| Ok people, I have promised it and now it’s finally here… a new update!! I am not sure where I should begin, mainly due to the fact that so much has been going on lately in my life. I am currently just getting over some crazy cold that I had in which my chest was completely full of crap and my throat was raw. Apparently it is going around Trinity as well, or at least I’ve heard that a ton of people have had exactly what I have, so hopefully it will go away for good.
Besides being sick I have had the blessing of some very amazing roommates. All five of the guys are just amazing in every way, and each of them brings something to the “table” that compliments the rest just right. There is comedy to lighten the moods on rough days but still with maturity to have an “adult” conversation. God has definitely placed each one of those guys in my life for a specific reason, and even though I’m still trying to figure out each of their purposes, those purposes are still there. They have challenged me in many ways, pushing me physically, emotionally, morally, and spiritually.
It has been a long time since I have been in a room in which every guy was on the same track to some extent. All of them are striving to be better men of God, not just followers either, but warriors for Christ preparing to lead the charge in the spiritual war that is raging all around us. I am also one of those men, preparing myself to be a spiritual leader among men, to lead side by side with my other fellow warriors.
It is amazing to me that we can go on throughout our daily lives without realizing, or maybe just forgetting, the severe condition that we are in. God and Satan are fighting as we speak, fighting for souls, fighting for soldiers… it is going on all around us yet we do not see. How long will we stay blind to this fact? How long will we stand by and watch others go before us to fight this battle but stand in the back, to afraid to go and fight.
I am sick of sitting by, for I know that I have been called to lead many into battle, to fight for a cause that is greater than any cause. It is because of Christ’s amazing love for me that I must go on and do His will, and so I will go on and fight for Him and in His name. I am scared, but I remember that with God on my side there is no way I can fall. I am certain that I will take a beating, that I will grow tired and weak from the fight, that I may even fall on the battle field… but it is Christ that replenishes my thirst, gives me the strength to continue on with the fight. And even if I do fall in battle, Christ has conquered death, thus I shall also be risen from my death and able to fight on in His name.
There is so much work to be done, so many lives to reach and “recruit”. How many out there are mindlessly walking around from day to day without the knowledge in their hearts of what Christ has done for them? More so, how many are out there that do have that knowledge, yet for some reason they don’t share it? This doesn’t mean that you have to be walking the streets screaming what Christ has done for you, but rather showing that love in your own way, whatever way that may be. This is especially hard for me because I see it all the time and the fact of the matter is that I go to a “Christian Institution”. How can this be? How can I go to a Christian school and not see Christ? It might be that I’m not looking, which has definitely been the case in many instances; however I think there is something more here. I think that we have become so comfortable in our “bubble” that we don’t see the pain on this campus. The lukewarm attitudes of this school is driving me crazy, and trust me, I’m one of the worst on campus. I am so ready to be relit by the Holy fire of Christ, to run around as an inferno of His love and compassion to all those around me... so here I am Lord... |
