At What Cost?

Today I finished up my first week (3 days of classes) and as a result, somehow earned a 3-day weekend. God is already working in my life this semester and I am excited to see what he has in store for the next 101 days that this semester holds. I keep diving into my course work not because stuff is due or because I do not want to be overwhelmed later on, but because the stuff I am reading is so good. Usually when I buy textbooks, I see them as a waste of time but some of the books I have will be the start of a library that will help me not only through my college years but as I seek to continue to grow in Christ throughout the course of my life. God knew exactly what he was planning when I made the decision to come to NCU and the fact that it is being unveiled this second semester is no surprise. He wanted me to overcome the struggle of being unsure of where I was and he was hoping I would see what his plan was as a result. I am so thankful that he is faithful even when I am not and I could never have been this successful without him.

As I was reading a book called classical devotions, I was reading what it meant to be a disciple and as I moved along through the passage, I found out what I have been doing wrong all this time. I have been focused on what I feel I cannot give up in order to gain whatever it is I am looking for from Christ, instead of looking at what it is costing me to not be giving things up and walking with Jesus. I think when people realize what they are missing out on by not staying faithful to God, then they can begin to see that changes need to be made because the cost of not being is God is far greater than the cost of following his will, his calling, and his commands. This is something I will be working on over the next few weeks and will continue to talk about as I go through what is hopefully a strong transition period.

I hope you are all doing well, and continue to pray not only for those around you, but for those in Haiti and other disaster stricken countries.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson