Happy 2015! It's crazy to think of all the big things that will happen this year.
I will graduate from college.
My sister will graduate from high school and start college (WHAT.)
I will apply to PA school (also WHAT.)
I will say goodbye to Michigan for the last time.
I will apply for a real adult job.
(just to name a few)
And, something big has already happened this year: I got baptized!!
I've been a Christian for pretty much my whole life but I had never been baptized. The past few years Jesus has been teaching me many things and showing me all the ways that my human nature threatens to take control of my life and push Him out. I try to surrender and give Him control but it is SO hard to overcome my sinful nature just by trying really hard (actually, I think it's impossible). That's what the Holy Spirit is for. My theme verse for the semester has been the passage that includes Ephesians 3:16, where Paul is praying that the power of the Holy Spirit will allow Christ to dwell in the hearts of the people, in their innermost beings. I love that! I love that I can pray for the power of God to help me let Him in and let Him reign. He understands how hard it is to surrender.
A month or two ago, I decided that I was done trying to surrender and done pointlessly waiting to get baptized. Baptism is a physical, concrete surrender of my life and everything in it and offering it all to God. And since I'm such a physical person, I needed to do a tangible act of surrender. I called my dad and asked my sister (who also wanted to get baptized), and we decided to do it together over Christmas break. It was really amazing to be able to make this commitment to our Lord together. (In case you're wondering, my mom got baptized about ten-ish years ago.) I'm hoping to get photos soon so I can post one or two for you all to see.
I'm glad that I was able to start off my new year, a year of so many changes and so many firsts, with a renewal of my commitment to Christ.
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