College Lessons

College has really changed my perspective on just about everything.... Ok... Not THAT much. But I've gone from the girl who has her huge group of strong Christian friends to pray with her about struggles to one with very few Christians around her. Boy does that take a toll on my spiritual life. But I know that my Jesus still loves me, and I still love Him. I try to be that girl who people can come to with their problems, but what they really need is to talk to Jesus; me included. Isaiah 41:10 says, "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." God is always there for us!!!

"We love because he first loved us." 1John 4:19

What does that mean? What really is love? Is love that stupid little card that says, "Be Mine" on one day? I think it's something much greater. How did God love us? "For God so LOVED the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17. Adam and Eve committed sins, and through them we are sinful beings, but through Christ, our spirits can be renewed and saved! How amazing has Jesus been to you? He could take the foulest criminal and wipe his slate white as snow. "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2. How can you reject God's saving grace? We're dawdling away our lives, people! If you're a Christian, why should you care how others will react to your witnessing? Be bold for Jesus! Even if you're witnessing to a gang, and they kill you, YOU GET TO SEE JESUS! You're storing up your rewards in heaven. Those "Christians" who put on the right facade at church, but once they're out of the building are saying the foulest things, are not good examples of Christ. "The greatest single cause of atheism in this country is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, then walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle. Thats what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable" DC Talk "What if I Stumble?" By proclaiming that you're a Christian, and then not showing it by your actions, you're causing others to turn away from God. Can you live with that?
-B