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Following God's Plan
"Staying Saved in College"
by Britney Delagraentiss of Houston, Texas
Soph. Music Student at Columbia College Chicago
Studies have shown that a high percentage of high school students who profess faith in Christ end up leaving the church after four years of college. The university campuses are littered with students who have departed from the body of Christ. This does not have to be the case. Some students I had the privilege of meeting did more that survive college with their faith intact, they excelled and their faith in Christ was strengthened. Although the university can be an antagonistic place for the Believer, there is nothing a Christian student needs to fear if they are informed and equipped to face the challenge. It is my goal to prepare students and parents sending their child to college to not only survive with their faith intact but to actually excel and strengthen their faith during their years in college. My personal experience along with the experience and wisdom of students and professors around me have provided me with a wealth of information to help our students engage their campus for Christ.
During our college experience, we learn just as much outside the classroom as we will in the classroom. As mentioned earlier, a Believer is often pressured to accept the idea presented by the naturalist worldview and accept different lifestyles. For this reason a Believer must be prepared for not only what goes on in the classroom but in the arenas outside the classroom as well.
Dr. Jay Budziszewski, professor of political science at the University of Texas at Austin states,
“The university is a total immersion environment of indoctrination. It goes on in student health services, in the dormitory, campus social life, the classroom, in advising, etc… This is the dominant tendency so you have to have your wits about you at all times, you have to be on the alert at all times.”
College is a time when young people are vulnerable and open to the influence of the culturearound them. Usually the student is away from home and alone, isolated from the support structure they had in high school. For this reason, a Christian must find social and spiritual support.
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. (3 John 2)
God is truly concerned about the health of His people and John uses the expression "above all things" to demonstrate the importance of our health. In fact, God has instructed us to eat that which is good -- it is our soul that is to delight in fatness -- not the body. (Where-fore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Isaiah 55:2)
God has provided everything that we need to stay healthy to grow from the good earth. (Genesis 2:9). We can reverse high blood pressure, improve our vision and live a healthy lifestyle just by eating the foods that God has provided for us.
In the weeks to come, different health professionals will be sharing with you hints and tips on eating the right food and how it can bring about change in your health.
