Comments on: Is this all there is to life? http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 May 2012 17:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chad http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Chad Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:15:19 +0000 http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/#comment-89 The truth is that the sort of community that exists in college ministries like Wesley is a very rare thing outside the college world, so church will almost certainly be very different. I also think that being a single mid-20 something is kind of weird; you don't really fit in with the college kids and there is lots of stuff for young couples that you can't really do. This isn't meant to be discouraging, my own experience in DeKalb is that it is really different, even in the college ministry I'm in I'm the "old guy" in grad school. I do encourage you to go since the only way to begin the adjustment is to get on with it. I'm sure you will meet some great people there as you have in the past and in awhile you'll be just as essentail to those folks as you were to the Wesley. The truth is that the sort of community that exists in college ministries like Wesley is a very rare thing outside the college world, so church will almost certainly be very different. I also think that being a single mid-20 something is kind of weird; you don’t really fit in with the college kids and there is lots of stuff for young couples that you can’t really do. This isn’t meant to be discouraging, my own experience in DeKalb is that it is really different, even in the college ministry I’m in I’m the “old guy” in grad school. I do encourage you to go since the only way to begin the adjustment is to get on with it. I’m sure you will meet some great people there as you have in the past and in awhile you’ll be just as essentail to those folks as you were to the Wesley.

]]> By: sommerlovin http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/comment-page-1/#comment-88 sommerlovin Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:50:33 +0000 http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/#comment-88 hey thomas, i feel like that a lot too. is this all there is to life? cuz sometimes it sucks. and it's boring. and i thought that he promised to "set us free". i don't feel freedom. i feel chains. crappy crappy chains. i still haven't figured out the answer to it yet. i don't think it's about "religion" though. I don't think it has anything to do with "doing stuff" and "going to church". I think it must have to do with the Man. Getting to know him as a person, not doing stuff for him. But even he seems really really hard to get to know. hey thomas,

i feel like that a lot too. is this all there is to life? cuz sometimes it sucks. and it’s boring. and i thought that he promised to “set us free”. i don’t feel freedom. i feel chains. crappy crappy chains.

i still haven’t figured out the answer to it yet. i don’t think it’s about “religion” though. I don’t think it has anything to do with “doing stuff” and “going to church”. I think it must have to do with the Man. Getting to know him as a person, not doing stuff for him. But even he seems really really hard to get to know.

]]> By: bigbrother0074 http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/comment-page-1/#comment-86 bigbrother0074 Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:06:39 +0000 http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/#comment-86 I don't really know what to say to you other than that you are still on our hearts here. I like what Mindy said. Good words. I don’t really know what to say to you other than that you are still on our hearts here.
I like what Mindy said. Good words.

]]> By: mindy http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/comment-page-1/#comment-82 mindy Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:44:10 +0000 http://chobas.com/blog/2005/06/18/is-this-all-there-is-to-life/#comment-82 I definitely know what you mean - this is an experience everyone has after wesley - whether it is in another state or not. That may seem unlikely but it's true. CS & Wesley are places that are liquid & always moving & changing. If you find your place there still with the people there, you will feel lost & alone very quickly...it's not that those friends will forget you because the close ones meant to last, will last (with much effort) but it's just how life goes. God builds us at places like Wesley to move us into the rest of our lives. Wesley/Aggieland was only a small portion of time compared to our whole lives. Many people look back & say those are the best times of their lives but that's sad to me. You have to move past that & it will take at least a year to feel that you have. I don't know if this helps at all, I guess I just want you to know you aren't alone in these feelings. I remember those thoughts exactly and the hardest thing I learned after college was that my relationship with God changed 100%. The only thing that really remained the same is that He is faithful. When you are ready (remember how long it took to get involved at wesley), you will jump in & get involved in a church also. Your relationship with God will be changing...it always is and you have to adapt with it. Good luck and I didn't mean for this to get so long. =) I definitely know what you mean – this is an experience everyone has after wesley – whether it is in another state or not. That may seem unlikely but it’s true. CS & Wesley are places that are liquid & always moving & changing. If you find your place there still with the people there, you will feel lost & alone very quickly…it’s not that those friends will forget you because the close ones meant to last, will last (with much effort) but it’s just how life goes. God builds us at places like Wesley to move us into the rest of our lives. Wesley/Aggieland was only a small portion of time compared to our whole lives. Many people look back & say those are the best times of their lives but that’s sad to me. You have to move past that & it will take at least a year to feel that you have. I don’t know if this helps at all, I guess I just want you to know you aren’t alone in these feelings. I remember those thoughts exactly and the hardest thing I learned after college was that my relationship with God changed 100%. The only thing that really remained the same is that He is faithful. When you are ready (remember how long it took to get involved at wesley), you will jump in & get involved in a church also. Your relationship with God will be changing…it always is and you have to adapt with it. Good luck and I didn’t mean for this to get so long. =)

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