Generosity.

Day Two

First of all, I would like to say a very Happy 21st Birthday to my fantabulous flatmate, Hazel and my great friend and flatmate from first year, Ross :)!! Happy Birthday, you legends!

Today I had to create a generosity jar, "set aside a generosity jar and commit to putting in a small amount daily or whenever you have spare change. You’ll be invited to use the contents later in the challenge..." So excited for this! I think this is such a great idea and I might actually keep this idea long term. God is so generous to us and looking at my jar I realise that if we are to be a mirror reflecting Jesus and his light into the world, then it is important to be self-less and generous, showing God's love at all times. I feel blessed to have the gift of life from God and it is such a gift to be able to bless others :). I hope future Susie doesn't forget this and makes the choice to be thankful and generous as much as possible, especially when it's the most difficult.

So, I didn't have a jar and instead got my Guinness glass (living up to my stereotype haha) and edited that :).

Today I wasn't very well and I mostly slept after my classes were finished for the day. I sadly had to miss CU and Ross' birthday, although I was there in spirit and in mind, just not in body! I woke up to these three lovely ladies having dinner in the kitchen. Meet Tatianna ((middle) our new and wonderful flatmate from Aracadia who is here for this semester), Liz ((left) Tatianna's best friend from home who is also here for the semester) and Elizabeth ((right) who is from Minnesota and on study abroad for the semester too). Along with Laura and Michael we played Saboteur, a card game I had never played before which was hilarious and one that I defo reccommend. We also ate beautiful gingerbread cupcakes made my Elizabeth that I actually can't get enough of... My birthday is the 2nd May hehehe!! Jokes lol! I also realised that deep down I am an American gangstaaa and although my body may restrict me, it's all about the heart, homies!
Tonight was so much fun and now I am back in bed :).

One thing I have learnt during my time at uni is to embrace spontaneity when it comes frolicking along, as spontaneity naturally does. I wasn't expecting to miss CU tonight and was disappointed that I missed that and Ross' party. Again, God had other plans. Today I am especially thankful for my amazing friends both old and new who bring such joy and happiness to my life :). You are all such Blessings. God knows exactly what we need and he constantly provides in abundance. This thought is something I always need to repeat to myself every day to remind myself of this truth. It is so easy to begin to condemn yourself and think you are not worthy in a world that will tell you at some point that you are just not good enough. I admit that I do struggle with this and so to anyone who has ever felt this way, I feel your pain. I will also tell you though that those thoughts of condemnations and unworthiness are simply not true. You are good enough and God loves you so much that he gave his only son to take our sins away and to make peace with the world, bridging the barrier between us and Him. Jesus died for you. Lent is such a great time to remember this fact and it's really started to bring me back to basics; exposing places within me that I never realised were there. As I fill my generosity jar I am inspired to be generous in my giving by the greatest God who is beyond generous to us.
He is so good.

Lovelove,
~*Susie xoxox