I'm more than halfway through my first semester of college.
If I can do math correctly, that means I'm 1/16 of the way through my college experience.
I decided this weekend that it's about time that I find an outlet for my random musings, a place where I can share what God's doing in my life, what I've been learning about myself, what my Creator has been revealing to me about why I'm even on this planet we call Earth.

Hence the blog.

So first and foremost, why Selah?

Well, what does Selah even mean, anyway? Anyone who's ever flipped through Psalms has probably noticed the footnote. In my Bible, it says "A word of uncertain meaning, occurring frequently in the Psalms; possibly a musical term." Well, that helps.

According to my trusty source, Wikipedia, Selah is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen".
"Let those with eyes see and with ears hear" is most concise... It is translated into today's general language with the meaning: think about it or praise [the Lord].

I found the title oddly appropriate for what I plan to do more of in my life.
Just to stop.
Look.
Listen.
Think about it. And praise the Lord.

I attribute the spiritual drought I've experienced in the past three weeks to my inability and unwillingness to take the time to stop, listen, and praise. In all of my busyness with classes, papers, midterms, projects, and extracurriculars, I have neglected the beauty and simplicity of Selah, and all of my busyness has amounted to only emptiness.

Luckily, God has used this weekend to bring a series of small inspirations and revival to my life. Today, a verse from my devotions was particularly encouraging on the dreary autumnal day:
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." - 2 Corinthians 4:16

So let us take a selah, and praise God for renewal, resolutions, and new beginnings.