Daily reminders

Well, it's hard for me to believe that I have been in Spain for almost 6 weeks now! It still feels like I'm new to the culture but in reality I'm not. I can for sure say that I have fully adjusted because I am hungry at meal times and I feel sleepy when it gets late here. I also was just thinking about my upcoming 3 day week (today was a holiday too :) and mentally preparing for classes and my schedule...and I was able to visualize how the week would go mostly. So yes, I have adjusted but I'm still learning new things about the people, the culture and myself everyday. I could even say that I'm getting comfortable but I DON'T want to feel that way. Because, once you get comfortable in a geographical region or a place in your life, you begin to get desensitized and I want to see, feel, hear and do everything possible here, not just in Spain, but all over Europe too! This is an experience of a lifetime and I have to keep reminding myself of that.

Here are a few things I tell myself everyday when I'm feeling overwhelmed or discouraged:
*I did not come here to fail...I came here to succeed above and beyond my expectations.
*I did not come here to speak English...I came here to improve my Spanish and get to know the locals and become a part of this culture!
*No one here knows who I am or was...so why not seize the opportunity to let my personality shine and make a fresh start?
*I did not come here to be the same person I usually am...I came here to find out who I really am, what I'm capable of and--if it's in God's will--to find someone to love.

Verses that have been encouraging me:

One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
***Psalm 27:4-6***
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. ***Psalm 73:25-26***

Please pray for me as I am working hard at reading the Bible every morning before I get ready. I feel like there is a strong opposition against me when I do read and pray before I start the day and those days are actually pretty bad and chaotic...so I know that the devil is working against me. Spiritual warfare and the workings of Satan are very real but I keep reminding myself that if God is for me, who can be against me? I am under His umbrella of protection and am strengthened by your prayers as well as mine. He has a purpose for me here that goes beyond studying and traveling and I hope to discover it and possibly fulfill it while I'm here.

Pues, buenas noches a todos! :)