I’ve been working as a college professor for some time. In fact, 14 years ago, I started at 22 teaching for a night class, mainly made up of students who were already nursing technicians, and ALL were older than me. Did they look at me with “serious face?” It’s the teacher, isn’t he the fellow, and so it was for a long time, today they don’t look at me with that face, none of my students ask me how long I graduated, and for me it’s a clear sign that I’m becoming, say, more mature.
During these years I have followed interesting changes in the profile of the classes, in addition to having already taught in different states, as well as having had the experience of teaching both in private schools and in two state universities, interesting changes, if I may. tell me.
- However.
- Over time something doesn’t seem to change: students go differently to their entrance.
- I usually play with my third-graders and four years I miss when they were in the first semester.
- With that cat face in boots.
- Raising their heads.
- Hand to ask permission to go to the bathroom and panic when they need to leave early.
- Class.
- In the third year.
- They’re all “loose.
- “They come and go.
- They ask for a word.
- They call us “Pro”.
- “Prof”.
- They sell truffle-natura-avon-jequiti-brigadeiro-paille-Italian in class.
- They sleep in the front row and.
- Almost always.
- They have already radically changed their hair at least once.
- They’re always adorable.
- Of course.
- But the change is clear!.
The truth is that the university era is an intense period, full of changes, full of transformations and also full of questions, especially when you come of Christian origin, thinking a little about everything I have seen, and also what I ”. I have passed (after all, each teacher was once a lost student who asked to be allowed to go to the bathroom), I thought I’d write a post addressed to you, a young Christian college student, at the top of his joy, shaved head and face painted, with four things you should know when entering college and that you can’t forget:
Yes, college can be an unforgettable moment. In fact, that will probably be the case; the question remains: what kind of memories are you going to form?
Being in a university environment offers countless opportunities for personal growth: it offers several courses in many fields, you can enter institutes other than yours and take courses of very interesting choice, you can get involved in a thousand opportunities of extracurricular work with or without scholarship, you can make an initiation to research, you can do a voluntary internship, a paid internship, you can make friends who have a good chance of remaining your friends until the end of your life , you can make exchanges in and out of the country !
And you can’t do anything either and graduate the same way
In other words: at the University, in a way, it is you who walks your way, at the end of the course, the whole class may have the same degree, but the great reality is that the path that leads to it can be so unique and exclusive, that you must know it now, and be wise to enjoy it to the fullest what it has to offer , and turn it into a very well-used time, which will bring you benefits for your whole life. God for wisdom to take advantage of the incredible privilege he has given you to pursue a higher education!
If any of you lack wisdom, ask God, who gives freely to all, voluntarily; And will it be granted?(James 1: 5)
In the first few weeks of college everything is a joy, the veterans are friendly, all the teachers seem very competent and cheerful, the subjects have complicated names, codes and acronyms that you learn to use, and the food the ‘tray’ looks amazing and very varied. Everything is new and an incredible development of this dreamy and expected achievement.
But, go get me, get them started. Written review Oral test. Practical test. Group test (beware!) Comments Critical tests. Projects. Steps. Work. Group work !!!!Seminarios. Sacs. Report on Scholarship Responsibility. Cbt. Strikes, collegiate, fifth consecutive week of roast chicken three times a week on the bandejo, and it is rumored that they found a nail in the rice last week.
Jokes aside: YES! At the University the struggles are real, exist and will not cease to exist. They can leave him discouraged, discouraged, sometimes even isolated, questioning his choice.
And not for you, a Christian university student, from the beginning of the semester the most varied offers and invitations are fired, bar open from here, beer from there. Trying to get one more here!Sign for me, put my name on this job?Next time, I’ll keep my face. They took the test last year and made sure the teacher never changed the questions. You want me to send you?
Yes! In college, temptations are real, as everywhere, I’d say. But, unfortunately, it seems to me that in college small concessions seem harmless, almost like a “noble gesture. “Or necessary to ensure a good coexistence between the other colleagues, and not to turn the mouth of the classroom. a grave mistake, which has taken thousands of college students away from what they once said they believed with all their hearts. Of course, always be sure of God’s forgiveness for sins committed and confessed in true repentance. Just don’t use God’s mercy and grace as an excuse to fulfill his “concessions. “Small concessions can lead you to commit sins that, if not accepted, will lead to great deviations. Don’t be fooled.
