God likes to teach us things...

So, as I may have mentioned before, I am taking two classes this summer online: Social Work and Geology. I signed up for these classes because I figured they would be two really easy A's to help me get done a little quicker. Well.... the social work class was a breeze. It ended last week and I got an A and it was no big deal. The geology class on the other hand is very, very difficult. I have three quizzes a week. Three quizzes that, on a normal basis, should be given like... one in a week. They are that hard. Needless to say, I have spent way more hours with my head buried in a textbook this summer than I had planned.

The other day I was really stressed out by this class, so I started to pray about it. I told God, "Ya know what? It would be really great if you could just show me something through this class. Like, just give me a word or something." And you know what? God just showed up and showed out; He did exactly what I asked, like He had been waiting for me to do so.

So I'm reading about landslides, they are actually quite interesting (if you ever have the chance, look up videos of them on YouTube or something... I'm serious). I learned a few things about landslides like that they occur pretty often in California, they typically occur after extensive periods of rain because the sediments get heavy and begin to fall, they cause severe damage and can sometimes cover whole cities, there is not very much you can do about them, and... once a landslide starts, there's no stopping it.

So what did God show me through this? That He is a landslide. Our God wants to take over our lives in such a powerful way that, just like a landslide, it cannot be stopped. Not only that, but just like a landslide, God wants to take over whole cities. He wants to completely cover us. Best of all, once God gets started in our lives, He doesn't stop.

This just really encouraged me, especially when the class is just so horrible. It just goes to show that God can turn anything into a word, into an inspiration for us.

On another topic, I started teaching the teen girl class at our church this past Sunday. It was kinda awesome. I say kinda because it was the first class and entirely more intimidating than I thought it would be. I have all these great plans for the class, but I didn't want to put them into motion on the very first Sunday, it was supposed to be just kind of an introductory class, and it was, and it went very well. Just this one thing: I got so intimidated when I stood there in front of them because I realized that I am responsible for teaching these girls how to live godly lives, and that is quite a task! So, ya know, when you're praying just remember me and the girls in my class.