Page Six, The HILLTOP Wednesday, September 24, 1986
Faith Found
in a Friend
by Lea Pardue
Staff Writer
As a freshman at Mars Hill Colleg^. I have been through and am continuing to
go through a series of changes. Although the students and faculty have offered
their full assistance and support, this transition has been difficult for me. My
faith in God gives me the stability and consistancy that I need at this time.
Like many of you, my major is undecided. I do not know what God wants me
to do with my life. I am constantly asking myself how I can use my talents to
serve Him. At times I have felt bogged down by my classes, homework, and the
neverending reading that is assigned each day. Sometimes, I even wonder if col
lege is the right decision. I wonder if I will be forgotton back horne because I am
here and not there. I left a family, friends, and a church that I love dearly. I know
homesickness is normal, but at times, I can almost be overwhelmed. After all,
leaving home for the first time can be a traumatic experience. College can be quite
lonely.
As I think myself into depression and dwell on the sacrifice that I made to come
to school, I can only remember the tremendous sacrifice Christ made for me. This
doubt that I feel now is nothing compared to my future glory with God. In II
Corinthians Chapter four, you can find these encouraging words: “We are often
troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair; there are
many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times,
we are not destroyed. .. And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring
us tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.”
We should all try to keep our hearts open to God and His will for our lives. We
will never be happy and content unless we know that we have given ourselves
COMPLETELY to God and are living according to His will. “My grace is all you
need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.” Keep your heart and soul
devoted to the Lord and He will not fail you. “Come unto me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.. .For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.”
Answers and
Messages
Always go to God first. He will use other people if He desires.
HE IS THE ONLY ANSWER!!!
Speak, Lord in the stillness, while I wait on Thee;
Hushed my heart to listen in expectancy.
Speak, O blessed Master, in this quiet hour.
Let me see Thy face. Lord, feel Thy touch of power.
For the words Thou speakest, “They are life” indeed;
Living Bread from heaven, now my spirit feed!
All to Thee is yielded, I am not my own;
Bliss, glad surrender, I am Thine alone.
Fill me with the knowledge of Thy glorious will;
All thine own good pleasure in my life fulfill.
Father, I pray thus the Holy Spirit will be my teacher in all things in God’s word.
1 claim John 14:26 which says
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, Whom the Father will send in
my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your
remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you....
A SPECIAL THING
A special thing Jesus told me in my prayers last night, was that He would be here
today and let me see the golden light that helps me find my way. Jesus is the light
that helps me find the way. And He spreads something special each and every
day. He shows this special thing in a special way. It may be glad It may be sad It
may be good. It may be bad. But this special thing you may keep in your heart
and never, never let it part. This, special thing he made for you and me. It’s
whiter than a dove and prettier than the sea. This, special thing you cannot see or
hear. This thing is LOVE He shows, for you and me. And spreads on our path
way each and everyday.
Why Ask Questions
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by Ed Hix
Staff Writer
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that professors tend to ask; like, where is
your homework, or where is your
already overdue paper, or did you know
you had 15 absences in the class. I mean
those are some really stupid questions!
Of course people have been asking
stupid questions throughout history it
seems. Philosophers did it all the time in
olden days. It Plato’s The Republic,
everyone sat around talking about the
just and the injust man. Is the just man
juster than the injust man or is the injust
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Counselor’s Corner
By Merry Burgess
Contributing Columnist
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Haley hangs a picture of a turtle sitting
on a fence. Says Haley, “Anytime I start
thinking, ‘Wow isn’t this marvelous
what I’ve done!’ I look at that picture
and remember how this turtle - me - got
up on that post.”
We are all a part of each other. There
is not one among us humans who can
claim to be without the help and in
fluence of others. We all like to think we
did it “My Way” as the old song
popularized by Frank Sinatra suggests,
but in reality “my way” is made up of
bits and pieces of different people’s in
fluence on us.
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others. We are a part of each other;»[-eent drink n
owe each other so much. SometiH
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“It is this variety of
influences that makes
you a distinct, unique
person. ’ ’
Think of the number of individuals
you have known in your life so far, and
imagine the many who will cross your
path in the future. They have touched
your life as you have touched theirs. We
are made up of portions of all who have
touched our lives, whether with love or
carelessness. We are better because of it.
We have learned, been influenced,
shared, and grown as a result of the im
pact others have had on us. As Ten
nyson wrote in his poem Ulysees, “lam
a part of all that I have met.”
It is this variety of influences that
make you a distinct, unique person. No
one else has had the experiences or has
known the same people as you. The con
tributions of others to your life do not
make you the same as them, but aid in
selfcenteredness, to acknowledge ^ffeme is not a
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they impart and the concern they shOaid. “Many o
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