Being back in College Station is a bit bitter sweet for me. I love my school, and I love the town that it's in. But when campus clears out for the break, it sucks being a social butterfly in a dead city. All of my friends, from all different groups are either gone or are working and our schedules dont line up. So what do I do? I sleep and I work and I watch reruns of Gossip Girl.
Coming back here after so much travel has been refreshing though. I hadnt slept in MY bed in 2 weeks and there were 2 whole days during that 2 weeks where I wasnt sleeping on a couch bed or an air mattress. the 12 hour drive to Georgia and back and very little sleep that week didnt help much either.
My job has got to be the best job I have ever had. I work for the Engineering Programs Office at Texas A&M. Working on campus means I work within the hours of 8-5 Monday-Friday. No nights, no weekends. I paid my dues when I worked Christian Retail for 3 Christmases and Easters. Christian shoppers are the meanest. Being in an office setting that, at times, has its crazy moments, but for the most part is calm is so enjoyable. Since school hasnt started yet, I am working whatever hours I want to this week and just making some extra money.
Yesterday morning I woke up and read the first chapter of Ruth. Just reading about the struggles that Ruth and Naomi faced was so encouraging. They lost everything. Naomi was living among a people that were not her own when her husband died. She still had her two sons and their wives, until both of her sons were killed and she had nothing but two widowed daughterinlaws. She decided to go back to her home and encouraged Ruth and Orpah to go back to their homes as well and still have a chance to marry again. Orpah left, yet Ruth remained by Naomi's side. Ruth gave up her culture, her life, and any hope for a future and took up Naomi's culture and life and began to serve Naomi's God. How crazy is that?!?! She basically said "If I have nothing but Naomi and her God for the rest of my life, that is ok." Im currently reading Lady in Waiting and it brought up the idea of an alabaster box. An alabaster box was something that a girl would have that would depict the wealth of her family by how many ointments and oils were in the box. The box would be saved and until she was to be engaged. Once that was sealed, she would break the alabaster box at the feet of the man who was to be her husband to honor him. The alabaster box is like our hope for the future. We have to break our alabaster box at the feet of Jesus to truly become content in life. We have to be willing to say "If I have nothing else left in my life but God, that is ok." and let go of our selfish desires for more. What a mind blowing chapter of Ruth.
On a side note, my lack of facebook has proven beneficial already. I didnt charge my phone while I was sleeping and I got to work today around 11 with 60% battery. Normally, I could come to work at 12, stay till 5, with 100% battery and my phone would still die around 3. No facebook means no reason to be on my phone unless I get a text. Dont get me wrong. It has been difficult. But the fact that it isnt even an option to check my facebook has definitely made the temptation less. We'll just have to see how much easier this gets.
40 minutes until Im off work!!!! so maybe I should go be productive.
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