As I am going off to university, (first year, scary. i know) I feel the need to remind my future self of a few things.
1. Be yourself! Don't be insecure of who you are. God made you and He said "it was very good" , so I am very good. I am made perfect in Him, so there is nothing to be ashamed of or insecure about. * see Genesis 1:31
2. In response to the above; do not unleash my full scary self the first time I meet someone new. They may be scared off. The best way to not scare them off is to be "normal", and polite, at least until they sit down and can't escape (kidding!). Anyway, just be myself, because if they don't like me for who I am, then they're not worth my time pretending to be someone else.
3. Keep the door closed and locked when using the bathroom. No further statement needed.
4. Do not bother people 24/7. Be considerate of other people! Especially suite-mates! Knowing me, I tend to have the urge to talk to people when in a room alone with them. I can't keep quiet (unless I'm on my phone or laptop). So anyway, I shall have to learn that silence is acceptable!
5. Triggered by the above, nothing is awkward unless you make it so! So don't be afraid to try new things or talk to new people because of what awkwardness may await! I'm probably very awkward prone anyway, so there's no avoiding that.
6. Clean up after self! I usually do this alright, but sometimes I leave things lying around - not good when living with other people (not family/very trusted people)!
7. Don't sleep too late! I always tell people to go to sleep! Reminder that I can not learn or cram anything into my puny brain at 3am. and expect to know everything the next morning. My memory doesn't work like that. Just get some rest. Don't forget that even God took a day off to rest on the 7th day! Engineering is hard and requires lots of work, but nothing is ever too difficult with God's help! * see Philippians 4:13
8. Worrying does nothing! Worry = self imposed stress. Worry about the task at hand, instead of tomorrow's business! Worrying doesn't help! * see Matthew 6:25-27
9. I can't change the way people think about me, but their opinions don't matter. Only God's opinion does; so as long as I do what is good and right in His eyes, then I have done my part. Saves me so much stress when trying to figure out what to do. * see Romans 12:1
10. Going into engineering as a female can be fun, but can also be dangerous! Watch out for pervs and creepy guys who have only but bad intentions! Be careful when meeting guys D= . sigh. Anyway, friends first - no lucky # 25 (hehehe). I don't believe in love @ first sight, nor do I believe that you cannot date someone if they have become your friend. Friends first, then we'll see! I wouldn't trust a guy who isn't already/doesn't want to be my friend anyway. * see Proverbs 4:23
11. Failure in school does not mean failure in life or in God's Kingdom! He has bigger plans for me and anything He can give me is better than what I can gain from the world. * see Jeremiah 29:11
12. I can always say no. I have a will, and no one can force me to do anything I do not want to do. God gave me a will, my own choice, to do whatever I want, to love whoever I want, and to be whoever I want to be. By choosing to do God's will, to love Him, and to follow in the path that He has planned for me, anything that He doesn't want for me to do is not something I would obligate myself to do. Anyway, it's not like I'll always know 100% what God wants me to do, but that's part of the learning process. As I grow closer to God, I hope to be able to discern His will more clearly, and separate that from the lies and deceptions of Satan. Just like Job, no matter what the devil threw at him, he stood his ground, and put his faith in God. He gave glory to God and made Him proud.
Also, today I was chatting with my mentor and she gave me three(more than that, but the ones I will put here) good pieces of advice. She reminded me that guilt doesn't come from God. To feel guilty only hinders one in the process of repentance and acceptance of God's forgiveness and His Son's sacrifice. To feel guilty is to say that God isn't strong enough to wipe away my sins. Guilt comes from the devil and it is his way of keeping us from fully living out the life God intended for us.
You won't be satisfied if you aren't doing what God planned for you. You will continue feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled until you start doing what you were made and meant to do.
God gave you a gift, so use it. There will be plenty of opportunities to use it, so don't waste what He has given you! One day, He will see you and ask, " What have you done with the gifts I have given you?" - do you really want to stand there and say, "Nothing" ?
* References: (all are NIV)
Genesis 1:31 - "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the sixth day."
Philippians 4:13 - " I can do all this through Him who gives me strength."
Matthew 6:25-27 - " Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the bird of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"
Romans 12:1 - " Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship."
Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
Jeremiah 29:11 - " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
1. Be yourself! Don't be insecure of who you are. God made you and He said "it was very good" , so I am very good. I am made perfect in Him, so there is nothing to be ashamed of or insecure about. * see Genesis 1:31
2. In response to the above; do not unleash my full scary self the first time I meet someone new. They may be scared off. The best way to not scare them off is to be "normal", and polite, at least until they sit down and can't escape (kidding!). Anyway, just be myself, because if they don't like me for who I am, then they're not worth my time pretending to be someone else.
3. Keep the door closed and locked when using the bathroom. No further statement needed.
4. Do not bother people 24/7. Be considerate of other people! Especially suite-mates! Knowing me, I tend to have the urge to talk to people when in a room alone with them. I can't keep quiet (unless I'm on my phone or laptop). So anyway, I shall have to learn that silence is acceptable!
5. Triggered by the above, nothing is awkward unless you make it so! So don't be afraid to try new things or talk to new people because of what awkwardness may await! I'm probably very awkward prone anyway, so there's no avoiding that.
6. Clean up after self! I usually do this alright, but sometimes I leave things lying around - not good when living with other people (not family/very trusted people)!
7. Don't sleep too late! I always tell people to go to sleep! Reminder that I can not learn or cram anything into my puny brain at 3am. and expect to know everything the next morning. My memory doesn't work like that. Just get some rest. Don't forget that even God took a day off to rest on the 7th day! Engineering is hard and requires lots of work, but nothing is ever too difficult with God's help! * see Philippians 4:13
8. Worrying does nothing! Worry = self imposed stress. Worry about the task at hand, instead of tomorrow's business! Worrying doesn't help! * see Matthew 6:25-27
9. I can't change the way people think about me, but their opinions don't matter. Only God's opinion does; so as long as I do what is good and right in His eyes, then I have done my part. Saves me so much stress when trying to figure out what to do. * see Romans 12:1
10. Going into engineering as a female can be fun, but can also be dangerous! Watch out for pervs and creepy guys who have only but bad intentions! Be careful when meeting guys D= . sigh. Anyway, friends first - no lucky # 25 (hehehe). I don't believe in love @ first sight, nor do I believe that you cannot date someone if they have become your friend. Friends first, then we'll see! I wouldn't trust a guy who isn't already/doesn't want to be my friend anyway. * see Proverbs 4:23
11. Failure in school does not mean failure in life or in God's Kingdom! He has bigger plans for me and anything He can give me is better than what I can gain from the world. * see Jeremiah 29:11
12. I can always say no. I have a will, and no one can force me to do anything I do not want to do. God gave me a will, my own choice, to do whatever I want, to love whoever I want, and to be whoever I want to be. By choosing to do God's will, to love Him, and to follow in the path that He has planned for me, anything that He doesn't want for me to do is not something I would obligate myself to do. Anyway, it's not like I'll always know 100% what God wants me to do, but that's part of the learning process. As I grow closer to God, I hope to be able to discern His will more clearly, and separate that from the lies and deceptions of Satan. Just like Job, no matter what the devil threw at him, he stood his ground, and put his faith in God. He gave glory to God and made Him proud.
Also, today I was chatting with my mentor and she gave me three(more than that, but the ones I will put here) good pieces of advice. She reminded me that guilt doesn't come from God. To feel guilty only hinders one in the process of repentance and acceptance of God's forgiveness and His Son's sacrifice. To feel guilty is to say that God isn't strong enough to wipe away my sins. Guilt comes from the devil and it is his way of keeping us from fully living out the life God intended for us.
You won't be satisfied if you aren't doing what God planned for you. You will continue feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled until you start doing what you were made and meant to do.
God gave you a gift, so use it. There will be plenty of opportunities to use it, so don't waste what He has given you! One day, He will see you and ask, " What have you done with the gifts I have given you?" - do you really want to stand there and say, "Nothing" ?
* References: (all are NIV)
Genesis 1:31 - "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the sixth day."
Philippians 4:13 - " I can do all this through Him who gives me strength."
Matthew 6:25-27 - " Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the bird of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"
Romans 12:1 - " Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship."
Proverbs 4:23 - "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
Jeremiah 29:11 - " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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