So this year, I turned eighteen. By legal standards, that now means that I am no longer a boy. I don't know what to really think about that, but that's the way it is and its not really something to fight about.
But, yes, now I am eighteen years old.
During the first half of my semester at Liberty, I would tell people that I was a freshboy. But now I am a freshman.
It's so crazy now! But that is reality.
It is really crazy dealing with the realities that I am in college and that I am now an "adult." I am sure that there are other realities that I can't think of right at this moment.
Sometimes age can be a mixed bag for me. There are people I have met who are relatively young but so wise it blows my brain away. In that case, age doesn't matter. It's your spiritual gifts that matter.
Sometimes age can be fun to fool people with. I've met a handful of students at Liberty and many of them were surprised that I was a freshman, much less the fact that I was 17 (at the time). I really shocked them faces!
It was fun being a freshboy for awhile. But now I'm 18, I am now a freshman.
As I Grow Older, I should mature (and I strive to mature). It is a process and some people strengthen different areas sooner than others.
As I grow older, I want to mature. I want to be a better person. A more caring person. One who wants to love others just as Jesus loves them.
I am also learning how to act around with people. I try to make friends at Liberty but it is not the easiest thing to do. I mentioned previously that we are in these "commuter tribes;" a group of people specifically targeted to commuters who want to hang out with people. So we try to go to Convocation, sports events, and other commuter exclusive events together. (We even have a lounge just for us!) But honestly, I am not receiving the depth of relationship I kinda hope for. I will say that the part that does feel lacking the most is the spiritual aspect. But also I am not always there at all the events and some members are not always there at some of the events.
I have made some friends through my other classes. I do feel like I have connected to some of them more spiritually than some in my tribe. There have been a few students that I have prayed with, which is honestly very meaningful to me and I am sure it was to them.
After winter break, I will have my tribe to go back to. But I will have new classmates and some I may not see again or very often. I definitely want to stay connected with most everyone I come in contact with. So my heart is a little sad about that, but we know that the Lord has great things in store and I will just need to Just Chill And Trust Him.
So many students, obviously, live on campus. They have roommates and make friends with the people in their halls. And many people seem to have a significant other.
Just a side note, many actually don't. (I would assume that would to be mostly the freshmen. I would say that is a good guess.) There is a popular student run Facebook page called "LU Crushes" and that's where people declare their crush anonymously. (Also some people may post some different things, such as people they are hoping to meet . . . or memes.)
But my main point is that I see a lot of, dare I say, couples. True, maybe some are simply just talking, but I have seen some PDA and I instantly get this flow of different emotions. Part of me want to LOL, another part makes me wanna growl; part of me thinks it is sweet, while another part makes me wanna tell them to act normal.
I will go deeper into this later, but I want to take this time right now to mature and to become a better person so I can love my future wife to the fullest. This is my biggest dream right now and I believe that the Lord will grant it, but the waiting is the hardest part.
After the waiting, it will all be worth it. (But I will go into detail about this later.) But I am not ashamed to say that I am single with eyes wide open. But I am also not ashamed to say that I am waiting on God to make His path clear.
Anyways, I rambled for a bit. But I am excited to see how God is working in and through me as I continue to grow.
Thank you so much, Lord, for being the amazing God you are! Thank you for perfecting me as I live my life. Please use me as you see fit. Please light up my path so I can walk in the way you want me to go down.
So I know all of us are still learning. Let us continue to be humble and be students of the Lord as we live this life
During the first half of my semester at Liberty, I would tell people that I was a freshboy. But now I am a freshman.
It's so crazy now! But that is reality.
It is really crazy dealing with the realities that I am in college and that I am now an "adult." I am sure that there are other realities that I can't think of right at this moment.
Sometimes age can be a mixed bag for me. There are people I have met who are relatively young but so wise it blows my brain away. In that case, age doesn't matter. It's your spiritual gifts that matter.
Sometimes age can be fun to fool people with. I've met a handful of students at Liberty and many of them were surprised that I was a freshman, much less the fact that I was 17 (at the time). I really shocked them faces!
It was fun being a freshboy for awhile. But now I'm 18, I am now a freshman.
As I Grow Older, I should mature (and I strive to mature). It is a process and some people strengthen different areas sooner than others.
As I grow older, I want to mature. I want to be a better person. A more caring person. One who wants to love others just as Jesus loves them.
I am also learning how to act around with people. I try to make friends at Liberty but it is not the easiest thing to do. I mentioned previously that we are in these "commuter tribes;" a group of people specifically targeted to commuters who want to hang out with people. So we try to go to Convocation, sports events, and other commuter exclusive events together. (We even have a lounge just for us!) But honestly, I am not receiving the depth of relationship I kinda hope for. I will say that the part that does feel lacking the most is the spiritual aspect. But also I am not always there at all the events and some members are not always there at some of the events.
I have made some friends through my other classes. I do feel like I have connected to some of them more spiritually than some in my tribe. There have been a few students that I have prayed with, which is honestly very meaningful to me and I am sure it was to them.
After winter break, I will have my tribe to go back to. But I will have new classmates and some I may not see again or very often. I definitely want to stay connected with most everyone I come in contact with. So my heart is a little sad about that, but we know that the Lord has great things in store and I will just need to Just Chill And Trust Him.
So many students, obviously, live on campus. They have roommates and make friends with the people in their halls. And many people seem to have a significant other.
Just a side note, many actually don't. (I would assume that would to be mostly the freshmen. I would say that is a good guess.) There is a popular student run Facebook page called "LU Crushes" and that's where people declare their crush anonymously. (Also some people may post some different things, such as people they are hoping to meet . . . or memes.)
But my main point is that I see a lot of, dare I say, couples. True, maybe some are simply just talking, but I have seen some PDA and I instantly get this flow of different emotions. Part of me want to LOL, another part makes me wanna growl; part of me thinks it is sweet, while another part makes me wanna tell them to act normal.
I will go deeper into this later, but I want to take this time right now to mature and to become a better person so I can love my future wife to the fullest. This is my biggest dream right now and I believe that the Lord will grant it, but the waiting is the hardest part.
After the waiting, it will all be worth it. (But I will go into detail about this later.) But I am not ashamed to say that I am single with eyes wide open. But I am also not ashamed to say that I am waiting on God to make His path clear.
Anyways, I rambled for a bit. But I am excited to see how God is working in and through me as I continue to grow.
Thank you so much, Lord, for being the amazing God you are! Thank you for perfecting me as I live my life. Please use me as you see fit. Please light up my path so I can walk in the way you want me to go down.
So I know all of us are still learning. Let us continue to be humble and be students of the Lord as we live this life
