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It's free! download and share with your family and friends!
Download Andy's Guide to Surviving College - The Ebook, here.
If you missed the show, here's what happened:
- Kickoff to the Weekend!
- Kids Grow up so Quickly
- Feeding the 5,000
- GIving up too easily?
- Surprise Me God
- Andy's Guide to Surviving College #9
We've already covered why it's not that important to shower before you go to your classes in the morning (that is, if you would miss class instead, hygiene is more important), because here is one fundamental truth throughout your college years: Everyone Looks Frumpy.
As a matter of fact, there are people that will spend very good money to look as frumpy as possible. Paying extra for jeans that have more holes than swiss cheese, torn shirts, cut off sweatshirts etc etc.
A lot of it goes into the fact that college students don't have a lot of money in the first place, so for a lot of people there's no choice but to rock the thrift store finds.
There are some that do have money, but don't want to look like they do, so they will pay to look frumpy as well.
So, don't worry about spending a lot on your clothes, don't worry about getting all primped and primed for a 7 AM class, and don't be embarrassed about your junky car, because the only place that is more casual/frumpy than college is Wal-Mart.
If you missed the show, here's what happened:
- Interview with Sam from Mikeschair!
- Which is older?
- Surprise me God
- See Abandon for free on Andy's Birthday?
Andy and Jenn talked with Sam from Mikeschair about the story behind the song "Someone Worth Dying For," a story that he's heard from a listener that touched his life, and what the band does on release day of their CD.
Listen to the interview here
"Getting your work done sooner than later is probably a good idea"
Listen to his advice here
- Cantaloupe Festival?
- A time when it was hard to tell the truth
- Painfully obvious trivia
- Surprise Me God
- Andy's guide to surviving college
As we have discussed previously, sleep is a precious commodity during your college career. So, what will probably happen to you when you first start out in school, is you will miss church on the first sunday. Then the next week, you won't find one that will fit you. Then the next week, you miss the shuttle to the church you think you might like but aren't really sure.
Just like other times in life, we fool ourselves so often by saying "I'll follow God later" We think that somehow, once we become less busy (we won't) or have less problems (we won't) or settle down and have a family (you might, but that only gives you less time and more problems), then we will finally crack open the ol' bible and give God the time He deserves.
It won't ever happen by accident, just like your homework won't happen by accident, your car won't fix itself by accident, or your smelly clothes won't clean themselves by accident.
It's something you have to do on purpose, with intention. And there's no better time to start now! Because you will never be in a better place to start having a relationship with Jesus then where you are RIGHT NOW!
I have no idea what this is and it has nothing whatsoever to do with this post. Looks like the character from an uplifting children's show about a porcupine with dandruff. It's just the first thing that popped up when I did a Google Image search for "Flaky". You're welcome.
Lately it seems I'm a flake-magnet.
I'm not referring to a scalp condition or even cereal here, though.
I'm talking about flaky people.
People who say one thing, then do another.
People who put on their "Jesus Pants" and go to church and then post pictures of the latest bar they visited on Facebook.
People who say they believe one thing, but obviously don't live it.
Yeah, I could choose not to look or just pray for them (and I do a lot of both) but it still bothers me.
It's especially frustrating to me in people that I see greatness. They have such potential but they are too engulfed in the things and trappings of this world to even look up.
Sadly, there isn't a special laser to zap out the flakes of this world.
I can focus on me though, and make sure I don't get flaky.
"Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one." Matthew 5:37I know how hard it is to trust, let alone be around, a flaky person. Let's work on being as flake-less as possible, mmkay?
"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15
I'm going to go have some cereal now.
-Jenn
QUESTION:
Have you ever met a flaky person?
Most of our series so far has been about other parts of the College "experience" - but let's not forget, you're there to do some book-learnin' !
When you are selecting classes, you will probably try to pick a schedule where no classes start before 1 pm. Problem is, those classes usually fill up the fastest, and it never fails that THE ONE CLASS YOU HAVE TO TAKE IS ONLY OFFERED AT 6:40 AM AAAGGGHHH.
Here's the deal, no matter how late your first class is, it will still be TOO EARLY. You can squeeze the most sleep out of the night by following "Andy's Guide To Surviving College #1 " , but don't put off that early class, because you'll have to do it sometime, and you might as well do it now. You definitely won't want to do it any more at a later time.