Renewal

The Freshmen Orientation Retreat was awesome. It was a lot of fun and very uplifting. Last night when our Dean of Spiritual Life was speaking, he asked us to bow our heads to pray and ask God what it was that he was calling us to do. As I prayed I felt that tugging at my heart once again, that is always there when given this invitation. But I always thought to myself, I'm a Christian I'm good right? No not right. I constantly felt like I was walking across a tight rope struggling with what to do, what not to do, what to say, what not to say. He said that we are all sinners and we all fall short of the Glory of God. Like the analogy we were given, jumping to Catalina Island. Some may get farther, but we will never make it, not one of us. I spoke with a Focus Leader and she introduced me to another woman who talked with me, prayed with me, prayed for me, and answered all my questions. By the time we had finished talking, I felt so much better and felt as though I was on my way to making that connection with God and growing in him. A smile was on my face and it doesn't seem like it's going anywhere soon. I'm so excited about what this year has to offer me. :)