Hello Friends,
This will be the third time that I have attempted to become a faithful blogger.
I figure that because I am embarking on a new journey, I might actually keep up with it this time. Haha. We shall see…
For those of you who don’t know me… My name is Bethany. I am 22. I am a Full-Time student at CFNI, a Bible college in Dallas, and a Part-Time student at UTA, where I will be getting my degree in Social Work. I am striving to have a solid spiritual foundation beneath my Social Work degree that will enable me to stay level-headed in a tough career.
I love Jesus. He is my Savior. He is the lover of my soul. He takes care of me. He blesses me. I talk about Him a lot.
My life this semester is going to be very interesting. I am attending 2 schools, while working, and trying to be involved with things at home, church, and life in general.
CFNI is in week three, and I am already blown away. I haven’t ever been this convicted in my whole life. There’s such an awesome feeling of hopefulness when you are convicted of something and then God says, “Oh, nbd… I gotchu my dear.” He continues to amaze me with His power, and his eagerness and willingness to help ME out of MY crap. It just blows my mind.
Today is the second day of my UTA classes, which are Mondays and Wednesdays in the afternoon after CFNI, and it’s been awesome so far. I had a funny feeling that no matter where I go, God will provide for me to make lasting relationships, and that has been true. At CFNI, I’ve already made a whole group of new friends, and then at UTA, I have made friends in both classes that are believers. Today, in fact, I had a 30 minute conversation after class with my professor and a classmate about God, religions, and CFNI. Talk about favor. God totally set it up. I love it.
In my Human Behavior class at UTA today, we were talking about the theology of some people and my professor said this, “People adopt the value systems of the oppressors.” I couldn’t help but shout, “Yeah, PREACH THAT!” in the middle of class. And my neighbor was like, “OOO that was good!” Haha. It got me thinking about what he said and how that relates to Christianity…
When you go astray, as much as you think you’ll be ok in your faith in God… the devil gets a foothold in your life and that includes your values. He is able to weasel his way into your mind and take hold of your beliefs, and when he does… you begin to question the validity, power, and truth behind Christianity. It’s insane the kinds of thoughts that cross your mind when the devil has a hold. Most times, we deny completely that the devil has that hold, and therefore it’s not until we admit to Christ that we need His help breaking the hold can we escape the bondage. Woah, look at me preaching on this blog. Haha.
“I wanna clap a little louder than before.
I wanna sing a little louder than before.
I wanna jump higher than before.
I wanna shout louder than before.
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom.
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom.
No more shackles, no more chains,
no more bondage, I AM FREE.
No more shackles, no more chains,
no more bondage, I AM FREE.”
-Eddie James, FREEDOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TYXC40XwFY
Even though it’s almost over,
Have the BEST day EVER!
Peace&Love
Bethany
