With Half of the year over and half left to go it is good to reflect and see how far I have come. More importantly, how I can seek out to make this half even better than the first. A task that seems ludicrous if you compared it to how well the first half of my year has been! When I look back on the ways in which I have grown it is unreal. I have learned so much from class, I have really been able to form my own faith and theology, and Own It! I have gained confidence in myself, in the sense that my identity is in christ. Now looking forward on the year, to truly make the most of my year these are areas I am seeking to grow in; pushing and feeding off my roommates, Independent devotion time, exercising, and managing my time well.
Pushing and feeding off my roommates in the last semester was sweet. With my roommates I would often talk about what we I was learning both in and out of class and how that would affect real life. We read through the book of James together and in this year we are already planning on reading through Ephesians together. In this semester I want to seek to support, push and encourage them more and more.
In the last semester I had a good season of waking up early to do my personal devotions however this did eventually die out and in a sense get lost when things got really busy. A problem I found with this is is in order to complete my devos before breakfast it required I woke up decently early. Sadly being a morning person is not really a quality I possess. Since the start of this semester something I have been doing is not necessarily waking up super early but just taking a few minutes to read on chapter from my bible and say a short prayer. This I think is setting my up more so for success. Although I am learning so much and studying the bible daily in classes, the reason I am am seeking out to hold this practice is so that it might be something that is still natural to me when I leave this place and that I might not be replacing what I am learning with my personal relationship with God.
Exersize seems like a strange thing to highlight when talking about making this year better but I seriously think it makes a big difference in my daily life. So I have just started going to the gym that is here at qwanoes and it is rally something I would seek to continue with throughout the whole year. Living at a camp and doing an adventure program one might think that I am extremely active however this is not the case. Due of this I had notice that I had become lethargic and tired, but taking that time to go the Gym I have already noticed that I have become more energized and Focused. Also when I go to the gym I play worship music and Its really great to have the time to take the focus off myself and all the trouble of life and to clear my head. Going to the gym is something I look forward to everyday that I go and it seems lame but it has made a impact on my daily life.
Managing my time well has been something I have always had problems with. It will be a challenge. Now this does not mean keep track of what of due dates and events and scheduling and stuff as that is not necessarily my weakness. What I would seek to do, especially in terms of school, is to work on things and prepare more in advance so that I am not cramming at the end. This seems simple and it is, all this is going to take is simply me doing it cause I know what I need to do! That is tackle my problem of procrastination.
So these are the ways I would seek to improve and make the most of my year here at Qwanoes. Also these are ways in which you could pray that I am growing and seeking out to push myself. I am so exited for what this half of the year has to offer and am exited for the ways in which I can serve and Give.
Pushing and feeding off my roommates in the last semester was sweet. With my roommates I would often talk about what we I was learning both in and out of class and how that would affect real life. We read through the book of James together and in this year we are already planning on reading through Ephesians together. In this semester I want to seek to support, push and encourage them more and more.
In the last semester I had a good season of waking up early to do my personal devotions however this did eventually die out and in a sense get lost when things got really busy. A problem I found with this is is in order to complete my devos before breakfast it required I woke up decently early. Sadly being a morning person is not really a quality I possess. Since the start of this semester something I have been doing is not necessarily waking up super early but just taking a few minutes to read on chapter from my bible and say a short prayer. This I think is setting my up more so for success. Although I am learning so much and studying the bible daily in classes, the reason I am am seeking out to hold this practice is so that it might be something that is still natural to me when I leave this place and that I might not be replacing what I am learning with my personal relationship with God.
Exersize seems like a strange thing to highlight when talking about making this year better but I seriously think it makes a big difference in my daily life. So I have just started going to the gym that is here at qwanoes and it is rally something I would seek to continue with throughout the whole year. Living at a camp and doing an adventure program one might think that I am extremely active however this is not the case. Due of this I had notice that I had become lethargic and tired, but taking that time to go the Gym I have already noticed that I have become more energized and Focused. Also when I go to the gym I play worship music and Its really great to have the time to take the focus off myself and all the trouble of life and to clear my head. Going to the gym is something I look forward to everyday that I go and it seems lame but it has made a impact on my daily life.
Managing my time well has been something I have always had problems with. It will be a challenge. Now this does not mean keep track of what of due dates and events and scheduling and stuff as that is not necessarily my weakness. What I would seek to do, especially in terms of school, is to work on things and prepare more in advance so that I am not cramming at the end. This seems simple and it is, all this is going to take is simply me doing it cause I know what I need to do! That is tackle my problem of procrastination.
So these are the ways I would seek to improve and make the most of my year here at Qwanoes. Also these are ways in which you could pray that I am growing and seeking out to push myself. I am so exited for what this half of the year has to offer and am exited for the ways in which I can serve and Give.
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