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Day 35 – Transition

College. It is a totally new chapter in your life. It is a chance to really see what life is like on your own, an opportunity to better yourself, a place to learn more about what you love and a time of great excitement.

While all of these things are true, it can also be a bit scary at times because of all the change that is occurring. The longer you’re at college, the more you are going to realize that it is a time of great transition. You are transitioning into new friend groups, new hobbies, new study habits, new found independence, new everything. If you don’t have something to hold onto during this time, it can seem almost impossible to cope without getting overwhelmed.

Luckily though, you have the promises of the Lord to hold onto.

In this excerpt from John 14, you are promised something so beautiful and reassuring. You are promised that the Lord is preparing a place for those who love Him, a place where you get to be with Him forever. And that truth should shape how we live here on earth—and more specifically, during your college years.

So whenever you are feeling stressed about all the transition that is going on in your life, take a second to get your bearings and trust in the Lord’s word that he is presently at work on your behalf. Hold onto that hope and know that the stresses of this lifetime won’t always be there.

God is big enough to anchor you even when it seems like everything around you is shifting.

DANIEL BERTILSON | Junior | Commercial Voice major