You are not Alone
It is amazing how quickly our lives can run away with us. I just realized that it has been over two months sense I have posted! I apologize. In my last post I was talking about fall and being back on the ground in the US. It has been a wild ride so far with a ton of ups and downs. Sense my last post I have been in one wedding, attended another, run a marathon, and currently I am recovering from getting my wisdom teeth pulled.
In the business of life it can be hard to take time to stop and reflect on all God is doing, and simply thank him for his blessings. As I have been leading a small group and it has been a blessing larger than I could have ever imagined. God is using the women of the group to grow and encourage me in so many ways. Their hunger for God has reminded me of how important it is to never forget the fundamental truths of our faith and to constantly be seeking God in order to understand his love more deeply. I also have the opportunity to work with an amazing team of people passionate about getting the gospel out on this campus.
Just last week we teamed up with an organization called Price of Life. They are a huge organization that goes to different campuses around the country to raise awareness about human trafficking. They put on a ton events from discussion panels to building kits for run aways in Detroit. This had been hugely encouraging to me. I long see the University of Michigan engage with huge social justice issues like this one and understand that they can do something about it. Here are some quick stats and ways you can engage with the issue:
As my title suggests, I have been thinking a lot about loneliness. I have wrestled with it on and off in different areas of my life, but I have really felt like God has been calling me to explore deeper what it means in my life. I may have talked about this before, but when I got off the plane from El Salvador to Texas I have never felt more lonely in my life. I felt as though I was leaving a life behind, and even though I was going home, I had been changed and no one here would know. Also, as joyful and exciting as it is to be around so many people dating and getting married, it can also sometimes be challenging. I can be forced to wonder why I am still single and what God has for me. In all of this however, I have felt God pulling me closer; reminding me that I am not alone, that I am never alone and that he knows me even more than I do. He knows what it is like to be lonely. In the gospel accounts we read how Jesus' best friends and even his family abandon him at different points and even think he is crazy. I have been thinking a lot about why and when I feel lonely. It is in times when I doubt that God cares about me and wants to be with me in my low places. I have been constantly returning to this song.
It speaks so much truth. We are not alone. Ever. I was recently doing a bible study with a couple small group girls and we were reading in John 15. In verses 4-11 the word "abide" is used 9 times. God continueally reminds us to abide in his love. We can rest in him and be bathed in his love. If nothing else, if I fail at everything, if I am alone in this world forever, I want to abide in his love and rest in the fact that he is always there.
Standing in awe of God's beautiful creativity,
Sigourney
In the business of life it can be hard to take time to stop and reflect on all God is doing, and simply thank him for his blessings. As I have been leading a small group and it has been a blessing larger than I could have ever imagined. God is using the women of the group to grow and encourage me in so many ways. Their hunger for God has reminded me of how important it is to never forget the fundamental truths of our faith and to constantly be seeking God in order to understand his love more deeply. I also have the opportunity to work with an amazing team of people passionate about getting the gospel out on this campus.
Just last week we teamed up with an organization called Price of Life. They are a huge organization that goes to different campuses around the country to raise awareness about human trafficking. They put on a ton events from discussion panels to building kits for run aways in Detroit. This had been hugely encouraging to me. I long see the University of Michigan engage with huge social justice issues like this one and understand that they can do something about it. Here are some quick stats and ways you can engage with the issue:
- There are more than 30,000,000 slaves in the world today.
- There are equally as many children in the sex trade as there are people living in Chicago.
- Check out www.slaveryfootprint.org to see how your life contributes to the issue, but also how you can help end slavery.
- www.fairtradeusa.org is a great resource with info about what Fair Trade is and where to find it.
As my title suggests, I have been thinking a lot about loneliness. I have wrestled with it on and off in different areas of my life, but I have really felt like God has been calling me to explore deeper what it means in my life. I may have talked about this before, but when I got off the plane from El Salvador to Texas I have never felt more lonely in my life. I felt as though I was leaving a life behind, and even though I was going home, I had been changed and no one here would know. Also, as joyful and exciting as it is to be around so many people dating and getting married, it can also sometimes be challenging. I can be forced to wonder why I am still single and what God has for me. In all of this however, I have felt God pulling me closer; reminding me that I am not alone, that I am never alone and that he knows me even more than I do. He knows what it is like to be lonely. In the gospel accounts we read how Jesus' best friends and even his family abandon him at different points and even think he is crazy. I have been thinking a lot about why and when I feel lonely. It is in times when I doubt that God cares about me and wants to be with me in my low places. I have been constantly returning to this song.
It speaks so much truth. We are not alone. Ever. I was recently doing a bible study with a couple small group girls and we were reading in John 15. In verses 4-11 the word "abide" is used 9 times. God continueally reminds us to abide in his love. We can rest in him and be bathed in his love. If nothing else, if I fail at everything, if I am alone in this world forever, I want to abide in his love and rest in the fact that he is always there.
Standing in awe of God's beautiful creativity,
Sigourney
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