Challenge Day 4/30

THE RUN: I worked out for thirty minutes before this post did some major strength and cardio with Jillian Michael's DVD.  Then I had one of my roommates rice crispy treat she made last night! (hahah!) Well to make up for it I'm still going running as soon as I'm done with this post and doing some homework for my finals coming up this week yikes!! Hahaha jk... I'm ready for my week break. Happy running everyone! I am going to run for 30 minutes as usual, I promise I'll give it my all, maybe I'll post a yucky sweaty pic or video, so you know I'm not joking hahahaha! (idk maybe not).


THE INVITE:  So remember last night I said I was going to talk to students at student housing last night?  Well I did! I have great news!  I am the R.A. (resident assistant for housing).  Being a leader comes with it's perks and CHALLENGES. Well each night I have to go around an make sure students aren't causing any trouble, but also to socialize and make sure everything is going well with them personally and the apartment they live in.  I make a couple stops each night to different apartments, that means knocking on the door and hanging out.  Well as the night ended one of the guys named Gary came up behind me and was visiting one of the girls apartment I was going to.  Brooke answered the door we walked in. So long story short.  While Brooke was finishing up job application, Gary and I had a great conversation about life and school... I mentioned my college group and all, and with Easter coming up, I asked about plans.  Brooked gave me an invitation to her church (which I didn't know she went) :D  Well I asked them both to join me next week, I offered to drive since both would need a ride.  They are both a couple of years younger than me, but they def seem like they like me since they've moved into student housing.  I love that this position allows me to really interact with the students as much as I can with planning events and doing nightly rounds.  There is never a dull moment. Pray that they both don't back out coming next week!! Lord you are faithful!  I'll be going on rounds again tonight...I'm going to round up a few more students to come along next week :D

THE CHALLENGE: Sometimes it can be so easy to just stop and quit what we are doing. Today I felt like that.  I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed with finals coming up, and all the things I'm involved with.  I kept praying a prayer of strength and guidance today... sometimes the devil comes in and just wants to bring me down saying I can't, I'm not strong enough, I'm a loser... and all these ugly things the devil tries to use against me to be negative to just say "you know what, it's too much, I can't do this, I QUIT!!"  But as I went through out my day, God just kept helping me see the positive and confirm His wonderful plans!  I even had a chance to listen to pastor Lucas Forsthoff blog about not being burnt out.  It was a good uplift :D  When working your body to the core and you feel the pain and stress you just want to say "you QUIT" but if you keep pushing through and pressing forward you get a boost of energy to finish strong. Same as walking out a real relationship with God, yes life get's hard an stressful and we feel burdened but, I remember that God is my strength and He will never forsake me! He will never give me more than I can handle.  So as long as I press into Him and seek Him, HE will give me rest! SO COOL!