Discerning God’s Will: My Struggle with College

NOTE: This is part one from the series “Discerning God’s Will: My Struggle with College”. It has been re-posted here because it had been deleted.

“No, you need to live on campus. If not, how will you get the college experience?”
“I wanted all my children to live on campus so that they could learn independence. It’s [...]

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Quiet Times: Logistics (Part I)

 
I might as well confess: I am fascinated by the way people do their quiet times with the Lord (aka: devotions). I love to hear new ideas, quotes, and how and when and where people do their quiet times.
In fourth and fifth grade, my Sunday School teacher encouraged her students to do “devotions” every day. [...]

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Quiet Times: A Few Quotes (Introduction)

“I have found that these quiet hours with God, these times when I have come as it were into His presence, have been the strength of my Christian life, and I know they are what every young Christian needs.” –Mabel Hale
“Having a quiet time with the Lord every day is absolutely essential if you [...]

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Discerning God’s Will: My Struggle with College: Conclusion

Here’s the application for my struggle with college. First, though, I want you to understand that my struggle is not over. Outside of my immediate family, very few people agree that I should not live on campus. In fact, this will probably pose more problems as it gets closer to the beginning of the college [...]

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Delay

I’m sorry that I did not post the conclusion to the college series on Friday as I said I would. My family and I were out of town. The good news is that I brought back many pictures of the beautiful fall colors. I love the richness of autumn. It reminds me again of the majesty [...]

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Discerning God’s Will: My Struggle with College: Part IV

Almost everyone encouraged me to go to college. This helped with the decision. To have godly men and women give me their stories and advice was a huge help.
There was a problem running underneath the whole time. It was the question of whether or not to live on campus in the dorms. The college I [...]

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