Back To The Basics

So for a while here I want to try and put my blogs into categories for easier reading and navigation of the page. The list will be: Physical/Emotional, Academic, Social, and Spiritual.
Physical/Emotional
In these last couple of weeks I have felt every feeling I think God allows any human to experience. I've found what it is to be ridiculously excited about something spanning all the way to feeling probably pretty close to the worst I felt in a while physically.
Academic
I am finally getting into my rhythm as I eluded to in my previous blog. I am beginning to see what each course will require of me outside of class as far as time and yes even patience. Things are really going well for me academically this year there are a few things that need to be tweaked as I keep moving through this semester, but I'm confident that they will all soon be worked out.
There is one class that I am thoroughly enjoying this semester. The class is an upper division course in the Business Major called Organizational Behavior. This class attempts to look into how and why each individual business has its very own culture, pattern, or way of doing things. We also look to see why it is that some behaviors work in only certain locations while in others they are pretty much voided out. This class, because of how the prof. chooses to run it, challenges each student to really think as though each of us are already business owners. It has a very open discussion format and it causes one to feel that you are in a room of young business professionals discussing some topics of great importance, and for me that is the kind of environment I feel that I can thrive in.
Social
The past couple weeks have had some moments that were great fun. ONU hosted a back to school block party where they rented huge inflatables, had carnival like games, smoothies all night, elephant ears and just all around good times. I really enjoyed it so much because there was such a common goal of our campus that weekend and that was to enjoy being back together after the summer and really just to enjoy a time of fellowship together. Later on in that weekend I got the chance to go to one of my favorite Japanese grills with a great group of people for one of our friends birthday. The next day being Saturday I went up to Chicago for the Red Bull contest and hit up a few stores while there. I will put up pictures from both of the above moments very soon.
The following weekend I had retreat for Olivet's men's ensemble Testament. We had a great grill out on Friday night and then we had breakfast together and we of course did a little practicing. We later met the other music ensembles for lunch where we were encouraged and briefed on the events for the year.
Now this brings us to this weekend where I'll be on retreat for the Gospel Choir here at Olivet. Being the chaplain for the choir I'm very excited to have this time of fellowship with the choir as we begin to unite as a choral group but even more as a ministry. Are traveling schedule will be picking up soon here so it is my desire that we be on one accord spiritually first before we go out into the mission field.
Spiritual
God has been working on my heart with many issues lately. Last year I went through a overhaul of every relationship in my life searching to find those that were dead weight or those that weren't willing to go with me to the places God has been calling me. It also helped me to re-evaluate my level of sowing and reaping from each. Now I feel that God is really calling my attention back to the basics. I am brought to the point where I am beginning to ensure that my motives are pure in everything I do and ultimately wanting to bring my heart back to my first love which is God. As I grow older I am finding more and more that truly on my own I am nothing but with the help of God and God alone he is helping me to reach for greatness. May it be said of me that I lived a life sold out for God and I was committed to doing His work. Because truthfully in the end all I want to hear are these simple words, "Well done my good and faithful servant".