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Well this is completely new to me... I have never really blogged before but I thought it would be a cool idea. I am starting my first year of Grad School at Liberty University straight out of my undergrad and it has already proved to be an interesting experience just with one week of classes. I graduate with my bachelor's degree in  Psychology: Human Service, and I am pursuing my M.A. is Counseling. So, I thought that I would start this not really to use it as a diary, but more of share the different things a learn, find, and experience with my friends, family, and ultimately the world. (haha yeeeaaah...)

Anyway though, to explain my title... I decided to go to convo today because I knew had to be at my required writing class bleh lol It proved to be a blessing though, and I am glad that I went. Vernon Brewer, WorldHelp president and first graduate of Liberty University EVER,  spoke today in convo because we are having the annual missions meeting tonight for Light Ministries where all the students have the opportunity to get involved in all of this year's mission trips. It was at that meeting last year, that I decided to go to Uganda, Africa (and I actually went with Vernon which was really cool). Anyways, he spoke about serving God is NOT easy, and when we set out to do something for God, do it big. In a way, God bigger that anything we can imagine, but when we fail to dream big, we tend to doubt how big God is, and I am guilty of this as much as anybody else. However, Vernon ended by asking a question, will you be that one student?

So, needless to say, I am making this blog because I have decided to become that one student. Being in grad school hit you with a whole new reality than undergrad does. It make you realize that you are learning the stuff that is going to serve you the rest of your life, and ultimately how you will impact the world. And as cheesy as this sounds, I want to change the world. There are so many ways to do and I'm not really sure how, but I want to change the world through the youth of the world. I had the pleasure work with my church's youth over the summer, and that fueled my passion even more. They are searching for something to fill a void in their life, and the only way to fill that void is through Jesus Christ. However, they lack someone in their lives to love them towards Jesus, and their vision of the church is old people in suits and ties. Not very accepting in the mind of a teenager. They need someone to reach out to them, and show them the true love of Jesus Christ. I want to be that person and reach a lot of youth for Christ because they are the future of the church, and they are my passion in life. I want to reach the world for Christ, and change the course of America's youth from what society is emphasizing, and change it back to Christ.

It is a big goal, but when you serve God... Dare to dream BIG! Nothing is to big for God's to handle. So, this is my blog.. It is my journey to become a counselor modeled after the ultimate counselor...Jesus Christ. This was long and not even close to what I want to convey to you all, but hopefully through the course of this blog, I will be able to show you my heart. It is my pray that my heart will adapt to God's heart, and therefore,  may my heart will burn for what His heart does, which is His people and His creation. It will be hard, but worthy task.

Isaiah 61:1-3

¹ The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
   because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
   he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
   and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
² to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,
   and the day of vengeance of our God;
   to comfort all who mourn;
³to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
   to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
 the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
   the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
 that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
   the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.