4th East

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, 

neither are your ways my ways" 

declares the Lord.

Isaiah 55:8

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, 

your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, 

"This is the way; walk in it."

Isaiah 30:21

God knows our needs.

And He is faithful to provide.

He knows our yearnings, our passions, our desires.

He knew that coming to Samford, 

being 8 hours away from home,

I would need more than surface relationships to survive on.

In fact, we all would.

Every human being is made to thrive in community,

and I am watching an entire floor of young women testify to that reality,

day in and day out.

4th East.

This just so happens to be the name of my residence hall,

and my new family (away from family.)

In the past week I have laughed, cried, learned, and grown

with these girls in ways none of us could have ever imagined. 

God has truly blessed me with community of girls!

And a movement of God is about us.

These women share my passion for women's ministry

and are hungry for the Lord,

which has caused me to grow and mature in my faith.

Exhibit A:

It's a rough night. Typical freshman problems.

Awkward scenarios and the like.

We're all feeling a little discouraged.

My dear friend, Tabs (aka Tabitha) asks if I would like to go back to the dorm

to spend time reading in the Word and praying about our time here.

I was blown away.

These are the types of friendships I prayed God would bless me with 

sometime during my 4 years here.

And one week into things,

I'm already seeing an answer to that prayer.

Tabitha, Rebekah, Laura, Aby, Maggie, Alexis...

I could go on and on.

These girls love the Lord and have rock solid faith.

Iron truly does sharpen Iron.

God is up to something big.

I'm waiting expectantly upon Him.

And until we see the details,

my sweet 4th East girls are committed to seeking His face in all that we do here.