How?

Well, I know "yesterday's" post which was last Friday was little overdue but since I did not have internet all weekend, it was the best I could do. I was sitting on my bed tonight just looking out at the skyline and I was thinking about students who come to NCU and do not abide by the rules whether they are on campus or off campus. We go to a private university, no one forces us to come here and yet some do not follow the rules they "said" they would abide by. If one does not like what they have to follow, there are plenty of public universities that are less strict in policy and they will probably be more than happy to accept you. I cannot say that I am perfect when it comes to this but I tend to at least try to stay out of trouble and keep the rules to the best of my ability but what bugs me is when people do stuff and they just do not care about what they are doing. It is all a matter of opinion I guess but I think that people should just make a decision to be doing what you need to do and to follow what you have determined you are going after. If it feels like you are in a corner when you make decisions, you are the one who put yourself in it and you need to pull yourself out in any way that you can.

I feel that Paul describes this pretty well in Philippians 3:17-21. Paul was a very smart man and in writing to the churches, he left us many things that are useful to us today. We sit in our boxes and imagine that everything is fine and that everything we do will not be a big deal but in reality, we make decisions that hurt us everyday. Some decisions are truly mistakes and sometimes you just have to ask forgiveness and hope that those you hurt will forgive you. We are fallible and people need to accept that but we need to do our best to overcome our own shortcomings. God will bless us if we seek him and his name will be greatly praised. I am really going through a struggle right now and your prayers are greatly appreciated. I cannot go into details because it is a very delicate matter but I know God is at work and am hoping for the best. I know I have very little control over the situation but I hope that it works out for the best and I hope that I continue to see the benefits of walking with Christ during this very troubled time.

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson