LOVE.

Yet another season is about to begin... it's called the second semester of college.

The first semester of college held a lot of unknowns. Lots of surprises. Lots of "I don't know what just hit me" moments. But semester two is filled with familiarity. Granted, there are new classes, new professors, and an entirely new schedule. But I've found my niche. I know where I belong, what I'm meant to do, and who I'm meant to do it with. With that said, it will be a wild ride once again. There's always something new to learn, new people to meet, new places to see. So it's with great enthusiasm that I enter this new season. I also have a goal this semester. I know this might sound supremely un-original and cliche... but it's simply to LOVE.

LOVE.

I truly believe our culture has lost sight of what it means to truly LOVE. I went through a season where I didn't think love was needed. I believed that believing and walking with Jesus meant rebuking sin, reading my Bible and nothing else, staying away from those who did not believe as I did. Well, I have learned that there is a time and a place for each of those things. I have had my fair share of confrontations with younger girls who needed a rebuking. I still read my Bible, and consider it the most precious, valuable part of my day. There have been countless times when I needed to be surrounded by Bible-believing Christians and no one else.

I was leaving out something.

LOVE.

This semester, I am reaching out. I want to get beyond my walls, my life, my boundaries. I want to LOVE in new ways. I live in an environment suffocated by fears and toxic lies. I want Jesus to show those bruised, hurting hearts that they have the freedom to dance and sing before Him. To run to Him, to find solace and comfort in Him. To give everything to Him.

LOVE.

In so many ways, this semester is a new beginning. I have a completely different outlook. I am filled with joy at the thought of hearts being claimed for His glory and purpose. I am filled with joy at the thought of walking into a room and spreading the LOVE of Jesus all over. I am filled with joy that when I am following my Savior, allowing Him to mold me into the woman HE wants me to be... I have the ability to LOVE.

LOVE.

SO excited for the next few months. Let's love, friends. Let's love like Jesus.

LOVE,
Alyssa