Freshman Reflections From Belmont UniversitySample

Day 6 – Faith In college, you must make decisions for yourself more than ever before. Most are mundane with clear benefits and drawbacks. There is a choice, however, that is so much more important than any other choice a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ makes every second of every day: to remain in faith, or let their faith fall to the wayside. Although the answer as to what choice we should make is clarified through verses such as Deuteronomy 33:27, we all have moments of doubt and fear. The devil will throw distractions at you left and right because he knows that if you are distracted, your faith is more likely to falter and you will not glorify God. But in Romans 8:31b the apostle Paul presents us with a staggering question: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” God, the creator of the universe Himself, is with us. What an incredible thought! He is for us. He is with us. So, then, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” (Romans 8:35) These examples of uncomfortable situations can either make us fear, and thereby cause us to lose faith in our beloved Father, or they can be used to his glorification if we choose to remain in faith! Paul continues in verses 37-39, “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Nothing! “Praise the Lord, my soul and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your mouth is renewed like the eagle’s.” (Psalm 103:2-5) So let us choose our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ every second of every day, remembering that we live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). FRANCES PRAET Senior, Music Business major