also search out the cracks that could be holding you back from fully serving God in the way He has planned for you!
With that said, I am so excited to fall more and more in love with the person who has loved me before I even touched this earth. He has blessed me so much, and this past year I have been really able to see God's faithfulness in my life. As we sang, "Great is thy faithfulness," at church on Sunday, the words became so much more meaningful as I could fully acknowledge the faithfulness He has shown me specifically this year. Not that He hasn't been faithful to me before now, but it was only recently that I could fully see the scope of just how amazingly faithful the God I serve is. Let me run you through some of these moments:
January through June I continued to attend Capernwray Hall. My relationship grew stronger as my foundations in Jesus Christ grew deeper. God's faithfulness was what got me to Capernwray, and through the ups and downs, to finish the year.
I was able to spend a little under two months in North America visiting old and new friends. God was faithful in all the good and bad times there too. As I dealt with some less happy issues through the summer, God still brought me through every situation, and showed just how amazing He is, and how much I can trust him through everything.
I started my first year of University - or college as the Americans call it - at Moody Bible Institute. As a Youth Min major, I can't wait to seek a deeper understanding in ministering to youth. God gave me that passion, and I already love being able to pour on onto the teenagers God has given me to be with.
Through my time at Moody, I have been blessed with so many great friendships. God's faithfulness in surrounding me with people who are egging me on to seek His kingdom has been so amazing. I have some wonderful friends and I can't wait for them to grow over the years.
I have really been able to see God's faithfulness over my winter break. As going back to the UK costs so much, I looked for somewhere I could stay for Christmas and New Year. A close friend allowed me to stay with her and her family, which then turned into staying with not only her family over New Year, but also another family I had come close with during the summer. I have been so blessed to be surrounded by such loving, amazing, welcoming people. In a time when homesick is HUGE, God gave me family here in Canada. I am so thankful for them all.
These are just a few of the ways in which I have seen God's faithfulness poured out in my life, but know that there are so many other ways He has revealed himself to me.
I cannot wait for what lies ahead in this next year. I don't know much further past this year, but that's okay, cause like I've been saying, God is faithful and He is leading me. I just need to learn to be fully lead by Him. Let me share with you some of the things I'm most looking forward to this year.
One of my closest friends from Capernwray is marrying the man she loves, and I get to be there! I can't wait to join Monica and Jason on their wedding day! My Spring Break is still a mystery, though I do have some fun plans up my sleeve, I just need to wait and see what happens! :) During my break I will turn 20.. No longer a teenager, how weird!!! I also have the HUGE privilege to play one of my closest friends from Moody down the isle on her wedding day in May. Adssss and Elijah, if either of you read this, know that I am SO excited for not only this day, but all the before AND after. I love being a friend of both of yours, and I just love your relationship together. Know that you will however, still have to baby me, and give me attention, you know I need it!! Right after the wedding I will be flying to Texas where I get to not only be an intern at a church I love, but also spend time with family and friends. I can't wait to see my parents. It's going to be the most amazing time. I'm excited for all the other exciting things that is going to happen throughout the year, but the thing I'm most of all looking forward too is seeing my relationship with God grow even deeper.
I pray you all have a wonderful year, and will continue to join me in seeking God more :)! Keep coming back if you would like to see some updates. I really appreciate the prayers from those who do! You're all great :)!
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| Had so much fun with these girls during my first week of break with them! |
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| The most hilarious day of skating up on the trails in Muskoka. You would never have known I used to skate. I probably spent more time on the ground than up, but that's okay. I'll blame it on the skates ;) |
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| I spent New Years Eve with some of my favs! |
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| I LOVE this girl to pieces. She has been a HUGE blessing in the last six months, and I am so thankful for our friendship. I LOVE this picture of us!! |
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Sarah Ross CPO 2044
820 N. LaSalle Blvd
Chicago 60610
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