Finals time, and when Finals come, that means that the final part of the year has come as well (how do you like that logic). And since the final part of my year has come I now have the opportunity to reflect on the things passed, completed, and finished. I am really glad I have chosen to stay in CE.
I feel as if I have grown significantly this past year, and I can say with reassurance that my time spent here so far at Biola was not in vain. I had some time of slacking, but throughout the year the Lord has been faithful to remind me I am here for His Glory and am definitely not here for myself.
Something that I have seen slowly kill students at Biola is the apathy of their calling; I call it “the disease.” (I just made that up, but it will stay because it is a cool phrase that correctly describes what I am trying to say). “The disease” is the mindset that school is nothing but a hoop to jump through so we can obtain the diploma, so we can then go on to get the career, and then proceed nicely to the family, and the dog, and the mortgage, and then the retirement, and then the death, where we will have to face our Creator and show Him the hoops we jumped through to get to the next stage of life….all while the eternal things of our lives have remained unchanged. “The disease” is terminal if you don’t come into college with the passion and desire to Glorify Jesus Christ in all that you do, including most definitely school. The only way to stay clear of this sickness is to keep you eyes on Christ and diligently complete your work He has set before you so you can magnify His excellence before the darkness of this world.
I have found that there is only one good reason to come to college. To be equipped so we may magnify Christ all the more through the learning and shaping of ourselves. If we come to college for any other reason than intentional Glorification, we miss the mark, and jump into “the disease.”
My brother or sister, do not come to college so you may waste your life. Let college become your refining fire which purifies your character all the more for our Father who’s in Heaven. Fight the good fight, don’t sit on the outside of the arena.
