The Student

As a student I have come to understand what it means to work hard, study hard, and earn good grades. I have learned what it means to learn and to listen. I have learned how to study and focus. As I have just finished my sophomore year in college, I am finally seeing the parallels that exist between studying for school work and studying the Word. I have come to the understanding that I am not only a student in a school, but I am also a student of the Faith. And just as I learn each day in class, I should be also striving each day in the Word, to seek what the Father has next for me to learn. I am a student of the King. How exciting!

I honestly have a love for learning. I complain about school and how hard things can get, but in reality, that's just life. Things are hard. And when it all comes down to it, I love learning. I enjoy studying. And I enjoy receiving good grades for my hard work. Similarly, I love to learn about the things of the Lord. I love digging into the Word each day. The learning never ends. I can read the same passage over and over again, each time learning something new about the goodness of God as He opens my eyes to see His greatness. And someday, and the end of the road, I will receive my grade: it will be my Father's loving arms greeting me and his beautiful face smiling as He says, "Well done my good and faithful servant" Oh how I long for that day.