Are You Ef?
So, today it has been exactly two months since I first arrived on campus (I think). I guess it is a high mark for me or something memorable about my college experience. I have reached the halfway mark here at Belmont; mid terms have passed, along with the stress they bring. Fall Break was half amazing half boring and I’m glad it’s over (That could have been one of the most confusingly fun yet dull weekends I have ever experienced. That’s what I get for staying on campus when everyone goes home I guess). And I guess I could go on about how my past few weeks have gone with studying for midterms (Eh, don’t really want to talk about it), or fun I had during Fall Break (Eh, don’t really know how to put it in words)…
But I won’t go there. Rather I think it would be more productive for me to write about something truly worthwhile. Coming to college I was excited about the opportunity I would have to further strengthen my Christian walk. Leaving home, everyone had words of advice regarding how to avoid turning into one of those people who, “changed,” or, “turned away,” when they went away to college.
I didn’t want to fall into that category.
So I told myself I would try hard to find a good church and to find a good group of people who would encourage me to deepen my relationship with God, and so far it has worked. I feel closer to God now than I ever have before and it is amazing. Along with visiting the numerous churches around Nashville, RUF has also been especially great in furthering my relationship with God. RUF stands for Reformed University Fellowship (More about RUF) but you do not have to be reformed to attend(in fact they encourage anyone who is interested to visit). They meet weekly in University Ministries( More about University Ministries) and have a night of worship and bible study and amazing fellowship. I haven’t been as often as I would like because my schedule often conflicts, but when I do go, I have to say, I leave feeling so refreshed and so spiritually full. I always have something to ponder and think about after RUF. It is a great feeling to know that Belmont provides so many great ways to connect spiritually within the University, and that is something I respect at Belmont, and I’ve definitely grown because of it.
