Reasons I LOVE COD (Or rather, my life in general...)

I actually don't particularly love COD. COD is not the place I would choose to be right now. I also don't want anyone to think that I'm discontent, or that I spent every single day of my life (this year, anyway) complaining and moaning about my life. I actually love my life, I love what God has done. I don't know a heck of a lot of things, but I do know that God knows me. He knows my thoughts, my motives, and my every move. He knows that I sometimes feel a little out of a place at COD. God loves me. He's teaching me through this season of my life, doing something I don't necessarily want to do. In the mean time, though, God is steadily putting little blessings in my life to help me through my year at dreaded community college. He's put Campus Crusade in my life (and, even more of a miracle, He's helped me to be myself around them), He's given me opportunity to be involved in ministry (because He knows I love ministry, and feel empty without it) He even put another girl (the same girl) who was homeschooled, and is also a follower of Christ in a class of mine last year, and the same girl is in a class of mine this year. We didn't plan that either. It's absolutely amazing.
But one thing that I've totally enjoyed, fully, and wholly, is the fact that never in my life have I had to wake up regularly early enough in the morning to watch the sunrise. I've seen sunset after sunset, but I often miss the sunrise.

Yesterday, I woke up, and I got ready, walked down the stairs, and looked out my back window, and I was completely blown away. God had crafted the most beautiful, breathtaking sunrise. I walked out the door, and the clouds were pink and rippling across the sky like wisps of cotton candy. The sun was peaking over the horizon, pushing it's way past the trees and the earth.
I drove to school in utter awe of my God. The God that knows my heart, and knows what I need, and wants good for me. He wants me to know He loves me. So...He sends me a sunrise.
He paints me a sunrise, in the sky, because He knows that my day isn't going to be very good coming up (because it really wasn't). He knew I'd need a breathtaking, and awe inspiring start.

If I've learned anything in the last year, it's that God's timing is perfect, which is way better than my timing. If I had my way, and my timing were applied to my life, I'm pretty sure my life would currently be blowing up in my face.
I think I'm going to stick to God's timing.

So, being at COD is not my favorite place to be. I'm excited to get out this spring, but while I'm there, I pray that God does with me what He will. I'm pretty content with where I'm at. I'm really thankful for what I do have, and if there's one other thing I've learned this year, it's to be thankful for what I have, and not count what I don't have. You'll end up a lot happier of a person.

God seems to show up a lot in my life. Sometimes, I just choose to close my eyes to Him. I think He shows up a lot in yours, too. In fact, I'm pretty sure he's there all the time. So take a minute, and see what God has done. I guarantee you'll be amazed. :)

Now, I need to get ready for school.