College Students. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes, majors, religious and political views. Common ground is often hard to find when you're surrounded by so many different types of people on so many different paths. But over the last few weeks I have noticed one issue that most of my peers have in common.
Balance. We are all seeking this one precious necessity.
My Mac's Dictionary Widget defines Balance (N) as An even distribution of weight enabling something or someone to remain upright or steady.
Our challenge in life, but particularly as college students, is to try and fit as much as we possibly can in our lives (aka on our scale) without it toppling over. At the end of the day, we hope everything comes out upright and steady. This is a tedious and exhausting task, as most of you know.
We all have different things we struggle to balance.
Finding a balance with...
- eating healthy and going to Cook Out (aka the best yet the unhealthiest restaurant on the strip).
- doing your homework and having fun
- spending time with your friends and spending time with your significant other
- sleeping and working out
- job and social life
We manage pretty well most of the time, but there's one subject matter that I cannot figure out how to balance...it may not even be a balance at all. This is a pretty heavy subject matter, but I wrote this blog because many people have come to me with these questions lately. And honestly...I don't have the answers. So this time...I am writing more to see what you think than to tell you my own thoughts.
Here it goes...
When is having fun--too much fun? And when does too much fun become wrong?
Many of us seek to know where the line is drawn. Especially Christians.
I know many Christian girls who want to have a typical college girl's night out every once in a while. I know many Christian guys who want to play beer pong on the weekends. And I know many Christians in general who want to live their social life to the fullest whilst keeping their faith. But is it possible? Can those girls have both their faith and go dancing at a club? Can those guys play beer pong on game day? When does fun turn into sin, and how do we determine when it does? Many people debate over God's rules and regulations to balancing these "gray" situations. For example, some questions are...
- Can we drink--but just not get drunk?
- Can we go to clubs but just not booty dance?
- Can we play beer pong on game days but make sure to stop after one game?
- Can we kiss him/her but make sure to go no further?
- Can we smoke weed in legal states? Or not at all?
Like I said...maybe it's not a balance at all. Maybe it's a choice--all or nothin', ya know?
I know one thing is for certain...Jesus picked ALL. He chose all of us.
And deep down I go with the choice option...but that doesn't mean it's always easy.
Sheesh this grown-up stuff it tough.
Comments would be good.
Do you think you can balance your faith and your social life with rules and regulations to come out upright and steady?
If so... how do you define them exactly?
Or do you think it's a choice between the two?
