i have been looking forward to being done with high school so much that i haven't had a moment to actually think about what it will be like for it to be over. it is starting to sink in after we had the senior banquet on thursday night. for some reason, i was in a really deep thinking mood the other night at the banquet. those speeches really got me thinking. then, to think that i'm probably never going to see most of the people in that room ever again in my life...wow. i might not be close friends with all of them, but my heart still goes out to them and i like being around them.
we all just don't get it. the speeches that the teachers gave were really good, but they were missing one thing - God. they told us to be good people and think about other people more than ourselves and follow our dreams and all of that. but, they left out the one thing that really matters in the life, and that's Jesus Christ. what is the purpose of life? you can't create it on your own. that will leave you empty, confused and hurting. the only purpose in this life is to know God and love him for the love he has shown for us. that's it.
as i thought about this on thursday night, i looked around the room and saw all the lost people in that room. (now, get me right. i'm not saying that i'm better than them for knowing, because it is by God's grace i am who i am. he has chosen me to know him, which doesn't make sense in my own mind because why wouldn't he choose them? but i am confident that many of them will come to know him at a different stage in life). i saw the faces of my peers who will go off to college and live an entirely unfulfilled life. could i have told them the truth? why didn't i stand up and show and tell them about the love that God has for us in Christ Jesus? why didn't i share it with them every single day in words? its the most important thing! could i have done a better job? of course i could have. it pains me to think about this.
yet, as i think about high school and look back at my 4 years spent at south, i can honestly say i am satisfied with the course i have taken in high school. i wish i could have done more, but i'm only human. and god worked in my heart SO much! i needed to grow first. and i'm still growing, but now i feel i have the maturity to tell others about him. i just wish i could have one more chance to share with every one of my friends about God.
it isn't over yet. we've got 7 days of school left, and two weeks left with people who need to know Christ! i'm not ashamed of the power of the gospel, am I!? it has changed me, and i must share with my friends the thing that means the most to me.
please, join me in praying for chances, opportunities and boldness to share the love of God with our peers as this year rapidly approches its end.
finish strong.
"i have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, i have kept the faith."
2 Timothy 4:7
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