Who?

     Being in college causes many people to question who they are. College is a big time of change and a time where the rubber meets the road. It will most likely be some of the greatest times of your life, but usually those who tell you that aren’t referring to your freshman year. It can be stressful, confusing, terrifying, liberating, questioning, happy, depressing…the list goes one and on. I still question what I am doing from time to time. I ask myself, “Who am I? What do I stand for? What legacy am I leaving?What am I doing with my life? How do people perceive me?”
     Jesus constantly reassures us as his bride in our identity in him and his father. I am reminded daily that I am a child of God, a princess of the risen King, a servant to the Most High, a conqueror in the One who conquered it all. Even though I may question who I am, I instinctively know where I turn when I need help. I cry to God, and He answers me with love and care.
     I stand for Christianity. I fail everyday because I am human, and I sin everyday. That’s why Jesus is so wonderful and such an enormous part of my life! He lavishes grace on me, and I can live in His spirit and rejoice that I have been redeemed. It is so hard to live on God’s Word in today’s world, which is why it is so imperative for you to know where you stand. It is a good thing to question your beliefs on life after death, higher powers or deities, and your place in the world. By thinking about these heavy questions, you are allowing yourself to become secure in your own beliefs. At this point in life, knowing that Jesus loves you because the Bible says so or that there is a God because that is how you have been raised is not good enough. Unfortunately, I can almost guarantee that your faith will fail and fall if you keep that mindset. In order to solidify your beliefs, you need to have thought about the hard things so that you are prepared when you fall into a time of question.
     I know that there is God because he is working miracles everyday. I see myself, a sinner who shouldn’t have the ability to play the piano or guitar, miraculously forgiven and covered in grace and currently pursuing a career that relies on piano and guitar skills. I see people that should die live because God isn’t finished with them yet. I see God in little things, such as a beautiful sky or a child’s smile. To me, life is a gift in which miracles occur so that I (as forgetful as I am) will remember God’s majesty and pursuit of my soul.
     I pray that you will question the big things. It’s a lot to think about, and it may uncover some things in your faith that you don’t want to see. Finding those things, though, will make your faith stronger as you solidify your beliefs and dismiss doubts.  Take every chance to discover who you are, what you believe in, and what is important to you.