My Christian Journey in College
Let me start off by saying remaining faithful to God in College is very much possible! Some like to make it seem as if it's not attainable and that is why we should just go out and live how we feel is best fit and then get on the right path after we graduate.....because you only get to be young once right? Wrong! We have to stop basing our salvation on our age. When God is ready for you he will take you so, there is nothing in a big black rule book that says we will die from old age.
When I first came to college I had the same mindset as every other teen graduating high school......FREEDOM. Finally I thought I could go out without having to call to check in every 30 minutes, I could go on dates and probably actually obtain a relationship! WRONG!n I learned very quickly that the life I had desired to live for the longest really wasn't all it was hyped to be! I went out within the first month of getting to college got tipsy a few times partied it up but it didn't fill me like I expected it to. I started to fall into depression, because the things that I thought would finally make me happy had not reached the expectations I had. Finally one night I just opened my bible and began to read Matthews, while reading I began to jot down notes and research what different verses and words meant. It that hour of studying the gospel I had become fuller than I had been in a while. I felt like the old me again. That's it is when I realized that the "happiness" that I was searching for had been by my bed side the whole time.
After that night I had become intrigued with the bible and began studying it with my cousin. This was the foundation to the rest of my college career. As I went on through out college I would stray to and from reading my bible. I was battling my self, I would carry a strong conviction in my heart when I was doing something that I had NO business doing or going places I had NO business being. It wasn't until 2016 Summer where I really made a full fledge commitment to God that I would work everyday towards bettering myself through him. I understood that it would not be a walk in the park. I knew that I would face temptations everyday whether it be from going to parties to or controlling my attitude.
My journey has not been easy at all but it has become easier the more I pray for my desires to change. I began to realize that in order to keep temptation down I must continue to surround myself with young adults who are also pursuing Christ. I have to filter the things that watch and listen to because unconsciously those things have an effect on you. I am still growing and my relationship with God is getting better day by day.
