Thankfulness

This Thursday at Nav Nite, it was prayer and worship night. Which is my FAVORITE!!! And while we were there we would sing a bit and then get into break off groups of 3-5 and pray together about different things. During the first break-off group I realized something and I would like to share...

Erin Randalow is probably one of my favorite people ever. When I was freshman coming to Georgia Tech, I went to FASET and I met Erin there. She was so nice and asking me questions and seeming genuinely interested. Now I do know that she was. When school started Erin started being very intentional with me. I was going to be in her freshman girls bible study and she would text or call me to ask how my day was going with classes. 

One afternoon I went to lunch with Erin at Tin Drum and my life changed. Erin asked if I would like to be discipled. She had no idea that for weeks and months I had been praying that someone would be willing to pour in me. I wanted to be a stronger Christian but I couldn't do it by myself. I needed someone to lead me. I had no idea that God had been secretly preparing Erin's heart at STP to find me and lead me. He works in great ways like that. I of course said yes. I felt like I was being asked on a date but that's exactly what it was. It was a date every week with Erin, God and me. We prayed together and sought the Lord together. 

Over the course of the year and a half that has passed since then, I have learned so much from Erin. She has taught me the importance of memorizing scripture [something I thought I would never be good at], modesty, daily quiet times, and prayer. She has taught me how to disciple others [Hannah Earle who will probably be blogged about later], and how to lead a bible study of amazing girls. She holds me accountable and keeps me grounded when I start running in crazy directions.When my heart got broken by either friends or boys she was there to hold me while I cried and loved me no matter what had happened or I had done. She never judged me but loved me and showed me God's love.

At Nav Nite I was struck by exactly how much she had impacted my life. We were praying and I had been the first person to pray. I realized that I was going to have to physically restrain myself and let Alexa pray. I could have kept praying if time would have let me. The amazing thing about this is that I used to hate to pray out loud. I didn't like it and was uncomfortable with it. I thought I couldn't do it well. Erin always tells me that there is no such thing as a bad prayer. Which of course is true. But I was amazed at how far I had come and it was all because of Erin. 

Now when Erin reads this, she will probably be crying because she cries at everything but I wanted to take this time to say how much I love Erin Diane Randalow so much. Also, that I am thankful for everything God has done in both of our lives to lead us together. 

LOVE YOU ERIN!!!!!