\u201cPeople are searching within themselves for the answer, when they just need JESUS!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cMy campus DESPERATELY needs Jesus, everything secular is so glorified, yet everyone feels empty.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWe need a place for young women to come together to grow closer to the Lord and each other.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cI think that there are so many young women who need to hear that they are worthy. And that God is the true king. I find myself trying to constantly reassure my friends that they are worthy and loved by God.\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cOur female community lacks community and unity. The female student body desperately needs to feel loved and seen, we need to feel as though there are people out there praying for us.\u201d<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n
This is a glimpse into what female college students had to say when Live Original asked,\u00a0\u201cWhy do you want us to come to your campus?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Hey guys, it\u2019s Liv! I just want to start by saying, that we get it. We know firsthand that college can be a time of searching. Searching for community. Searching for answers of our life purpose. Searching for a true friendship. Searching for fulfillment and encouragement. Searching for balance. This season of life can have a lot of unanswered questions, and it can begin to overwhelm us if we let it.<\/p>\n
For many, This is the first time you are on your own. You have the freedom to make decisions for yourself.\u00a0It\u2019s the beginning of a journey where\u00a0you\u00a0get to choose what\u2019s next. From what\u2019s for\u00a0dinner to what\u00a0you\u00a0want to\u00a0be\u00a0involved\u00a0in\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0free time. You get to dictate\u00a0the\u00a0next steps. It\u2019s\u00a0exciting, and can be even\u00a0a little scary.<\/p>\n
Liz and I both had pretty different outlooks and approaches when it came to college. In my freshman year of college, I was ready to jump into every campus event that took place. I was excited to rush and join a sorority, and I lived about 5 minutes from campus. I absolutely loved the fact that everyone around me was in a similar stage of life as me. I could relate to pretty much everybody in at least one way, being a student. To me, we were all connected in a way and I was ready to fully step into my new life as a college student. Liz on the other hand\u00a0was really only interested in the school aspect\u00a0of college. Liz wanted simply what we all were there for, to get a degree. There is absolutely nothing wrong with either approach and a lot can and will change throughout 4 years of college.<\/p>\n
No matter the person, this season will come with struggles, important lessons, and chances are you will graduate knowing a lot more about yourself than you knew before. For me, I found that one way a lot of the other students hung out was by \u201cgoing out\u201d. My sorority events seemed to be more fun if I had a few drinks with my friends before, and it was more fun to go to the local bar on a Friday night then to be home by myself. So, I did that for a while. At the time it seemed fine because it felt like the thing to do in college, but the next morning seemed to always come with a headache and lot of guilt. It felt like I could either have a social life or not, and if I wasn\u2019t okay with living the \u201ccollege life\u201d then I wouldn\u2019t have a life at all. My freshman year was a weird time filled with church on Wednesday night, Bible study on Thursday, and a party on Friday. I didn\u2019t want to choose, so I thought I\u2019d just do both and it was exhausting.<\/p>\n
My sophomore year of college, God placed my high school friend, Liz back in my life at just the right time. We instantly grew close and our friendship was truly just what we both needed. Turns out, we each had some struggles we could relate on, and some struggles that were unique to each of us. Even in our unique struggling, we helped each other \u00a0not feel alone in them and there was so much beauty in that. The beginning of our friendship consisted of a lot of late night conversations, a lot of listening, laughs, and a lot of encouraging one another. It was just what my soul needed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t