Sophomore year has come to an end.
If you’re anything like me, reflecting is vital to moving on to the next part of life. I feel like I can’t properly continue in my next chapter of life without having some quiet moments to think about the lessons learned.
Oh, and trust me, there have been plenty.
1. Your advisor is your new BFF
Believe me when I say that your advisor is one of the most influential people during your college years. I did not realize this until this year. When you’re feeling down and out about next year’s schedule or contemplating a double major, your advisor will be right there to give you the wisdom you need to endure. Halfway through college, you’ll realize time is sensitive and looking into internships is around the …show more content…
Conflict is bound to occur between two people, you just need to ask yourself how you are going to view the issue at hand. There had been many times throughout this year that problems had come up in friendships and relationships. I made the mistake of labeling some of the dilemmas as a threat. If something were to go awry, I felt as if it threatened the relationship. My mentality of that basically ruined the friendships, along with other factors. Looking at the conflict as a challenge could help grow relationships and made them stronger. Communication, commitment, and compromise are all powerful things. I wish I had known this lesson …show more content…
Let me tell you folks, the Bible is powerful and real. This is the direct line to the King of Kings, the God who cares deeply for His creation. Through the mundane and through the crazy, reading my Bible helped me persevere. Did I read every single day? No, I didn’t. But I knew and felt it when I didn’t sit down to spend time with God. It’s a discipline that I am training in. I want to have scripture in my heart, and I want to know Jesus more so I can be more like Him. And I want to be more like Him so that others can taste and see that He is good. I saw that spending time in the Word was important more in this year than I ever had before. Life won’t ever be easy, but I know I have a God who has given this gift of his Word to us so that we don’t have to walk through it
If you’re anything like me, reflecting is vital to moving on to the next part of life. I feel like I can’t properly continue in my next chapter of life without having some quiet moments to think about the lessons learned.
Oh, and trust me, there have been plenty.
1. Your advisor is your new BFF
Believe me when I say that your advisor is one of the most influential people during your college years. I did not realize this until this year. When you’re feeling down and out about next year’s schedule or contemplating a double major, your advisor will be right there to give you the wisdom you need to endure. Halfway through college, you’ll realize time is sensitive and looking into internships is around the …show more content…
Conflict is bound to occur between two people, you just need to ask yourself how you are going to view the issue at hand. There had been many times throughout this year that problems had come up in friendships and relationships. I made the mistake of labeling some of the dilemmas as a threat. If something were to go awry, I felt as if it threatened the relationship. My mentality of that basically ruined the friendships, along with other factors. Looking at the conflict as a challenge could help grow relationships and made them stronger. Communication, commitment, and compromise are all powerful things. I wish I had known this lesson …show more content…
Let me tell you folks, the Bible is powerful and real. This is the direct line to the King of Kings, the God who cares deeply for His creation. Through the mundane and through the crazy, reading my Bible helped me persevere. Did I read every single day? No, I didn’t. But I knew and felt it when I didn’t sit down to spend time with God. It’s a discipline that I am training in. I want to have scripture in my heart, and I want to know Jesus more so I can be more like Him. And I want to be more like Him so that others can taste and see that He is good. I saw that spending time in the Word was important more in this year than I ever had before. Life won’t ever be easy, but I know I have a God who has given this gift of his Word to us so that we don’t have to walk through it