Monday, June 29, 2009

Back from suspension!

Well, actually I haven't been suspended but I just haven't posted anything on here for a couple of years! Which brings me to the subject at hand, how quickly two years passes.

It doesn't seem like two years have passed since we did the Love/Hate project at UF. But obviously looking at the dates and the posts, it has. It seems that the older I get, the more time seems to fly past me. I know that isn't the reality. But that is the way it seems. Time moves the same for all of us whether we are 21 or 81. I'm somewhere in the middle of those two extremes by the way.

Today marks the first day of Summer B classes at UF and there are 2200 freshmen starting their college careers today. I'm sure their graduation seems like a lifetime away at this moment. But having watched students come and go for the last 20 years gives me a different perspective on their time at UF. Right now they think they have all the time in the world to enjoy the college life. They have time to party, time to relax with friends, time to study, and time to figure out what they want to do with their lives. And they are right. But that time is going to go buy quicker than they can possibly imagine.

The four or five years at UF are a rich time to make friends, develop your acadmic skill, learn a few things, and find your course for the rest of your life. You need to see these fleeting days as a chance to make a lasting investment. In your life, in the lives of your friends, and in preparation for God using you to impact the world. Don't just let the days pass, use them for a greater purpose. Make them count for something other than a count of days passed. These days are great days, but I hope and pray that they won't be the best days of your life. I belive if you live your life in relationship with the living Savior, Jesus Christ, then today is always the best day of your life! But the greatest day will be that day when we get to see him face to face. Until then, let us continue to love him and love others in his name in a way that honors the gift of this day to us.

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