I love my God more than anything. Without Him, I truly am nothing. I have never been more thankful for a group of people in my entire life. When I came to college, I became part of a campus ministry called Chi Alpha (XA). Most people tend to think that when I say I'm going to Chi Alpha, they automatically think a fraternity. You pull up my school's XA website and the first thing you see is "it's not a fraternity, it's a family."
Let me tell you, XA is one of the greatest families I have ever been apart of. I am so thankful for the leaders, the pastor who runs it, and all of those who attend. XA would not be the same without those amazing people. I can honestly say I have never felt more welcomed in a group of people than I do there. I have been to a lot of different places and met a lot of different people. Not one group of people could ever overpower the caring kindness and true heartfelt friendship I receive through my XA family.
Want to talk about why they are like that? God. God has everything to do with it. Those people know God and they know what He has done for us. Along with that God has blessed their lives in tremendous ways. These people have seen God work miracles and they know what He can truly do. They have a heart and a passion to lead others to see the light of God and they want to preach the Gospel.
God works through various people in different ways, but He is always working. Needless to say, Satan is always working too; but don't give him the credit, don't give him the time of day. If you allow Him, God will take control of your life, He will guide you down the path He has laid out for your life. What more could you possibly want but to do what the Creator has created you to do? God created you for a specific purpose and only YOU can fulfill. No one else can take your place, no one else can do what God has created you to do.
Along with that, this past week, I visited a neighboring school's XA. Not to mention the school happens to be 3 times bigger than mine, their XA happened to be 10 times the size of the one I attend. Those numbers are accurate and no, I am not complaining. But it is awesome to be in a room with that many college students worshipping God; it was such an incredible experience. God was really there fully that night. The Holy Spirit was all over that chapel and I couldn't have been more thankful in my entire life.
It is absolutely incredible to know that God has, is, and is going to be doing such amazing things on these college campuses. Not just the two that I have attended but at colleges all over. I never thought that just being one person in such a group could make a difference but it does. God does amazing work and He shows you His light even more through these people. To be able to humbly seek God without fear of persecution or condemnation is such a blessing. I am thankful that I live in a country where I can freely worship my God.
Through XA, I have really learned that the power of prayer is truly powerful. Prayer is so essential in a relationship with God, it's how you communicate with Him! Tonight just reinforced that prayer is so incredible and that through it, miraculous things happen! I am so thankful for my XA people and all the people I have met and will met through it. If you ever have a chance to attend XA, I strongly encourage you to so. I promise, you will not regret it! until next time....
xoxox
