Priorities.

Here I am, in my 4th week of college, and words cannot describe how blessed I am. I am finally making quality friends, and I am thoroughly enjoying my experience. Since all is going well, Satan seems to have been making an even bigger attack towards me.

For the past few weeks, i have been praying and such, but i have not really had the chance to dig into the Word as much as would have liked to. College is such a busy time in your life and it's so easy to get sucked into all that is happening instead of doing other things.. like digging into God's Word. I slowly watched myself getting more and more unhappy. I got angry at all the little things, jealousy would enrage me,  I was having TERRIBLE nightmares ( which still haven't stopped), i would wake up in the middle of the night feeling as though someone was watching me, and apparently the other night i sleep walked?  At that point at the night, fear would overtake my body, leaving me more vulnerable, but of course i did not even think of all these things happening due to spiritual warfare.

I called my sister Amanda after one awful nightmare that i had, because it just seemed straight up demonic. She called it out as that and she asked me one simple question: "Have you been in the Word".. i was ashamed and embarrassed to say, "... uh... not really".  She encouraged me to go home and pray over my room, for i hadn't even done that yet. I was so used to the safe haven at home, that i forgot that all places are not like that :)

So i went home, prayed for about an hour. I got rid of all my anger and frustrations, put them all in God's hands, and literally i felt as though the room felt lighter.  I felt happier and at peace, for all of that crap stirring up my heart had disappeared.  That night, i did have a dream, but it did not wake up sweating or crying.. that's an improvement :)

I got to talk to one of my friends, Courtney, who is a junior, and she told me that I was reliving her freshman year. She told me to continue to pray, and to be in the Word. I am thankful to have someone who knows exactly what i'm talking about, and to not think I am crazy. I'm pretty sure my roommate thinks i am!

Praying the nightmares fade away...
Alyssa