Don't lose faith ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                       I had a cold, and waking up often amidst much REM sleep ...so much jumbled thoughts ...those college years.   Sniffling in the other room ...pray for the family ...pray for nieces and nephew in college ...I sure could've used prayer when I was in college ...I know Mom was praying for me ...not a comfortable place for me ...being around Dad and Mom was comfortable, but these people are not them, and I don't know what they want, they don't know what they want ...I don't know what I want ...and not that it scares me, but it's a tad bit uncomfortable ....got to make the grade; not too difficult, as I was disciplined in High School.    Socially, now that's a different story, ...I'm quite inept, but something that is quite interesting, is that the most uncomfortable event was what gives me the most comfort today ...I recall, three or four strangers, all of a sudden there in my face, asking me if I were to die that day whether I was certain I'd go to Heaven ...I remember thinking that I can not boldly state that which is God's judgment, and I said something like: "I hope so ...I think  ...".   Why did I think so, really?   Was it because I had warm fuzzy feelings inside sometimes?   Was it because I've been told many times that God is love, and in His love, of course, why not?    No, I felt beyond that!   There were many times I was distraught, and in the quietness, I felt God's presence comforting me with the kind of reasoning that I couldn't achieve without Him.   But though boldness can sometimes be a good thing, I didn't have any bit of it ...in any area.   Some of the students in my dorm had boldness, and they would tell these religious characters to, "Get lost!"   But in hindsight, no one needs to get lost, we all start out that way.  And now I realize that though the boldness should never be me, but only that which comes from He who created me, and I can boldly say, "Yes, I'm confident that I'm going to Heaven!"   And I'm thankful those young men challenged my thoughts ...I wish there were some way I could thank them personally.   What I was studying at the time was evolution, a college requirement, and quite interesting.  And I believe we are still evolving into something, in fact, evolving quite rapidly in the past couple of years ...mostly in cities throughout the world.  So, I'm praying for those in college today, hoping too much doesn't transpire before they can boldly and with confidence make every decision with our loving Creator in mind.   It's not uncool to follow the Bible ...it's just often unpopular, but it's more comfortable in the long run.   And I'm in for the long run!   I hope you are too!!!