My brethren, consider that it is a great joy for you to go through various trials, because you know that the test of your faith produces perseverance; And must perseverance have complete action, so that they are mature and complete, without missing anything?(James 1: 2-4)
Then whoever thinks he’s firm, don’t let him fall!There was no temptation that is not common to men. And God is faithful; it will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear; But when tempted, will it provide them with an escape so they can bear it?(1 Corinthians 10: 12-13)
There will be trials and temptations. Face the first one with determination. Resist bravely on Mondays. But whatever happens, learn not to depend on yourself to do one thing or another.
If you get discouraged along the way, because you think it’s too hard, or even question your faith in seeing others at the same stage where you abandon your faith and defvade completely, it’s because you’re aiming for the wrong place.
Don’t look around, look up! Look at God, keep your standards high: God is faithful!He’s with you. He doesn’t give up. Well, didn’t he put you there after all?It will help you face your trials with determination and overcome them all!
Look at him, not someone else you’re modeling. People are fallible, all of them, God does not fail. And God doesn’t give up. Go to the target! Trust him, he won’t leave you.
“Forgetting the things that are left behind and advancing towards those ahead, I turn to the finish line to win the prize of God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13b-14).
“Let us get rid of all that gets in our way and the sin that surrounds us, and persevere in the career that is proposed to us, with an eye on Jesus, author and consumer of our faith. He, for the joy proposed to him, endured the cross, belittling shame, and sat to the right of God’s throne. Do you think of him who has endured such opposition from sinners against himself, that you will not get tired or discouraged?(Hebrews 12: 2-3)
Bravely resist temptations, trusting in God’s grace and asking for it to be done. Always remember Joseph, who ran when he was tempted by Potiphar’s wife. Yes, failure is one of the purest signs of courage we can have in the face of temptation. Be strong and run!
“Run away from the evil desires of youth and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord?”(2 Timothy 2:22)
Keep your standards and eyes fixed on God, he is faithful and will not abandon you. Remember this: close the door if you need it. Or on the cover of the notebook.
If you read the other three points, you’ve already realized that you’re not alone because it’s God who put you in college and because he won’t leave you, great!!I consider my mission to be 75%. But now I want to add something: you are not alone either, because there are many other beginners and Christian veterans at the University who also want to live for Christ!And so many others already trained who have been through exactly the same thing as you. .
Be attentive and watch. The devil, your enemy, walks like a lion roaring and looking for someone to devour; rescue him, stand firm in faith, knowing that brothers and sisters from all over the world are going through the same suffering (1 Stone 5: 8 -9)
What you need, then, a Christian college student, is to find them. It has become increasingly common to establish Bible study groups within universities. It may not be exactly in your college and/or high school, but have you heard of it?Visit! Come to those who with pure heart invoke the Lord, encourage this coexistence, make Christian friends who are also university students and who have the same desire to live piously.
Don’t you have it in your college or anywhere else?Have you moved to another city because of college?Look for a church in the new city. Meet the children and get involved. You’re not alone, you’ll only be alone if you want to. Don’t expect to fall on your lap: DO IT!
Rest a sure: at the University there are people who, like you, believe in a Creator and Sovereign God, who sent Jesus as Savior to save humanity who does not even realize how much he needs to be saved. What good if everyone came together and were light and salty while enjoying the blessing of having access to vocational training?
University: Congratulations on your admission to university! Celebrate, rejoice and celebrate in the face of this blessing. Remember that it was GOD who placed you in college, and use this gift for his honor and glory. My sincere prayer is that God blesses him richly on this new path, giving him the wisdom to make prudent decisions, perseverance to face difficulties, the courage to resist temptations, the certainty that he is in charge and to put friends and people in his life, which will strengthen you, making you a young professional willing to shine through Christ in the career he has chosen We need brilliant professionals for and for Christ in ALL areas specialization!