imported_Terran Starek
Jan 31st, 2004, 01:16:13 PM
Hi everyone :wave
I only post threads like this once in a blue moon or if I need help, but I have something I wanted to share with y'all (yeah, I from Kansas, what can I say?). I'll make it short. . .or as short as I am capable of, which as many of you know is not very short, because I get too wordy most of the time--just like this sentence! Dangit!
Last semester I was attending Kansas State University and majoring in Political Science. However, after 5 semesters at a great school, I realized that it wasn't for me. It just wasn't. KSU is a wonderful institution and a great place to live on-campus and learn good stuff, but I found myself sliding into an emotional downslide. I became depressed and lost my focus on what was important in life, losing my ability to focus in school and most other things. I flunked a few classes (coming from a guy who has barely ever gotten a B) and my GPA dropped.
It was just this last semester that I realized my problem: I had lost the closeness with God I had once had. I never attended church while in school and really gave up on all that I had established in High School. So, I had some serious in depth time with my church and my family over Thanksgiving Break, and I felt like it was time to make a change to what I knew I should've been doing all along: letting God guide me. I listened for the first time, and he called me into the ministry.
So, I packed up all of my things, told my parents, took out some serious loans, and headed down to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where I am currently enrolled in classes at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It's awesome, and since moving every aspect of my life has been brighter. I'm pursuing a degree in Youth Ministry, and when I graduate, I will become a Youth Pastor somewhere, which is pretty exciting! :)
So that's my story, really. I just wanted to update you all as to where I was at physically and to see if there are any Oklahomans out there who want me to road trip for a visit! :D Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend, and thanks for taking the time to read this.
I only post threads like this once in a blue moon or if I need help, but I have something I wanted to share with y'all (yeah, I from Kansas, what can I say?). I'll make it short. . .or as short as I am capable of, which as many of you know is not very short, because I get too wordy most of the time--just like this sentence! Dangit!
Last semester I was attending Kansas State University and majoring in Political Science. However, after 5 semesters at a great school, I realized that it wasn't for me. It just wasn't. KSU is a wonderful institution and a great place to live on-campus and learn good stuff, but I found myself sliding into an emotional downslide. I became depressed and lost my focus on what was important in life, losing my ability to focus in school and most other things. I flunked a few classes (coming from a guy who has barely ever gotten a B) and my GPA dropped.
It was just this last semester that I realized my problem: I had lost the closeness with God I had once had. I never attended church while in school and really gave up on all that I had established in High School. So, I had some serious in depth time with my church and my family over Thanksgiving Break, and I felt like it was time to make a change to what I knew I should've been doing all along: letting God guide me. I listened for the first time, and he called me into the ministry.
So, I packed up all of my things, told my parents, took out some serious loans, and headed down to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where I am currently enrolled in classes at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. It's awesome, and since moving every aspect of my life has been brighter. I'm pursuing a degree in Youth Ministry, and when I graduate, I will become a Youth Pastor somewhere, which is pretty exciting! :)
So that's my story, really. I just wanted to update you all as to where I was at physically and to see if there are any Oklahomans out there who want me to road trip for a visit! :D Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend, and thanks for taking the time to read this.