Saturday, January 24, 2009

A few lessons

Other than when I was in India, I don’t know if I have ever been so spiritually hungry in my life. I can’t wait till church tomorrow. I think it’s just that I have never been separated from Christian fellowship like this before. I grew up in a Christian home, went to Christian school. College, I go to Clemson, which is in the Bible belt. Most of my friends there are Christians, I live with a Christian. I have people that I can discuss God with, who can help me and feed me. Here I am daily bombarded with secular world view. I live in a house full of people, but I feel lonely. This week Bible study starts at the church on Tuesday nights, I can’t wait.

My class frustrates me. Daily I am reminded of the futility of life without Christ. Here we are learning about “Transforming Communities,” and I am learning. I knew nothing going into this semester about the government policies and basically what the fundamental problems are. But I know, I know, that there is no lasting effect of transforming a community without the gospel! It really makes my heart break. I think that if I want to go into some sort of charity work in long run, I would have to work for a Christian organization. I could not have someone tell me that I can’t share God’s love.

Also this semester is making my heart break about families that are not centered on the foundation of God’s love. I’ve thought about because of conversations I’ve had with my roommates and also seeing the root of many problems in communities starting in the family. This has made me appreciate of my family upbringing and the biblical foundations I know for marriage. Above all else, even if I don’t figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life as far as a career, I am learning about the importance of being wife and a mother (don’t worry I’m not about to get married or something, just good to store these lessons up).  (I could write a whole entry on the conversations I’ve had with people about marriage. It has a good exercise for me to explain what I know as biblical truths without saying “Cause the bible says so. . .” )

I knew I would be learning a lot this semester, but I didn’t think it would be so much, so soon.

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  1. BarbJanuary 24, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    Thanks for sharing Julie---I have been hearing from a whole variety of young adults the same refrain: "without Jesus it's all meaningless" or "without Jesus the effort is futile" and "nothing changes without God working". You have added to that chorus and it is heartening to hear young Christians finding their focus in the Lord, even as life throws them new experiences.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Julie thank-you. I am praying for you and miss you but appreciate your heart felt comments. What an opportunity to share Jesus with your roommates both verbally and non verbally . Thank the Lord for a good christian community up there to support you and for your friends here that are upholding you in prayer. I love you and am grateful for the godly young woman that you have become who teaches and convicts me. Your mum.

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