{"id":1344,"date":"2019-10-29T10:06:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2019-10-29T10:06:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:06:42","slug":"3-things-to-strive-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/?p=1344","title":{"rendered":"3 Things to Strive For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jenny Renfroe is a freshman from Athens, AL and she is majoring in chemical engineering. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I first walked into the Tide 4 Christ student center, I had so many emotions: fear, excitement, and anticipation. I\u2019m sort of an introvert, so I was worried about introducing myself to so many new people. However, I was overwhelmed by how easy it was to fit in with this group of people. Tide 4 Christ is a group that consists of genuinely great individuals. I am so glad that I came to be a part of this group. Here are 3 things that I hope to accomplish from being a part of T4C and that I think we all should strive to do as servants of Christ:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Spiritual Growth\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    After getting to know some of the students in T4C, it became clear\nthat what I was doing back home wasn\u2019t enough. There are some very\nknowledgeable bible students in the group. Talking to them has really inspired\nme to increase my own personal study. I was raised going to worship services\nevery time that the doors were open, going to every youth group activity, and\neverything in between. It becomes easy to get caught up in the routine, stuck\non a spiritual \u201cplateau.\u201d However, the key to a rich life in Christ is to keep\nprogressing, to keep growing in faith and knowledge of His word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Bring Others to Christ<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      As Christians, we strive every day to live like Jesus. If we are\nreally asking ourselves the question \u201cwhat would Jesus do?\u201d then we will answer\nwith, \u201cHe would seek and save the lost\u201d (Luke 19:10). Our purpose on earth is\nto be fishers of men. 2 Timothy 4:5 says, \u201cBut you be watchful in all things,\nendure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.\u201dWe\nhear this all the time, but how often do we actually act on it? The gospel is\ntoo great to be kept to ourselves. We have to share with others and tell them\nwhat they\u2019re missing out on. Everyone deserves to hear the good news: Jesus\nChrist died for you, He arose, and He is alive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Build Christian Relationships<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        In high school and now college, I have realized the importance of having a good group of friends that you can rely on. They say to surround yourself with the kind of people that you want to be, and that is what Tide4Christ is to me. I look up to so many people in this group. Tide4Christ is full of people that would love to pray with you, study with you, or just simply talk to you.\u00a0 It is a blessing to have Christian friends that you can go to when you need help, prayers, advice, etc. I have spent the majority of my time here at UA with Tide4Christ, and I have loved every second. I can\u2019t wait to see what the future holds for us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        As Paul told the church in Philippi, we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength! While I hope that equates to great times together, I know that my ultimate goal is to learn more about His plan for my life each and every day. Tide4Christ is here to help me and you grow together at the University of Alabama. Roll Tide!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        When I first walked into the Tide 4 Christ student center, I had so many emotions: fear, excitement, and anticipation. I\u2019m sort of an introvert, so I was worried about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-blogs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8LSHf-lG","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tide4christ.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}