More About Reach the U

I'm back in Ruston after spending a week in Missouri for Reach the U. The whole thing was phenomenal and I am sad to see it over. Is that weird to be a bit sad about it? I know there is no point in us all staying there. We all have hearts to reach campuses around the country and world and thus all staying congregated in one place would be pointless. But yet still I'm a little sad to see it over. Also the end of Reach the U meant the return to Bath and Body Works for my last three weeks. I'm so excited to only have three weeks left there, but even the past two days have been hard to make myself want to be there because it's not my passion. It's not what I want to do with my life or where I feel that God wants me. It's an interim thing and I'm ready for it to be passed and for me to once again just be doing Chi Alpha. So if you're praying for me, pray for my next three weeks to have patience with B&BW and to finish strong.

Another awesome moment at Reach the U for me was our last night there. After a bit of worship we broke off into groups and prayed for each other. It was awesome. And I think the best part for me was the fact that in my request for prayer, I was completely honest, vulnerable, and transparent. I don't do this often. Again I have this deep seeded need for perfection and obviously vulnerability and such do not go well with that. But for that night I decided to forgo perfection and just be me and let others in. It was great! I learned a lot in just those few moments.

Also tying in with Bath and Body Works versus Chi Alpha, I'm realizing more and more why passion matters in what you do. And how if you don't believe in what you are doing, you aren't doing yourself or anyone else any good. After being away from B&BW for over a week and having to go back I find even more so that I don't want to be there. And since I have to be there, I find that I don't enjoy it and that I am way less motivated to do anything. I know I need to finish strong and be a person of integrity and excellence, but it's so hard when it's not your passion. My friend and co-worker in South Africa (Glenn) use to say that you haven't lived a day in your life if you haven't found something worth dying for. I need something worth dying for in my life. B&BW is not worth dying for by an stretch of the imagination. However the cause of Christ is worth dying for.

So that's more random thoughts on a Monday evening. So much to think about, so much to do, and so much to process this week. Until then ......