Identity Edition (May/June 2019)
Who are you? Who are you in the dark at night when you're at your most vulnerable? Who are you behind the Instagram filters, the texts, the put-together wardrobe? It's time to discover who you are. Who God has made you to be. Open to learn more about your roles as daughter, sister, Christian, helper, follower, and more.
Who are you? Who are you in the dark at night when you're at your most vulnerable? Who are you behind the Instagram filters, the texts, the put-together wardrobe? It's time to discover who you are. Who God has made you to be. Open to learn more about your roles as daughter, sister, Christian, helper, follower, and more.
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MAY/JUNE <strong>2019</strong> OHBELOVEDONE.COM YOU ARE A STUDENT<br />
THREE<br />
Jesus valued His education so we should too.<br />
Jesus Christ, while embodying<br />
the form of a man on<br />
earth, received an education<br />
in the temple. Luke 2:46-47<br />
describes Christ’s academic<br />
experience, highlighting the<br />
moment when Mary and<br />
Joseph found Him after<br />
much searching:<br />
After three days<br />
they found him<br />
in the temple,<br />
sitting among the<br />
teachers,<br />
listening to them<br />
+ asking them<br />
questions.<br />
//<br />
And all who<br />
heard him were<br />
amazed at his<br />
understanding and<br />
his answers.<br />
Obviously, Christ strove to get<br />
the most that He could out of<br />
His education. He desired to<br />
learn and understand what He<br />
was learning, which He was<br />
able to do perfectly because HE<br />
IS GOD.<br />
Furthermore, when asked why<br />
He remained in the temple,<br />
Christ’s response demonstrates<br />
His submission to His identity<br />
as a student.<br />
“And he said to them, "Why<br />
were you looking for me? Did<br />
you not know that I must be in<br />
my Father's house?” Luke 2:49<br />
Since we are made in God’s<br />
image, why shouldn’t we desire<br />
education as fervently as He did<br />
and submit to our identity as<br />
students as He did? The answer<br />
to this is that we SHOULD<br />
have a Christ-like mindset<br />
towards education, striving to<br />
learn and submit like He did.<br />
So, my friends, many of<br />
whom are high school<br />
or college students with<br />
seemingly impossible<br />
workloads, infinite amounts<br />
of homework, and much<br />
more on your plates than<br />
what seems reasonable or<br />
manageable; I give you<br />
this charge, a piece of<br />
encouragement that you can<br />
take with you as you strive<br />
to complete your academic<br />
journey, as you live out your<br />
identity as a student—<br />
continue to press on, do not<br />
give up, accept the calling<br />
God has given you. obo<br />
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