Student Blog Written By: India Bramblett, Fellows
When I arrived at Fellows, I was excited about all the new experiences I knew were coming, but I was still very uncomfortable and inexperienced with sharing my faith with others.
I was scared about all of our evangelism experiences because I thought I would mess up in some way and not do a good job at clearly making my faith known. But, as the year progressed and as we all got more experience evangelizing, the Lord slowly began to change my mind and heart.
When we went to Auburn to have spiritual conversations, I was terrified, but by the end of the day, the Lord had shown me that sharing my faith is a lot easier than it seems, and he showed me that I am capable.
A huge thing the Lord has changed is my mindset on how I would define success when it comes to sharing my faith. Before Fellows, I would have considered successful evangelism as someone coming to Christ. While that is incredible when it happens, the reality is that not everyone is going to come to the Lord the first time you share the gospel with them.
Now I see success as the act of being faithful to Christ by sharing the hope I have, whether the person accepts it or not. The Lord’s will will be done in every situation, which means I do not have to carry the weight of success on my shoulders.
Throughout the whole year, the Lord has been growing me slowly, but it wasn’t until April that I realized that I had been holding onto the control of some areas of my life, instead of submitting them to him. Then there was one day when I failed at something, and it really broke me. In reflecting with my discipler on why it affected me so much, she told me to pray and bring my troubles to the Lord. Upon doing this, I realized that there was a deeper issue, which was that I had not been trusting the fact that the Lord would provide for me. I had been trying to secure everything in my life for myself, and it took me falling short for the Lord to show me that I needed to put my full confidence in him.
So, as I move into this next season, I am learning how to put my faith fully in the Lord alone and to stop relying on myself.
I am going to Union University, and I am excited to continue to grow as I minister to the people I am going to meet in clubs, classes, and dorms.
To anyone considering Fellows, I would really encourage you to apply. Fellows will be challenging, but the Lord will change your life and grow you in ways you never imagined.
He is faithful to work in the lives of his followers, and there is no life more fulfilling or free than a life lived in full surrender to him.
We believe that when a student is rooted in truth, they become a catalyst for the Kingdom wherever they go. Help us continue to forge disciples who possess the resolve to stay faithful and the tools to make disciples. Your investment in the Multiply Fund makes this transformation possible.