Great is Thy Faithfulness
Despite all the grief I gave the Lord, the Lord never gave up on me. In
1997, I transferred to the University of North Texas and eventually
received a BS in BCIS. During college, only one thing kept me from
living
a vain and shallow life - Christ.
I remember consecrating myself to the Lord when I was a freshman in high
school. Then, life was buoyant, joyful, and reading the Bible was always
rich. But soon college began and the Lord got pushed further and further
into the back corner of my heart. The world attracted me. Praising the
Lord was difficult and speaking about Him to friends was a burden rather
than a joy. I became an expert in fooling people to believe the Lord
never waned in my being. Of course, the Lord knew my real situation and
that my genuine happiness vanished.
But the Lord remembered my consecration to Him in high school.
Throughout college, I attended Christian meetings, college conferences,
and several gospel grips with Christian Students. Despite my fading
relationship with the Lord, I kept myself around as many believers as
possible and linked myself with families in Denton that opened their
homes and hearts to students. During this time, the light in my being
had dwindled down to
about 2 watts. However, staying around believers in Christian Students
increased the "wattage" within me. Day by day and semester by semester,
the Lord faithfully restored the joy and buoyancy of His life in my
being. Because of the believers in Christian Students, I boldly confess
I know the Lord (Ephesians 4:20) sweeter than ever before. I look
forward to knowing (Philippians 3:10) this wonderful one, Christ, more
and more for the rest of my life.
