Craziest Thing Ever

I had the option of going to a concert tonight with Christ, Liz, and Josh. I was kind of split - I knew it'd be fun but I just started an ambitious work ahead regimen. I prayed about it and I wasn't feeling the concert so I stayed.

AND NOW I KNOW WHY GOD WANTED ME TO STAY!

I had Philippians tonight and we discussed Paul, Timothy, and E-somebodyorother -- all amazing disciples leading crazy God-centered lives. E-somebodyorother was sent to deliver a package to Paul in prison, got really sick, but kept going. He was so determined in his task (thinking about others and no himself), that he risked his life to finish his trip to Paul. Speaking of Paul, he was in jail for speaking about Jesus and Paul was joyful about his sentence! He knew it was where God had put him.

We continued to talk about what that kind of faith would look like in our lives. What if we followed Jesus' calling without hestitation, no matter what. Walking down the stairs of the LC, I told Lindsay, "That's all so cool, yet unbelieveably scary. I feel like I'll never attain that kind of life."

At the bottom of the stairs, is three guys: my friend JD, and two other guys.

JD: "Hey, do you want to live with us in a Gateway next year? We need another person."

DG: (mentally) "Haha, no way."
(reality) I skirt around the question and make my way to leave.

Halfway out the door, JD asks, "So that's a no?"

DG: "I mean, I don't know half the people. It's just..." I drift off and slide away.

But then I'm thinking...wait. Was that God talking to me? I literally was in the middle of discussing the crazy-go-for-it-God's-plan-insanity mindset/lifestyle.

And then this. Bam. Couldn't get more in my face.

I go to Seventh Street (it's a cafe for all you non-Bucknellians) and pray about it for five minutes. As in, I time it on my phone. I feel like I should do this. I feel like this is God's plan.

If you know me at all, you know I'm not a risk-taker. At all. I play it safe. I'm the one in the group of friends in the midst of doing something dumb that has second thoughts and secretly wants to stop. So I know this spur-of-the-moment feeling is not from me and my desires.

Long story short -- actually short story shorter (this whole thing happened in the span of 20 minutes): I'm living in a Gateway next year with my friend and two guys I don't know, no even their names. God is hilarious.

What a fun, amazing, insane, not scary because I haven't actually thought about it yet, feeling and hope for next year and the sweet things God has planned!

Longest post ever but so deservingly.

Yeah, about that...

In my last post, I said I was walking. And now I know why!

Spring Break was phenomenal, amazing, perfect -- just what I needed.

God really does know what he's doing.

Sidenote: I'm debating saying bye bye to the blogosphere, like Garyn did. We'll see.