{"id":2768,"date":"2022-10-07T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:12:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:12:06","slug":"building-good-habits-at-cedarville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/2022\/10\/07\/building-good-habits-at-cedarville\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Good Habits At Cedarville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being at a Christian university is an amazing blessing. We are surrounded by fellow believers, learn from incredible speakers in chapel, and learn more about Scripture through our Bible minors!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It can be easy with all these things to become complacent and too comfortable in our faith. Cedarville University is a pretty safe environment in which to grow and learn, after all, but let me encourage you to not become complacent. There are two important reasons why.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, although there are many neat opportunities to strengthen your walk with Christ here at Cedarville, no one is perfect, and it\u2019s easy to become lazy in your devotion to God\u2019s Word. This can also lead to being swayed toward bad choices. Second, at some point, you will graduate and step out into the world, which will tempt you to turn from your faith at every opportunity. These college years are the time to prepare and dig deep in God\u2019s Word so that you will stand strong in the face of whatever may come your way, whether now or after graduation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to share with you three tips for deepening your faith and avoiding complacency.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dig into the Word! <\/span><\/b>At this point in the semester, this has been drilled into our heads multiple times by Dr. White and other chapel speakers \u2014 but how many of us are actually doing it? Take a moment and consider whether you are actually studying God\u2019s Word deeply. I know that too often I open my Bible in the morning and read a few verses or a chapter and call it good, because I have important things I need to get to. Or things that I think are important! I want to encourage and challenge you (and myself) to spend quality time in God\u2019s Word studying and getting to know it. Here are some tips to get you started. Maybe pick one each day to accomplish.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n