I'm like a child on their first day of school! (Provided they are actually excited about it and not terrified.) While all of my lovely Redeemerites are on their reading break, I'm in my first full week of classes. It is honestly SO good to be back in school and learning things and having something more concrete to do with my days! I started out in one class last week and found it was very easy so I switched to a more advanced level and got placed in a grammar class that runs 8 am to 10:30 am Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. The hour sucks and it's still dark when we leave the residence to walk to the metro, but it made the rest of my schedule work out so that is wonderful and definitely a blessing from God!
The prof is incredible! He explains things so well and gives clear examples and doesn't rip on us if we get a question wrong and I've actually been able to answer a few questions in class which I like never really do anymore, so life is good! It is always nice to have a goal to work towards and school definitely gives those goals.
In other news, I've been learning for the past few months about trust and how little trust I actually have in like anyone. I realized that I also unfortunately do not have as much trust in God as I would like/should. Can I really just leave things in His hands (those capable hands who created and sustain the universe, who formed my being and holds me together every moment of every day,) and trust that He will take care of it? We're so quick to pray, "Your will be done" and then go out and take control again. It more often than not just turns out in a tug-of-war and God always wins. I've seen His blessings EVERYWHERE recently! He provided me with two jobs in Hamilton for the summer doing things in the religion department at Redeemer and I have options for housing and God's working things out in that area for me and I know that even though it's taking longer than I was hoping to have my laptop looked at, there are people here in Paris who can potentially fix it (or at least save my info) without it costing a whole lot. It's all in HIS timing and though the only way to learn to be patient is to be tested in patience and be forced to wait, it is so beneficial of a lesson to learn!
"Jesus is the calm in the midst of the storm." There's a painting at my house in Courtice with that quote on it and it's been popping up in my mind a lot recently. He really is the rock. No matter where I am in the world, He's the same God. The same God who worked so many miracles to bring His people out of slavery in Egypt, the same God who walked this earth, the same God who rose Jesus from the grave and who reigns over all - He is the same God that we worship and live for everyday and with Him going before me, walking beside me and following up behind me, it doesn't matter what's going on in life, cuz He's faithful.
So yea, I'm blessed :)
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