great is your faithfulness...

(photos by becky legel, my awesome roomate)

for all you who want to know what has Really been going on the past week...

Finally! I could tell the sun was welcoming this early morning through the little gash in the top of the canvas wall of my tent cabin. But despite the promise of the sun's warmth, a cold draft interrupted my cozy state as soon as I unzipped the top half of my sleeping bag. "Woman up, bekah, you can do it" I said to myself, mustering up the fervor to quickly roll out of the bed, brace the biting cold, strap on my rainbows, tromp outside to the bear locker where I would fumble around with the heavy clips to finally get my tupperware box of shower stuff out from the big metal container, and dash through the kitchen to try to get a shower before all the morning shift ladies got in there. I plopped down on the toilet (you have to hold it for a long time when your bathroom is a cold walk away at night) with my heavy head in my hands"Oh Lord, I need you today. I need to know you are with me"

As I sat (feeling more relieved by the second) a high pitched but soft voice rose out of the steamy rushing of the shower across the room, "Great is thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me," she continued to sing.

Tears came to my eyes, and I thanked Him. I thanked Him that I was not alone. That He is with me, and I am surrounded by people that love Him and know Him too, I just don't realize it yet. He is so much bigger!! I thanked him that this morning, his mercies are new and that He WILL PROVIDE all I need! This is so significant because when I got here, I was given the decision to live in Huff where pretty much everyone my age lives and hangs out, and its basically a crazy throw down party every night, its loud, and its where most of the people that climb and get out and do outdoors stuff are -or- to live behind the Awahnee dorms in one of three little quiet tent cabins with some quiet girls and a lot of older retired people. Of course I wanted to live where all the climbers and fun stuff was going on, mostly because I am scared to miss out on opportunities to do that stuff, but I also was nervous about how crazy it is over there and how everyone was basically like"yeah if you don't like to party and drink a lot, and you like to sleep at night, don't live here" So, my first couple of days here was agonizing over decisions (like i always tend to do), praying a lot and thinking a lot about what the heck I needed to do.

But here is the kicker

The day I was traveling here (friday), the Lord gave me this verse time and time again... Isaiah 30:15

"only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength..."

So as I knew what I needed to do, but I was just not wanting to be confident in God's provision, trusting that He will provide me with the opportunities to meet people and go out and do the things I love, especially if I was obedient in coming to him in a quiet place and resting in Him!

I am living in the quiet place, and I have met a lot of cool people here and all around.

Last night I had a crazy awesome conversation with two girls about religion and God, and why it seems to make no since to believe in only one thing. It was a beautiful conversation that lasted about 2 hours. I pray that the Lord will keep it going throughout the summer as my friendship with them grows. I pray that they will know the truth and the truth will set them free.

Also, my neighbor Tikka, came over and talked to me tonight. She noticed the books that were stacked on my shelf. Turns out she is a Christian and has done the Kay Arthur study that I am doing right now...her two roomates are two older retired ladies that she told me also know the Lord....WHAT THE HECK? why I don't trust His goodness, I don't know...its ridiculous.

"your ways are higher than my ways, and your thoughts are far beyond anything I can imagine..." Isaiah 55

"the lord works out all things to the good of those who love him and who have been called according to his purposes" romans 8