As the school year ends...,

[AltruAltaic]

I thank God for opening my eyes this semester. Having decided to redevote myself to practicing my faith rather than sticking with the "cultured-but-not-really Christian" status, I have been born again in Christ and now see more clearly than ever before. Sin is everywhere but the grace and mercy of God amazingly sets us free from bondage through Jesus Christ! Thank you God for your mercy and everlasting love. I thought college would be the best years of my life, and perhaps they will be, but what I thought once would have been 4 years of happiness through drunken partying and reckless adultery, now I realize all these things are meaningless and ultimately fruitless. Thank you God for opening my eyes to the realities of sin. And thank you for healing my brokenness. All come to Jesus in their brokenness! I realize this now more than I ever have. He is healing my heart of its wounds, and I pray that the Holy Spirit would strengthen my faith in Christ and Christ alone.

Now as my first year of college ends, God has blessed me with some beautiful memories. First, what could be more precious than finding Christ? He has driven me off the track of dilusional sin and now I realize exactly where I stand and where I need to go. I pray that the Holy Spirit would move me and that I would be directed to the center of God's will. I also pray that God would heal me of my addictions that I now realize are wrong. Heal me of my sexual immoralities Lord, and my placing of material gods before You, the true God. And I pray let all people come to Christ in their brokenness, and be healed and born again.

That being said, praise God!

 

[savvybee]

Wow! I got saved my first year in college too... I know exactly how you feel! I'm finishing up my sophomore year now and my life is so different than I thought it would be. It's so awesome how God changes our lives :] Praying for you buddy.

 

[ModestGirlsRock]

I'm glad the summer is here. I didn't realize how empty my spiritual cup was until I came back home. I mean, I'm supposed to be living in the bible belt, but universities are like their own provinces because people come from everywhere and ideas of all kinds are everywhere for the college student to be exposed to. I actually didn't find people who shared my faith. Most of my college friends are atheists, agnostics, or a person with another set of beliefs regarding spirituality, God, etc. I'm glad you've become a Christian. Stay strong.

 

[Kyle B]

Glad to hear that you guys have stayed with Christ.

My spirituality grew during my senior year of high school and my first year of college, which was a bit difficult. I didn't indulge in the partying and drinking that other students devoted so much of their time to. In God you find happiness that no superficial pleasures will ever provide.