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Saying "Goodbye"

Today is an exciting day. Not only is it hopefully going to be warmer then yesterday but it is also the day that I graduate for my one year Bible Collage program. This year has been a great blessing for me. My classmates and I have learned so much about God and being part of His family!
   
Now, as our year together draws to a close, we must say goodbye to these wonderful people. We as a class have learned to love and respect each other in a way that could be compared with the way one is with their siblings. We as a group need to say goodbye to the church family that has embraced us and we must bid farewell to the teachers who have helped mold and shape us into the people we are today.

I spoke to one of my classmates/sisters about this and she was saying that she wasn't looking forward to the end; we had learned so much, grown to love God more, grown to love each other more, gone on great adventures, walked through trials, spoken the truth in love, and shared the gospel. How could we say goodbye?

The truth of the matter is that we are putting down the book of this year. We have finished reading the text and grown because of it. This year's story is coming to a close and even though we may have a tearful parting we know that this is not the end, we will all be together again and then we will be praising God perfectly. This year we have learned what God wanted to teach us, both inside and outside of class. Now we must move on to the next book to discover what God has in store. We know we can lean on the foundation this year in His Word has been and that the friends we have will support us and keep us accountable.

Yes, we must say goodbye but we will go in the power of the Lord and walk in His way. We will remember what we have been taught and continue steadfastly in the path that He has prepared for us.

"The Lord replied, 'My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest.' Then Moses said to Him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here." Exodus 33:14-15

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  1. Emily Wielinga20 April 2012 at 18:37

    Thank You Becca. You make me smile. And have tears in my eyes. I love you, sister. :)
    -Emily.

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