Coming to a Close...

My first semester of Bible College comes to a close. I leave tomorrow at 3pm! I'm so excited to come home and see family & friends, but it's hard saying goodbye to some of my best friends. It's weird seeing all these people I didn't know at all everyday, they become like family, and then the semester ends and to say goodbye. And there is some you will never see again... I thought saying goodbye to one friend was hard....

God is so good. Before this semester I had never experienced God in such a real way. I mean sure I got camp "highs" but nothing like this. I have an intimate relationship with Him. The crazy thing is that is just average being a Christian. It isn't normal being disconnected from Him, and basing your relationship off your emotions. Only through faith and obedience comes a Spirit filled life.

I am so blessed for all the memories and how God has revealed Himself to me. He is not only my friend, but He is my best friend.

I can't wait till next semester, it will be new classes, faces, and memories. God has mighty things planned.

Alone Time.

     We had a retreat in Hana a couple weeks ago, and each day we had 2 hours of alone time with the Lord. I realized I had never spent 2 solid hours with my King. How sad is that. I have had 1 on 1 time at camps but not more than 40 minutes max... It is so important to get away from all the distractions of the world even if they are good things, even if they are things that seem more important. Nothing should come before the Lord, shame on us when we make an excuse to not spend that quality time with Him. He should be our best friend, think about the dynamic of that type of relationship. You tell your best friend everything, come to them at anytime, come to them for guidance, you hang out and spend an immense amount of time with them. Are we doing that with God? Is He just your friend or your BEST FRIEND? I firmly believe that if we don't have a devotional life we are severely lacking in our relationship with Him. We should be meeting with Him once a day at least! Even if it's 15 minutes, He knows our heart. It shouldn't be a thing to check off our to-do list either, but a genuine time with our Creator- to talk, give thanks, share what's on our heart, and most importantly listen. Our number one desire in life should be to simply sit at His feet. Go spend time with Him, what are you waiting for?

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

Jeremiah 29:13

"Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you."

Psalm 9:10

"Listen to my cry for help, my King and  my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation."

Psalm 5:2

"You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them."

Psalm 145:16-19

.the more I seek you, the more I find you.

Obsession

What can I do with my obsession
With the things I can not see
It's a madness in my being
It's the wind that blows the tree
Sometimes your further than the moon
Sometimes your closer than my skin
You surround me like a winter fall
You come and burn me with a kiss

And my heart burns for you
And my heart burns for you

And oh forever, keep me burning, keep me burning with the fire of your love.

~ Jesus Culture

Matthew 6:21

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21

Where is your treasure?

... think about it-

Makin' Memories!

some picture love

~ if you click on the image it makes it bigger :) 

All Settled In!

Hello!
Where has the time gone? I am already at the end of my 3rd week of school, crazy! I have been so busy, that's why I haven't been able to update all of you yet! My apologies :)

Life in Maui is not what I imagined, but so much more... The weather is wonderful, it gets a little hot, but I'm getting use to it now. It never rains in Kihei, but it's always windy! I go to the beach a lot in the evening especially to see God's picture perfect sunset. I have to remind myself everyday that I'm in Maui, I still don't believe it... I am learning so much in each of my classes, my favorite is Sermon on the Mount, Church History, and Women's D.

My M1 (volunteer work/service) is photography and BBQ setup/clean up. I am so blessed! The homework load has been a little more than I expected, but somehow by the next week it always seems to get done. :) I miss home, I miss the colors of the leaves changing & drinking pumpkin spice lattes with friends, scarves & jeans, SO if you take pictures or send me some love in the mail I would love it <3 I have a mailbox in the church so it's very cool- we leave secret notes in each others boxes & get important stuff too! If you don't have my address text/message me.

God is definitely challenging me and changing me in many ways. One thing that I have learned is when you are in a dry area of your faith, when you feel stuck or in a rut, search for the Lord harder. Don't give up- press on to know the Lord- in Jeremiah 29:13 it says, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.", even when you feel like you have tried everything- keep pursuing Him. If you are broken and come to Him, he won't leave you broken. I am praying for you at home~ that we all can trust God with everything and find our satisfaction in Him alone because He is the one who fills us all in all. Another thing I've been learning is to have an attitude of humility and a servant heart. Jesus came from Heaven to Earth, that is true humility! Humility comes before all else. In addition, our attitude is a choice. We choose to have a good one or bad, to live Christ-like or not. We need to eliminate everything that hinders us from God, a stony heart is insensitive to Him. The more we seek out the Lord, His desires will become our desires as well. Ask yourself, Do you remember when you first accepted the Lord? Do you remember that mushy-gushy feeling you had, the excitement, and fire in your heart? How can we get that back? I pray that we all can have a child-like faith and surrender our lives daily to Him. In the busyness of life we need to stop everything once in a while & sit at the Lord's feet. "The world clamors, "Do more! Be all that you can be!" But our Father whispers, "Be still and know that I am God." (Weaver). I pray that, "deep inside of you there is a hunger, a calling, to know and love God. To truly know Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Spirit. You're not after more head knowledge- it's a heart-to-heart intimacy you long for." (Weaver).

I hope all of you are all wonderful & know you are in my prayers.

Love,
Jordan

Tomorrow Is The Day!

It's all starting to feel a bit surreal... I've been waiting for August 14th since March! It's here! Already!?!
Goodbyes are getting much harder, but I'm looking forward to meeting new faces! Pray for my Mom & I as we board the plane, that we get there safely and that our luggage won't take an unexpected detour ;) Aloha!

Countdown!

I only have four more days left until I leave! It seriously felt like yesterday when I was accepted in March. Time flies! Until Saturday, my main focus is saying my last goodbyes and finishing packing. My Mom is flying out with me, our plane leaves at 8:15 am. Move-in day is Wednesday & that is also when the other girls in my condo arrive! Orientation is on Friday with all the parents and staff.

The classes I am taking this semester are:
Revelation
Church History
Sermon on the Mount
1 Samuel
Guitar
Women's Discipleship

Our classes are only one day a week- each day a different class- my off days are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. During free time we can hang out, go to the beach, study/do homework, explore, and go on exciting adventures, and maybe squeeze in a little time to tan. :)

I am so excited to see what God has in store for all of the students coming this semester and I pray each heart has a hunger and genuine desire to intentionally pursue Christ, and not let distractions get in the way of what the Lord has to teach us. I pray that we can all come together like family even though we only just met and that every one of us can be challenged in ways we never thought were imaginable.

Can't wait!