One of the things that I have begun to be busy with is meeting with some female students one on one. These meetings could result in either regular discipleship meetings or are just one time things. These meetings are in addition to some of the stories we have already heard as we have begun to make close friends here.
This last week there were two days where my heart was extremely heavy after meeting back to back with a few girls that have been attending UCF for quite some time. The stories I heard were of great pain; young girls growing up abused, neglected, mistreated and unloved. As these women have gotten into college, pain continues to be their companion as they are introduced to drugs, alcohol, sex outside of marriage, homosexual relationships, pregnancies and abortions. These women have confided in me and trusted me enough to let me in on their stories. We have talked, prayed, and sought the Lord in these difficulties.
My heart was so heavy during our weekly prayer meeting a few days ago that I just cried over the brokenness of this world. The message was on the first section of Ephesians chapter one where Paul reminds the church of their identity. We were chosen to be adopted as children of Yahweh. We do not do anything to gain an inheritance yet we receive the immense blessings from being in the family of God.
These stories I have heard are extremely hopeless without the knowledge of our adoption. This was a message that I needed to be reminded of even as I can attempt to think that my status as a child of God depends on me. I am thankful for your prayers for us, the Holy Spirit is working through us to say the right words and to have the strength to walk with these individuals. Please continue to pray for us and for the lives of those students who know the Lord but need to live transformed lives.
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