The time is now.

I think I've spent a huge chunk of this summer in shock. I'm a senior. I can't believe how fast time has flown! I remember freshman year so clearly and then everything else is a blur. All I can say is that God has rocked me in so many ways and he keeps on going. He gives faith to the faithless.

There are so many things to be thankful for this past summer but I think the biggest thing is God's answer to my prayers. I see more clearly that I am called to be a journalist. God wants me to be a witness in my field where there are so few Christians. This includes completing my final year of college with full force and strength from above. Life is so full! There will always be highs and lows but trusting the Lord is the best decision I make. He never fails.

Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto me.

I couldn't be more blessed by the people in my life. Brothers and sisters in Christ who challenge me so much to check my heart and prayerfully ask God for his guidance. I wouldn't have made it this far without them. thankful, so thankful.

Now that the first day of classes draws near, I may be a little anxious but I have no fear. He is beside me. His rod and his staff they comfort me. All I have to do is stay faithful daily. God has so much in store not just in the long term but in every day life. I think it took me a while to realize that as I always tried to plan everything ahead of time and miss out on the small yet wonderful moments of the day.

In the words of Jim Elliot,

Let not your longing slay the appetite of your living.

The time is now.

summer in a nutshell: me and nesita kwan, nbc chicago