I have tried starting this first post about 7 times already, no joke. I've typed a good 2 paragraphs each time and just deleted it. I honestly have no idea what to write on here or how much to write. Do I give an introduction or summary of who I am and my life or should I just start writing about stuff? Hmmm.... I'm gonna go with a little background to who I am.
Welp, I'm 18 years old (19 in one month and two days) and I go to the University of Minnesota. I'm one of those nerdy students who actually likes school. I love to read books and have intelligent conversations. I am in love with our Lord, Jesus Christ. Every day I am honestly in awe of who he is, what he can do, and what he has done in my life and in the lives of those around me. Despite what many people think college does to a person's faith, college has helped me grow more in my faith during this past semester than I have my whole life leading up to this fall. Weird, I know.. but really cool.
I wasn't raised in a Christian home and I think I can remember going to church maybe twice before junior high/high school, but my family was very loving and they raised me to have good morals and such. In junior high I made friends that were all christians and that's when I started learning about christianity. High school was good for me, I had the same great friends and I played sports, got good grades, dated people. I was pretty much your typical high school girl, but I never really devoted much of my time or my life to God. I honestly didn't even know very much about who God was or even how he felt about me. I fell into a lot of the temptations that most kids fall into, and senior year I started to get even more into the whole party scene.
God placed someone in my life after winter break, and ever since then my life has never been the same. I've finally given my life over to the Lord and made the decision to live for Him, and not for this world. It's been the most freeing experience ever, and it has brought me SOOO much joy. Words honestly can't describe it. =) So right now, I have a new passion for Christ and everyday I learn more about Him and get even more excited about who he is. I love it!
I started up this blog because I'm learning so much and I just want to share it. I journal a lot, but my hand gets pretty tired writing everything I have to say, so I figured it might just be easier to type it out, haha. So that's pretty much about me. Wow, I think I might actually post this and not delete it. Success!
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Crystal,
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I felt the same way. I had the lord in my life, but never actually committed myself to him. One day I got really sick and found out that I have something called PCOS (Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome). I basically almost died in that hospital. I wasn't awake when they told my mother that I might be leaving this earth. I realized that God kept me here for some reason. He has plans for me and I need to figure them out. That's when I handed everything to God and made him a priority. Many times in out lives we always are lost, but then something happens and we realize that we need someone that we can always rely on. God is something that anyone can rely on. He's one of the strongest people that I know and I love him to death. Your not alone at all what-so-ever. Lexie