College

A short essay on college and the meaning thereof,
DAY 1 - Feels like D-Day. The invasion has begun. The attacker is strong, in mind and heart. He is rooted and grounded in the faith. All concepts of passiveness have been eradicated by the resolutions of the warrior. The warrior is shod with peace, truth, the Spirit, faith, righteousness, and salvation, and thousands are waiting to be captured. The warrior makes a fatidic statement that this semester he will show the power of the Lord to at least 10 people.
The enemy - Satan. Father of lies and calumny. Angel of light and god of this world. Legions of demons and henchmen at his command. How can a solitary warrior survive? Well, he has God on his side.
The target - liberals and conservatives. Atheist and Buddhist. Cosmic humanist and Marxist-Leninist. They disagree with one another so avidly that they couldn't imagine that they have anything in common, but they do; they are wrong. Their minds have been deceived into anything but believing in the one true God, and it is up to the warrior to reveal truth unto them.
So what does the warrior do on day one? He walks into class, receives his syllabus, and goes on to the next one, and finally home. Didn't talk to any one about Truth; he wants to wait until he gets to know some of his classmates before he starts witnessing to them.
DAY 2 - Gets homework. Scans classroom to see who he could talk to. "Well, I don't want them to avoid me the rest of the semester, so I'll tell them at the end of the semester. Also, I hardly have an opportunity to talk to any of them anyway." By the end of the semester the warrior has found it easy to not talk to these people about Truth. The zeal and resolution has been eradicated. The battle for the classroom is lost.
DAY 3 - "I'll just talk to the people who are walking around outside," he thinks. With every person the warrior comes up with a very good excuse of why he can't approach them. This inkhorn of Biblical concepts just keeps all that he has been given inside. As the semester wears on, the hiatus enlarges between desire to speak and desire to be silent.
The enemy is intimidating, make no mistake. The warriors fears are not unfounded; he probably will be laughed at, mocked and ridiculed. As a matter of fact, this is promised unto him. But he must over come his fear and desire to be dear to the world. Lay down the pride fool.
College is a preparatory stage for "the real world". If you don't witness now, you won't do it later. College is the ideal place to learn, everything. Storm the towers of the enemy; if you aren't taking ground you're losing it because the Witch-King is always advancing. That is the meaning of college, to learn. And the most important thing to learn is how to share with others your faith. First, by reading and being instructed. Secondly, by doing it yourself. And last, teach it to others. Ezra 7:10, Romans 1:16.
Josh Inge