SENIORS SENIORS!!!!!

There is a saying that states there is no one older then a high school graduate, yet no one younger then a college freshman. College is a major time of self discovery, going from an undecided major as a freshman, to maybe a business major as a sophomore, perhaps communications as a junior, and ending up with a degree in science.
The first few weeks on campus one can ALWAYS tell who the freshmen are. They can be found wondering around campus trying to look like they know where they are and where they are going, but in all honesty are completely lost.
Like high school, you won’t be able to keep track of the number of times you’ll hear, “Get involved!” or “Put yourself out there and meet people.” This seems pretty easy considering dorm life with hundreds of other freshman who are thinking the same thing; what’s my roommate going to be like? Am I going to have friends in college like I do back home? And for many of us we are thinking, “Will being a Christian fit in with the college lifestyle?”
A person’s character can be molded for the better from all the changes that college brings or one can feel chiseled and broken from it as well. With college comes a whole new sense of freedom. The freedom to attend class or not, to party, to do right or wrong. A freedom that could possibly question you and your faith. These freedoms can affect how others see you and you see yourself.
In 1st Timothy, Paul is writing a letter to Timothy who is teaching to people much older then himself. Paul is encouraging Timothy to stand firm in his beliefs even though he is teaching those older than him. Chapter 4:11-12 says; “Command and teach these things. Don’t let anyone look down upon you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
As we head off to college and start a new chapter in our lives, we need to set an example in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity. Assuredly, we will be looking for respect from adults, but on top of that, we will be looking for respect from our peers as well. When you set the example in these components; it is then that one gains a high respect from both peers and adults. My hopes are that everyone enjoys their college freshman year and may you find a way for Jesus to fit into your college lifestyle.