John 16:29-3329 His disciples said to Him, “See,
now You are speaking plainly, and using no figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure
that You know all things, and have no need that anyone should question You. By
this we believe that You came forth from God.”31 Jesus answered them, “Do you
now believe? 32 Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be
scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone,
because the Father is with Me. 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me
you may have peace. In the world you will[d] have tribulation; but be of good
cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Now being a senior at Point U. I have received a lot of
great knowledge, wisdom, and memories from my professors and classmates. You
would think by now I would have a good inkling to what I need to win the game
of life. If that were the case this game is truly against me. Well that’s how
it seems. Classes are still challenging. There are still classmates that you
will have to encourage, support, and pray for, and furthermore Satan is still discouraging
you. For a long time, I took certain matters personal. I could not believe,
trust, and confide in people that were in different seasons of my life. It can
make you feel alone and you can possibly fear for your hopes and dreams until
you finally believe God has a plan for you. Sometimes it seems like you’re going
to finish dead last, I had to realize that at times I didn’t trust God. Little did
I know, God ways are so much different than ours, for instance: in John 6:53,
Jesus said “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” Now I don’t believe Jesus was
advocating a suicidal cannibalism, but I do believe He wanted us to be sure we
see the world through His lenses.
I didn’t think ten years ago that I would come this far but
what about you? What has God shown you? Looking into the future back then
seemed real gloomy, words like believe’, trust, or the phrase “you can do
anything” didn’t register because I did not understand God. I do believe the
devil wants you to think destructively, however God had already formulated a
strategic plan: Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the
Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a
hope.” Jesus’ disciples had no idea what they had gotten themselves into when
they started to follow the Messiah. Twelve ordinary young men were given the
greatest teaching known to man. They actually ran away from this teacher, the
same teacher that healed every sickness that He encountered. He even showed
them how to be the master of their fate, and gave them power over the devil. After
that, in the end, they still didn’t quite understand that man called Jesus. I
know I didn’t either as have all of us who have walked long enough with Him. I
am grateful for the Holy Spirit, and hope that we continue along this (interesting)
journey.
Love You to Life!
