University of Jesus

College. Widely considered the stepping stone to success. Go to college, work hard, get good grades, and you will be rewarded with a fulfilling career and life. I generally agree with this, and your success depends on how hard you are willing to work. If you just do the bare minimum required, then chances are somebody who did the absolute maximum will be chosen over you for a job or position. Everyone agree? On the same page? If not, reread until you understand. Now let's move on.

Spiritual College. I like to call it the University of Jesus. This is a college many choose to not attend. The same principles as physical college apply. Jesus is the stepping stone to spiritual happiness, if you work hard, you will be rewarded. I can attest to that statement, one hundred percent. It's not enough to just be happy with material things, or money, or filling voids with alcohol, drugs, and sexual exploits. Because not one of these can bring you true happiness, for true happiness can only be found when whatever voids you may feel inside are filled.

I am not going to sit here and tell you I'm perfect. I'm still a fledgling Christian, and I still struggle heavily, have questions, and have trouble tuning in to God. In my opinion, all these things are actually good faith builders, because without questions and struggles, God's majesty would not be the mystery that it is.
But nevermind all that for the moment, back to the University of Jesus.

Let's pretend for a second that you have a test in one of your classes. Your professor hands it out, along with a sheet that has all the answers. Obviously, you get a one hundred, and everything is perfect. Sure, you got a good grade, but your intelligence and knowledge was not tested, and your professor has no way to gauge if the things he has taught are actually being learned. This is the same way God works. Obviously, he would love to give us alllll the answers, answer all our prayers, and make the world perfect. But if he did that, how would he know if any of the Bible's teachings are actually being learned and applied? How would he know what to judge us on when Judgement Day comes?

This is why it is important, no matter what walk of life you come from, to explore faith. I've never been the type to force my beliefs on anyone, but if you need a testimony on the existence of Jesus in our lives, you're looking at it in me. If you feel a void inside that can't be filled no matter what you have tried, then what do you have to lose by inviting Jesus into your heart and life, for He can fill that void with just a little bit of your cooperation. You spend all kinds of time, wasted time, filling your life with shallow cover ups, chasing down temporary highs to hide the emptiness inside. An emptiness that can only, and will only be filled, when you apply to the University of Jesus.