Discipleship

Discipleship is a concept I did not really get to see lived out until I got to college. Living life with someone and learning from them in the process was never something I really got to do with people that would have a positive impact on me. The friends I had growing up were the one who influenced me and they were not walking with the Lord. My senior year, the Lord really opened my eyes to the fact that I needed to make a change. The main reason I came to the University of Oklahoma was to grow in my relationship and understanding of Jesus and I had to realize that I was not going to be able to grow and work through things on my own.

 

I knew from the very beginning that I wanted to be discipled. I knew that if I came to OU for the reasons I said that this was a step that I needed to take. Also some of the girls that I was getting close to were also making the same decision and part of me used that as motivation (not necessarily the right ones but it worked). I have learned amazing lessons from each of the women that God has placed in my life. I can't imagine where I would be if these ladies had not walked into my life at the time God allowed.

 

One thing that I have also learned this semester with discipleship is that it is not just going to fall into your lap. As I entered what I call my "transition year" seven months ago, I knew I still wanted to do life with someone older and wiser than me but I was not sure who. Due to the fact that I was leaving the BSU and not deeply involved in a church yet, I was not sure if I had any options. I found a Church over the summer that I fell in love with and looked for opportunities there. What I found turned out to be nothing that I expected. I signed up for a gospel training program called ReTrain that would give me a chance to be "gospel coach" by someone every other week and I was excited!! This semester is a week from being over for me and I have yet to meet with this "coach" once. I am not sure what happened with but it did not happen.

 

This year has also taught me that discipleship can look very different and that life on life is what it truly is about. Nikki Frana... OH WOW... I mean Nikki Meinen has been a rock for me this year. Getting time with me once a week, hanging out, going to dinner and just loving me when I need it. I learn from her just like I would learn from someone 5 years older than me. We continue to live life together even though she is married and I am still in school. It is about growing in the Lord and having that community.

 

 

Andrea Unrau discipled me my freshman year of college and was my roommate during my sophomore year.

 

Miss Sarah Savage (soon to be Mrs. Mace) helped me walk through my sophomore and junior year. Loving on me but also challenging me

Yasmin Vila Limo was not only my discipler my senior year but also my team leader in Cambodia that Christmas.


I am so grateful for these beautiful, Godly women. I can not express how much I appreciate the influence they have on me. The Lord really has blessed me with wise counselors and most importantly great friends! I love each of them for the impact they have had on me! Thank you ladies :-)