Senior Year

I know I mentioned something about my Senior year in a prior post. But having my first day of classes today made me think about it again. I just can't believe I'm actually a Senior in college! It's crazy for me to think about it. I still vividly remember the first day of college when my family dropped me off at Ehringhaus and I felt total freedom for the first time in my life. That seems like it was yesterday. These past three years flew right before my eyes and I expect my final year will blaze by too.

When I look back at the past three years of my life, I see a landfill of wasted time. That's not to say I didn't do anything productive the past three years. I don't want to be pessimistic or negative. God blessed me with some great friendships, acceptance into Kenan-Flagler Business School, the experience of a Crusade Summer Project and a solid summer internship. However, I wasted a ton of time! The relaxed style of a college schedule provides ample free time. Most students like myself spend this free time on the computer. I don't want to even know how many hours I've wasted looking at random people on Facebook, watching pointless YouTube videos, and reading stupid stuff like Juicy Campus. I'm not hating on these sites. Well, I do hate Juicy Campus. But I'm mainly hating on how much we indulge ourselves on the computer. This is just one time waster. Another one for me is sleep. I'm naturally prone to laziness. I struggle with it. I know I slept way too much these past few years. That's probably one reason college flew by! I was alseep for a huge chunk of it. Also, I threw a bunch of time away on video games. What a waste! I mean who really cares if I get to level 50 on Halo?! That's lame. Again, I'm not hating on video games entirely. I just think they are easily abused and aren't very beneficial. Now, I try to play them with other people and not by myself. Alright, I feel like I'm ranting. So I'm going to shut up.

Basically, I'm trying to say I want to live every moment for something that matters, namely God. I'm tired of wasting my time with trivial pleasures that only scratch the surface of my soul. Instead, I want to dive into Scripture and experience the fullness of God. He will satisfy my soul completely. He will give me fulfillment and purpose. He will live through me and touch others through me. He is my delight, my treasure and my joy. He alone is sufficient!

I pray that I won't waste my Senior year. I want to live each day of this year in light of His mercy and grace. May His kindness outpour to others through my life!

In Him,

Mark