So…. the fellowship in Durham is still up in the air for reasons I’ve told people before, but there may also be an opportunity to get involved in something that combines so many of my passions (politics, consulting, etc) and takes place in my all-time favorite city (NYC). I haven’t heard back yet, but I did talk to a Duke alum there and he did seem to respond favorably to me.
If you could please, please pray about this. I haven’t genuinely been this excited for a post-Duke option yet. I don’t know if I’ll get it, but prayers are appreciated. HOWEVER, while I would like a post-college job, I want it to first and foremost honor God. Wherever he can best use me.
My friendship is not a crappy consolation prize that you’re left with if I deny you a sexual relationship– and my body is not your reward for good behavior
Anonymous asked:
<p>I was wondering what your opinion on this was. I’ve been going to church since I was born. I was dedicated when I was a baby and have believed in the Lord since I can remember. When I was about 12 or so, I stopped going, yet I still believed. When I was 18, something terrible happened to me that involved a guy & it brought me back to the Lord and going to church on a pretty regular basis. Im now 20.I still feel like a bad Christian though. & also am terrified of not being saved in the last days</p>
It sounds to me you are not certain of your salvation. I do not believe in someone having been saved their whole life. They may have believed God existed but believing he exists doesn’t mean someone is saved. There should be a place in your life where you can look back knowing you accepted Jesus’ atonement for sin and made him Lord of your life and there should have been a change in your life. For me, I can look back and I know it was around when I was 7 or 8 and I also know the change that happened in my life. There was a time though where I strayed and the enemy set out to eat my lunch and pop the bag. I looked back on the faith and relationship I once had and thought I could never get back to that place. That was true to an extent; I couldn’t get back on my own. I needed to surrender and let God restore me.
My family has made me very well aware of the fact that they don’t approve with the new direction that I see my life going. I’m hoping to go into Counseling (and/or becoming a Psychologist). When I expressed this to my parents (separately), they both (for all intents and purposes) made comparisons of that career to that of prostitution and/or custodial work. (Clarifying my position on prostitution as a feminist is for a different post. However, I do believe that custodial work is honest work). I know that I’m privileged in the fact that my parents encouraged me to pursue academics and, because I’ve spent most of my like pursuing that, I’ve never had much of a chance to disappointment (that they know of), but this was the first time they expressed such disappoint and (some traces of) anger. I know that there are worst things in life, but I’m moving on to a new stage in my life and, for the first time, I don’t have my parent’s support. In a time where I’m questioning my motives and needing to make major life decisions, they’re not there for me and it’s scary and disconcerting. It really made me double-think my future. Thank God I was able to go out tonight with my best friends, grab some food, get some drinks, and enjoy myself.
So…. I’m going to do something crazy. I’m going to run in the Krispy Kreme Challenge next semester. For those of you not familiar with the race, it is a 5 mile race (they changed the length), during which, halfway through the race, the runner must consume a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Now, I have never personally run 5 consecutive miles, nor have I ever eaten more than 3 doughnuts in one sitting (normally just 1 or 2). (Also, since it’ll be February in NC, it’ll be freezing cold).
That means, I have about 2 months and 10 days to prepare my body. It’s time to start training. (I’m also planning on starting to intentionally live a healthier lifestyle. We’ll see how that goes).
