Nick is a friend from my hometown that I didn’t know until college, and once again I think we are forever bonded for our love of FayCo. It is clear watching the way Nick lives that he seeks to leave an impact, and in one year I’m convinced he’s already passed that goal with flying colors. Nick loves SO well, he cares deeply and intimately for his people and for Jesus, and he desires for everyone he meets to be fully known.
“This is a weird time for sure. For most of us, I’m sure it feels like we were snatched out of our daily lives and dropped into some alternate reality where we have to distance ourselves from friends and live at home. I struggled with this change a LOT because not only was I snatched out of my daily life, but it all happened so fast. I’m sure everybody lost something in what seems like the blink of an eye. It hurt. I thought about what I was missing constantly and all of the memories and relationships I was missing out on by being separated from the people I love the most. The other night, I was sitting at my desk, being distracted as I was studying for finals (lol) and I was thinking about the things that I wouldn’t be able to experience Freshman year. What I had lost. But in that moment, the thought ran through my head: “Think of everything you’ve kept.”
That was God.
And He’s right. Sure, I may have missed out on some of the best memories of Freshman year. But I also kept so many things. The best friends I could have asked for. Knowledge. Christ-centered community. A new place to call my home. And a God who never fails. My friend Juliana reminded me of something the other week that changed my perspective on this season, and I feel like it is right to close with. She said:
“God doesn’t withhold good things from us.”
That is a GOOD WORD. (It’s also Psalm 84:11 is you want to read more into it haha). It’s okay to be sad over things you lost. Many of us had trips that will never be taken, plans that will never be executed, and memories that will never be made. But in the middle of it all, let there be light, let there be peace, and let God turn it all around and draw your focus to the things you’ve kept, and maybe even gained. He is GOOD.
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