2020 was a hard year. None of us expected the whirlwind that would start in March and continue even to now. Where we thought we’d be safe in the new year, we are instead still facing the same challenges from March. The virus is still spreading, people are still dying, politics are getting out of …
Remaining Hopeful in the Storm
Life is scary right now. We are being forced to make hard decisions to protect ourselves and the people around us. Decisions to cancel plans we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Or to cancel on the friend we haven’t seen in a while. Or accepting that things we’ve longed for and worked …
Sit With It
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to PEACE.” ~ Colossians 3:15 We’ve all heard the phrase, “Sleep on it.” It’s a common thing to hear from a parent or adult when we’re struggling through a decision or thought. The phrase means to literally …
Finding Time for God (is a myth)
It’s the middle of the semester. Our lives are filled with tests, quizzes, labs, the everyday homework, jobs, internships, and the fun things we do to keep us relaxed. It feels like our day is filled to the brim. No matter what we do, there is not enough time in the day to accomplish everything. …
The Opportunity in Feeling a Lack
When surrounded by a group of friends all holding hands with their significant other, it’s easy to feel a lack in your own life as the single girl without a hand to hold. Or scrolling through Instagram posts of praise for good friendships when your own friends haven’t really felt like friends lately. Or watching …
Your Calling to SPEAK
“But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?” Exodus 6:30 We are all capable of walking into rooms and not saying a single thing. We probably used to do it all the time when we had in-person classes. We may be doing it right now …
Your Personal Invite to Delight!
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their label: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10 NIV Hey ladies! Do you know what one of the number one struggles for people coming to college is? Loneliness. The separation from family members, old …
Peace in the Uncertainty
“The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; it’s effect will be quietness and confidence forever.” Isaiah 32:17 NIV I know that right now it seems like life is filled with disappointments. It’s easy to doubt God when everything was going according to plan and suddenly all of the opportunities and the daily flow of …
Dear Delight Community: Do Not Be Afraid
Dear GVSU Delight Community, I’m not quite sure what God wants me to say right now, but I know He wants me to say something, so here I go. First off, what has happened to our country in a matter of one week? To the world? Schools have closed down, restaurants aren’t open, there’s no …
Purity: How God Has Called Us Higher
"But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.' ” 1 Peter 1:15-16 NIV What does purity mean to you? What is sexual purity? What is moral purity? How do they connect? Well, let’s jump right in! When …
