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I fell in love with Jesus Christ!! I couldn’t ask for a better friend. I am learning how to be alone without being lonely, and how to truly love.

I think that a lot of mistakes single christians make, especially women, are related to getting our emotions tied to people we are not married to. While it is normal to have feelings for the opposite sex I realized that I shouldn’t let my feelings for someone else be stronger than my feelings for Jesus. My soul was longing for God, but I was trying to find it in men.

The passage of scripture that helped me find peace and fall in love is 1 Corinthians 7:

Verse 8: This is what I say to those who are not married and to women whose husbands have died. It is good if you do not get married. I am not married. But if you are not able to keep from doing that which you know is wrong, get married. It is better to get married than to have such strong sex desires.

and 31-35: While you live in this world, live as if the world has no hold on you. The way of this world will soon be gone. I want you to be free from the cares of this world. The man who is not married can spend his time working for the Lord and pleasing Him. The man who is married cares for the things of the world. He wants to please his wife. Married women and women who have never been married are different. The woman who has never been married can spend her time working for the Lord. She wants to please the Lord with her body and spirit. The woman who is married cares for the things of the world. She wants to please her husband. I am saying these things to help you. I am not trying to keep you from getting married. I want you to do what is best. You should work for Him without other things taking your time.

Those passages were from Paul’s letters to the Corinthians, but Jesus also speaks of this in Matthew 19:10-12.

I know that marriage is not a sin, but now I realize that if I am going to enjoy love and sexual pleasures while I am on earth, it should be with a godly, respectful, loving man that serves the Lord with me.
But don’t just take my word for it. I want you all to be happy, so…read it and fall in love!! God bless you.

I am currently fluent in English and Spanish,
I am proficient in Brazilian Portuguese,
and I would like to learn to speak and read Italian, French, and at least have some knowledge of (Mandarin) Chinese…

...all within the next 3-5 years! I think it’s possible, I just have to make a study plan and stick to it! I am going to use a combination of Pimsleur Language Program, study aids, movies with subtitles, and of course the internet.

I just completed my first semester and I really feel like I accomplished something. Even if I have completely missed the point, I applaud myself for surviving the first semester with the enthusiasm to return. Unfortunately, I won’t receive my grades until about 10 days into the second semester :( I am making a commitment not to measure my success by grades but by my personal growth, only because law school grades can be disappointing and discouraging. Best of all, I am officially one step closer to achieving my goal of succeeding and graduating from law school!