In case you didn't know, there are like a million things to apply for when you get accepted to college. It's stressful, and insane. I have to apply for practically every scholarship available because that's the only way I can actually afford to go to college. And with scholarships, comes essays. Lots and lots of essays. With random topics that are extremely hard to write about.

Here's the first try on my leadership one:


A leader is someone who knows how to serve. A leader is not someone who pushes to the front of the line yelling "me, me, me!" and who claims the be "in charge." To be a leader, you must first know how to follow those that lead you. You must know what it means to be a servant, and to put others needs before your own. That is the definition of a great leader. By being humble and making yourself nothing, you are actually proving that you are qualified and have the ability to lead others. As a Christian, I want to be like Jesus. He was a humble and caring guy, and he always put others before himself. He lived his entire life on the Earth to serve others, even those that did not want him to, and those that rejected him. He made himself a servant, which made him an example, or someone to follow. He was a leader, not because that is what his purpose in life was, but because his purpose in life was to love and serve others. I believe that is my life is aligned with that example, that I can lead. Not because I strive to be a leader, but because I strive to be a humble servant.

Welcome, 2013.

a lot has happened in my life recently.
I've lost a lot of friends, and made a few new ones.
I've realized some things about myself, and yet there is still so much to learn.
I got accepted to college, only to realize that my life is about to change completely.
I went to the Passion 2013 conference and literally cannot contain my excitement for Jesus and what his people are doing in his name.
I know for certain though that God is going to be faithful. Always. Even when I am unfaithful, because God cannot be anything other than faithful. And that is the comfort I can lean on when I feel lost, confused, and like there is no where else to turn.