A summer job and a great big God

Well, what I though would happen did happen. I wrote two posts, then pretty much gave up. It's not that I don't want to write, it's that I can never think of anything to write about. So maybe I wont post every week, at least not while I am still in school (Only 3 more weeks!!) But I have a free minute, and I thought I would take some time to share what has been on my mind lately.

First, I want to talk about the fact that I got a job for the summer! I will be doing housekeeping at Bethel for the whole summer, and I am very happy. Sure, I will only get paid minimum wage and I have to start work at 7 am every morning, but I am guaranteed hours and there is a bonus at the end of the summer. So yeah, I am pretty excited. I'm not really sure how I am going to convince myself that waking up that early is worth it. Maybe my first paycheck will help.

I was talking to my grandma about my plans for the summer and in all of her grandmotherly wisdom she said something that has stuck on my mind. She told me that God has always been one step ahead of me, working out the details of my life for my good. The past year or so has brought this truth to light more than I would have ever expected. I applied to Bethel confident that God wanted me to go here. I had some thoughts about applying to other schools. My grandma was pretty insistent that I should try for a state school that would have been more affordable, or one that would offer me a better scholarship, but I felt firmly that God wanted me at Bethel. So I only applied here. I was accepted, and suddenly the realization hit me: I was going to have to come up with some way to pay for tuition to a private college. The numbers were staggering to me. I had a lot of doubts as thoughts of the ridiculous amount of debt that I would have to take on filled my mind. But God made a way, and I have almost completed my freshman year without any debt whatsoever. My text books have even been paid for!

This whole situation, along with the whole job thing (and a lot of other stuff that I don't have time or space to tell you about) have just made me so grateful to God for what He does. He proves His faithfulness to me in little ways everyday, even when I don't feel particularly faithful or deserving. When I stop to think about it, I am just blown away. God truly is good.

And now, to end this post, Grumpy Cat is going to show you how I feel about waking up early everyday this summer.

Ain't that the truth.