Right On Time
Chapel is required of every student at CBU who is taking more than seven credit hours a semester. Although some students see it as just checking the box, I’ve found that it is very essential to everyday life at CBU. Back in November I was contemplating dropping school and going back into the military. Things weren’t going well for me, and I was concerned about being able to pay rent and other expenses. I was having trouble finding a job, some of my credits didn’t transfer, and life seemed unpleasant to me. I attended a chapel service on 11/30/12 in which Dr. Micah Parker was the guest speaker. Dr. Parker’s message was on Matthew 8:28-24. He also told his interpretation of the man in the pit parable.
In the parable, there was a man walking along one day who fell into a deep pit. As the man was falling, he grabbed a branch to break his fall. The pit was dark, and the man couldn’t see anything. After holding on for some time, the man called out to God to save him. God replied, “Let go”. The man said, “No, I will die if I let go.” God answered again, “Let go!” The man replied once more, “No I will die if I let go.” God assured the man that he would not die if he let go, but the man refused. The man continued to hold on to the branch and was eventually found dead, with the ground being only seven feet from the branch.
That was story was exactly what I needed to hear at the time. I had been unsure the whole semester. I doubted myself, my decision to leave the army, and my pursuit of my education. Everything that I had worked for was in question and I needed reassurance. I was literally a step away from dropping out of school and enlisting in the army.
We are taught that God may not come when you want him, but he will always be on time. In this instance, God was just in the nick of time. I know that I was led to this school for a reason and that I can’t leave until I have accomplished what I came here to do. No matter how rough things get in our live we have to, “let go and let God.” I am blessed to have been able to have received that message that day. Chapel is more than a box that needs checking. It is more than just a slot on our schedule. It is a special message that is intended for someone who needs assurance, confirmation, encouragement, or hope. “Let go and let God!”
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