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So.

Part of my life entails working with my campus ministry to spread the Gospel. This usually entails sharing my faith with random people, participating in open discussions we call Bible Talks, and getting into personal Bible Studies with people. This can turn into a lot of investment of my time and my heart, with not a lot of gain. Lots of people we study with eventually drop out or get stuck with something that they can't deal with. And that's really discouraging.

BUT

Recently I've been helping with the studies of this guy named Matt. This weekend, several nearby churches joined us for a retreat at a camp where we just played around, worshiped, heard some sermons, and generally had a good time with each other. We had a few more studies with Matt during that time, and we decided to put this man in the water.

He got baptized.

I helped baptize him.

I'm not just excited because I held part of some dude under water for a few seconds. Although that was pretty cool. I'm excited because I helped him get into Heaven. The studies, the water, the long late-night talks, all of it. I was actually an integral part of God's plan for somebody! While that by itself might not be as rare as I think, it certainly is rare to SEE the fruits of that investment. This is the first person I've helped baptize. Ever.

I'm so elated. I can't even describe it. Just...GAH, this is so cool! It's literally the only reason I'm still on this planet. If the church is like my family, then I'm actually bringing in new brothers. This is a guy that is going to be an integral part of God's plan in someone else's life! Just...AH

I'm done. I'm done! See?

Sorry to all you guys who think I'm spouting nonsense. You probably don't know what to think of me. That's OK. I don't know what to do with me either. Just...even if you've heard me say this before (a lot of you probably have,) please stop for a moment and consider the possibility that the creator of everything inside and outside of the universe went to the trouble of living as a man and dying as a monster so that you could have the choice to be set free of death. That might mean nothing to you. If it's remotely possible, shouldn't it mean everything?

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I am not a good writer. Sorry for the repetitive word usage, folks.

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It HAS been a while, hasn't it, now? Almost a solid month. I'm actually off the list of newest entries! Good golly.

I'll start with the biggest news:

I gave my life to Christ on February 19.

Yeah, you heard me. February, 2012. After much studying of the Bible, (you may not know this, but I only really ever read it when I was expected to,) and a bit of...soul-scouring, I came to the conclusion that even though I professed Jesus, and I even believed in Jesus, I didn't seem to really care about Jesus. I was doing the minimum required in order to be able to consider myself a Christian, and even that out of a sense of duty or expectation rather than love and gratitude. I was taking everything for granted. When I finally came to terms with that realization, I decided to fix it. And I'm so grateful that I had that option! So here I am. If anyone wants to know more, feel free to message me or the like.

Hmm. What else?

I...got twitter? That isn't a question, I did get twitter. I just don't really know what else to say. I was going- OH

Well at one point, my friend was VERY upset with me, and I managed to win back his favor! I was super excited about that. I had to realize that I valued our friendship more than my pride and ask him to forgive me. I even arranged for mutual friends to intercept the letter from the mail and leave it in his backpack at his school (nearly two states away). And he did! Relief was palpable.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

My spring break coincides with very few of my friends' breaks, which is sad since I rarely see them anymore.

I dunno. I'm done. What's up with you guys?

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Also, there's this:

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Only one thing wrong at the moment. Well, two. But the second is just me being silly and slightly obsessed.

Well, three. I think I'm getting a headache.

Haha

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