Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted in awhile, life has kept me very busy. This has been a very good couple of weeks for me. I've been learning a lot about myself and my relationship with God, and I've been learning so much more about His nature and character. I found out this past week that I am in fact the valedictorian of my college class. Also, I think I may finally be getting an apartment soon.
As we go through life we are constantly changing and being molded. Sometimes we don't even recognize that changes are taking place. Lately, I have been examining myself and I realized I allowed some circumstances in my life to change who I am. Like a soft ball of clay, I placed myself into the hands of my surroundings, and I submitted to the will of my wicked and bitter heart. I came to the conclusion that by letting my past define who I am, I'm just denying myself the possibility of the future God has for me. So, from now on, I'm living in the present with an optimistic outlook on the future.
So, I found out this week that I am officially the Valedictorian of my college class. This didn't come as a great surprise to me because I worked in the academics office at the school and knew my GPA was the highest in my class. However, while I am proud of this achievement, I feel the need to say I feel a little bit dirty for being Valedictorian with a GPA less than 3.9 (or 4.0 for that matter). I worked very hard my last two years of school, and during that time I think I was the kind of student a Valedictorian should be. However, during my freshman and sophomore years of school, I was lazy. I still made good grades, but I didn't apply myself at all. I wish now that I had put forth some effort and used the mind God has given me, but as I said above, I'm not dwelling on the past. I am honored to be Ecclesia College's 2011 Valedictorian, and I am thankful for all of my classmates who will be graduating alongside me. I cannot thank my professors enough for instilling in me the desire to be a life-long learner, and for challenging me above and beyond the normal expectations of the classroom.
The last thing I wanted to say is that I think I may be moving soon...finally. I'm praying that it'll happen and trusting God with the result.
-Matt
I couldn't help but notice that you started out by saying you have learned a lot about the nature and character of God lately (in which I was really excited to hear specifically what you had learned) but then you went on and talked about yourself the whole time instead. You mentioned God maybe 4 times while saying "I, me or my" over 50. Not saying I can't be the same way sometimes - but I would really like it if you said something you learned about God. I was curious.
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ReplyDeleteI intend to write a few posts explaining what I've been learning. This was just meant to be a little catch-up, so, I was trying to keep it as short as possible. I appreciate your comment and desire to seek God instead of reading the ramblings of a man.
-Matt