The beginning...

So here I am... sitting cross-legged on my bed as I try to come up with something worthwhile to say in my first blog post. Next to me sits a pile of schoolwork which I could be doing right now, but considering tomorrow I take my last final, there really isn't much motivation for me to do that right now. Though I've been taking nothing but college classes for two years now, tomorrow marks the official end of my (five year) high school career.

Finally.

I'm not even sure what my future plans are, but I guess that's part of why I started this blog. To help me process. So why call it Delve? Well, for one it sounded way cooler than it's synonyms (research, inquire, probe, examine, explore), but mainly because I think it says something about my nature. In my old favorite chapter of the Bible, Proverbs 8, Wisdom says,

"I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.
I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
bestowing wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full."

My name is Sophia, which comes from the Greek word for "wisdom." I think God meant for this to be part of my identity - for me to be someone who delves into the depths His wisdom. Even as a kid, I remember reading this passage and sensing a longing being stirred up in me to pursue Wisdom.

So I suppose this blog is a place that I hope to share some of whatever it is I'm delving into. There's a lot that I think about, and sometimes it helps for me to get it down on paper... or keyboard. But should anyone read this, I hope it will challenge you to delve deeper, as well. Not just in the relationships around you, not just into a greater level of human understanding, but into the Man who possesses the greatest love.

"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." ~ John 15:13