A Powerful Love Letter

So. This post is one I've been waiting to write for about a month. A month? Yes. Life keeps happening. What are you gonna do? Moving on... 
I've recently realized how important it is to memorize scripture. I knew it was on the "Good Things Christians Do" Checklist, but I never really got why. Here's a clue from the Bible itself: 
"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." ~ Psalms 119:11 
Listen. King David. Everyone knows you memorize scripture to get Awana bucks. Or a piece of candy in Sunday school. Right? WRONG! The whole purpose of memorizing Scripture is to combat the little lies and temptations that Satan throws at us day after ever-loving day. How can you recognize a lie from Satan if you don't first know the Truth? Mmm. Ya can't! You have to know what God says about you first before you can push away the things this world tries to convince you that you are. 
What if someone wrote you a big long love letter? One filled with only truth; No embellishments or exaggerations. Word for word how that person felt for you. And what their heart desired for you. You would totally want to rip that sucker open and read it right? YES! Well we've all got one. Waiting for us.  It's the Word of God. And it could change the world. If we would only read it, memorize it, and apply it to our lives. 
So I've started memorizing verses that speak to me personally. I write them on my mirror in dry-erase markers. And after two days of reading the verse every time I pass by it, I know it by heart. It's awesome! And so easy, it's insane. So I challenge you to do the same. Rip open that love letter and dive in! 

Get your guns up!

Ladies and Gents, I am now an official DBU Patriot! 
This past weekend I attended my orientation & registration session on campus, singed up for classes and rang the DBU Liberty bell - making me an official Patriot! I can NOT wait for the fall semester. Oh. My. Lanta. The last semester of my junior year in high school, I started looking for a Christian school. I had a list of things I wanted in a college. And it was specific. S-p-e-c-i-f-i-c. Exactly one year ago, I toured DBU on a whim, and found everything I'd been praying for. God had matched everything on my list. Even the one thing I was afraid to put down - dance. Listen, ya'll. God can do anything. Way more than we can ever even imagine. He can make your wildest dreams come true. Even the ones you're afraid to wish for. But guess what else He can do that's even better than that? He can make HIS dreams for YOUR life come true. And that's actually the amazing part! He has so much better for us than we can ever imagine. His love never ends. His faithfulness is limitless. His grace knows no bounds. So what's the point in saying all this? Trust Him. Believe He is who He says He is. And watch Him change your life. 
Oh, and, GO PATRIOTS! :)

Welp. Here goes.

First blog post ever. No pressure. :)
I've thought about starting a blog for a while. Mostly because when friends of mine blog, like Monica, it makes my day. As a new high school graduate, headed for college in just a few short months, I'm experiencing a lot of new things. Which is making my relationship with Jesus THAT much more important. And I want you to know about it. All of it.
This will be a way for all my Oklahoma friends to stay up to date with what's going on with me. And hopefully in the process it'll challenge you, make you laugh, or want to start blogging yourself. I can't promise how often I'll post, or what exactly this will entail. But, in a nutshell, this blog is about the life that I live, the things and people that I love, and the ministries God's given me. Life. Love. Ministry. (Clever, right?)
Anyways, I'm starting to get ready for college. Cleaning out closets, drawers, and attempting to prepare myself spiritually for what's to come. So with that said, what's your advice for how to best prepare for college life? It can be anything! I need it all.
Thanks for reading this and come back for more soon!
Alyssa