He Never Lets Go

This is one of my favorite worship songs at Foothills, the church I go to down here.

You Never Let Go
By Matt Redman


Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Your perfect love is casting out fear
And even when I'm caught in the middle of the storms of this life
I won't turn back
I know you are near

And I will fear no evil
For my God is with me
And if my God is with me
Whom then shall I fear?
Whom then shall I fear?

(Chorus:)
Oh no, You never let go
Through the calm and through the storm
Oh no, You never let go
In every high and every low
Oh no, You never let go
Lord, You never let go of me

And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
A glorious light beyond all compare
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
We'll live to know You here on the earth

(Chorus)

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You, still I will praise You




God's been reinforcing this in my life over and over. Despite my perfect planning and dreams for how I think things should go, my life tends to go a different direction. However, though it all, God always provides a way for me, usually better than I could have dreamed. This has been especially evident in my time at Corban. God showed me that His plan is supreme, over who is in my life and He blessed me second semester with Heidi as a roommate. As I went through the process of applying to be an RA, my plans for where I was to live and my job were shot down. But through this, in the very last day of school, He provided a place for me to live with great roommates and great friends. He also knew that with my internship and hectic senior schedule, I would have been spread too thin. This semester, I was worried that I wouldn't get an internship in time to finish my hours before the end of the semester. God comes through again with an internship the last possible week I could get one and it's paid on top of that!
In everything I face, in every worry and fret, God takes my situation and turns it around for the better. No matter how I feel or my outlook on the future, God never lets go of me and always provides a way for me. God is so great! I am so blessed.

Goodbye, Chauntel

On Wednesday, Chauntel called me and said that she had unexpectedly moved up her departure date for her move to Arizona to Friday. I of course was shocked, and made immediate arrangements to come up to Longview Thursday, the following day. I drove up after my 10:30 class and arrived around 2:00 in the afternoon. I hung out with Chuantel as she did her last minute errands and said her last goodbyes. We played games in the evening and talked about our plans. She was excited about leaving, but we were both sad to say goodbye. She was supposed to leave on the 6:00 AM flight this morning, but when she got there it she was told that her dog carrier wasn't the right kind, so she had to go back to the front desk and purchase a different one, which made her miss her flight. She ended up leaving at around 12:00ish. Note to self: never fly southwestern with a pet! They don't let you check them underneath so you either have to carry the carrier on your lap or purchase another seat for them! Crazy. So she eventually made it to Arizona, and she messaged me on Facebook to say that she got there safely. I really hope we can find a time to visit eachother either over spring break or in the Summer.

So this week, my best friend of 9 years moved 1,305 miles away from me. How's your week been?