Looking back, here are the 25 lessons that stand out the most from my time in college.
25. Always
look for ways to say, ‘thank you’.
24. You are
never too busy to help a friend.
23. Pick your
battles.
22. Use
biblical humor as often as possible.
21. Take steps
of faith.
20. Encourage
people more than you correct them.
19. Spend
time with people whom you couldn’t possibly disagree with more.
18. Read
books that you usually wouldn’t read.
(Also, don’t forget to read books by old,
dead, theologians/pastors)
17. Pray
without ceasing. Even when it’s hard.
16. Pour your
life into others.
115. Cultivate
a holy hatred for sin.
114. Never be
satisfied with surface explanations. Always dig deeper.
113. Don’t
ever forget who the worst of sinners is.
112. Live in
such a way that people want to know the reason for the hope that is in
you.
111. Listen to
your leaders and submit to them.
110. Do what
you’re scared to do.
9. Keep
school in the right perspective. Always keep the phrase, “It’s really not that
serious” in your back pocket.
8. It’s
always best to admit when you’re wrong
7. Have a
theology of laughter.
6. Have
nothing to prove.
5. Study
people. Learn how they tick.
4. Memorize
as much of God’s word as possible.
(Work to memorize the references. Don’t
neglect this. That’s like remembering someone’s face but not their name)
3. Learn a
doctrine and then sing a song. Define a Greek word and then read a poem.
Memorize a passage and then hug a friend.
2. View the
scriptures the way a detective views a crime scene.
(It's usually the little words like “for”, “but”, “so that”, and “yet” that make all the
difference)
1. Find out what God is passionate about and pursue
it with all your might.
