Advisement Week!!!

Advisement is sneaking up on us at Southern Miss. While many students moan and groan when they hear the phrase, "It's time to sign up for advisement", I get weirdly excited. As a matter of fact, I was the first student to sign up for advisement in my department (I'm a complete dork I know). Maybe I love advisement because I am blessed with a wonderful advisor. She literally would do anything for her students. Along with being my advisor, she is also my very favorite teacher. I always feel prepared in her classes and gain so much from her lectures. Without her, I would probably be an utter wreck! She is the reason that I finally know what I want to do with my life. I never feel unsure when I leave her office. Which brings me to my point, all of us need some sort of advisement in our lives, we all need guidance.

Some may find their way through self help books, a parent, or maybe Oprah is your go to guide to life. However, I am learning to rely on, you guessed it, The Man Upstairs. When it comes to making decisions regarding my education I never question the suggestions that my advisor gives me. But man oh man, I have had some major pain in my neck from listening to Jesus’ advice. I do not know exactly why that is but I have discovered that when I do listen I am usually pretty satisfied with the results. I wish I felt as confident after a long talk with Jesus as I do after a long talk with my advisor. I mean I'm pretty sure he knows more than she does. So, next time I am in a pickle instead of running to my advisor's office I will take a second and talk to The Lord. I have heard he will never steer anyone in the wrong direction. . .

Is finding guidance the secret to life?

 ¹The LORD is my shepherd,
         I shall not want.
    ²He makes me lie down in green pastures;
         He leads me beside quiet waters.
    ³He restores my soul;
         He guides me in the paths of righteousness         For His name's sake.
    ⁴Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I fear no evil, for You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
    ⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You have anointed my head with oil;
         My cup overflows.
    ⁶Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
         And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 23

Safety First?

If you are the kind of person who loves a good bungee jump or enjoys doing insane activities like jumping out of airplanes, then I commend you. Those are two things I would rather not ever attempt to do in my lifetime. The mere thought of it makes me wanna crawl under my blanket and cling tightly to my pillow. I have been thinking about the normalcy of my life lately and have been struck with a realization that I do not love so much. I live a plain Jane always the same life. Yes, I love my life and my friends and all that jazz but a girl has got to get some adventure up in her life ya know!?
So, does this mean I also play it safe when it comes to loving Jesus? In Crazy Love, Francis Chan says, "Christians today like to play it safe. We want to put ourselves in a situation where we are safe, 'even if there is no God.'" Which is totally true for me. I like to know that I am in the clear if there is a God, but don't miss out on life, just in case this whole Jesus thing turns out to be a hoax. I wish someone would have hit me in the head with this a while ago because HELLO! This is no way to live! With Jesus, you're either in or your out, there is no meet me in the middle in this situation. "Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers." In order to really surrender our whole hearts to Christ we must do things on this Earth that seem pretty crazy, but when we reach eternity it will be so well worth the risk! To be a Christian it is necassary to take risks and do things that are scary. We need to jump out of the plane! Maybe I just need to go sky diving. . .who wants to join???

Is adventure the secret to life?

This is my friend Christie sky diving. . . doesn't look so bad!!!