New era...semi...new look? I need a xangterior decorator.
Gosh. That was corny.
So, by popular demand, I suppose I will start writing again. I sure hope I can captivate you all with my interesting thoughts and meanderings. You know I hate to dissapoint.
I suppose I will give a brief synopsis of my last year. (if youd really like to know how evreythings going, please talk to me, id love to share anything that ive learned) Since my hiatus from xanga, I have gone to complete my first year of school at the university of Michigan. I have made many new friends and have learned the power and providence of God in my very life.
This year was particularly hard because of my living situation. I had to live with nine fraternity boys (all heavy drinkers) where my roomate was the worst of them all. It was very hard because the first semester, because they had a very profound and negative effect on me and my soul. Second semester, I learned from my wrongs. Now, dont get me wrong, I sincerely love some of them, but, well others I have a very hard time loving. Even those I love, ...alcohol changes and alters anyones personality.
Without going into the grusome details of my roomates poor habits...which will probably disgust and apall the vast majority of you, I will say that it was indeed a very spiritually trying year. Going along with that, because my roomate would not allow me to sleep (he would wake me up often because of his debauchery...he would be very belligerent drunk) my grades suffered and I got sick very easily because I would get maybe 4 hours of solid sleep a night.
The year was not all negative though. It was great because I learned a lot about myself, my limits, and my dependence on God. The great thing about college is that you dont only get an academic education, but you get an education on life. I would even dare to say that this is the most important thing that a freshman can learn their first year in school. (also because all the intro courses a freshman usually takes, are review of your old courses in high school.) You understand your relationship with God because its put to the test under the harshest of temptations and you realize...well, for you freshmen, I'll let you figure it out yourself.
Well, because of this last year, I feel that God is calling me into a certain ministry on campus. He has helped me focus completely on Him and to only boast in Him and the cross. "Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." Galatians 6:14
Anyways, ya'll have a good one, this took a lot more time than I expected.
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