I just felt the need to Praise God and tell everyone how wonderful I think He is. There is nothing more awsome then the power of God's love, and knowing you are safe and protected in that love. He promised us that He would provide us with what we need, and He truely does that!! Even when we don't realize what it is we need He gives it too us.

 

Last year I was living in a house with roommates that weren't Christians. They drank and used drugs and were just not safe or reliable people to be around. Living there was taking its toll on me and I was becomgin depressed and lost in my walk with Jesus. And when all this was going on and I should have been drawing closer to God for support I was pulling further away, rarely attending church because there were none around me. So towards the end of my lease I began to look for a new place to live.

For a couple months I searched and searched and much to my disappointment there was nothing around. Sure there were a few places I could have taken, but something inside me was saying not to settle and get caught as I had last year. Then on the very day that my lease was up I met this wonderful older couple who had just purchased a house the day before in which they wanted to rent to university students. It was a beautiful house where I would be living with three other girls who were not into the party scene as my last roommates. When I saw the house something setteled inside me and said that this was the place I was waiting for. And even better it was just down the road from a church. I was a little afraid of attending that church at first because I listened to people that had told me that it was not overly receptive to young people. And besides that I did not know anyone that went to church(and doing things by myself is hard for me at times). But I forced myself out the door for that five minute walk on sundays anyway. I attended for a couple services and then one sunday evening as I took my seat and was reading the handout for that week I looked up to see a girl I knew approaching me and inviting me to sit with her and some friends.

I truely believe that it was God who placed me here. He knew that I needed a place that was safe and where I could easly get to church. So now I attend church every week and I even have soemone to walk up there with. And the church.... I think it is just wonderful. Such warm kind people there. And definatly welcoming to young people . And even though my roommates this time around are also not Christians, they are open to talking about God and church and all that. And one of them have even joined me at a Christian group at my campus and enjoyed it very much. Not only did God give me a church to attend, I believe He has provided me with a great opportunity to minister to my roommates!!

 

It just came over me to share that story. To let everyone know how great God is and how He blesses us in ways that we may not even recognize unless we look closely at times!! God is so great....He's awsome!!

 

~melissa