Today I attended my little sister's graduation. So far Dad and Mom have 6 down and 1 to go. It's unbelievable! I was thinking how it makes me feel old when I go to the graduation and the graduates look like little kids. Then I thought about the fact that I've been in college for 5 years. 5 years! How in the world? I started out taking it semester at a time and figuring I'd be doing good to last a whole year.


It's amazing how time has flown and how much I have changed. I'm not talking so much about what I look like, though I have gained a few pounds (pure muscle) and lost a few hairs on top of my head. I'm talking about perspective. Time, learning, knowledge, experience, etc. have changed my perspectives on a lot of things. The things that I used to consider to be important are no longer important and vice versa. It's all part of growing up I suppose.

Recently I have realized that the single most important thing in my life is my relationship with Jesus Christ. I have been realizing how defenseless and limited I really am on my own. Not only am I unable to be effective for God in my own strength, but I also am unable to even defend myself against Satan's attacks on my own. I am no match for the power of sin, but my identity with Jesus Christ is more than a match. When Satan has no footholds in my life he has a lot less power. When Christ owns every part of me there is certainly no "hold" of sin any more! That is the power of Christ! That is God's grace in setting me apart entirely to Himself and filling me with the Holy Spirit to live above sin! It is so liberating and exciting to live a completely guilt free life in Jesus Christ!