Overwhelmed: A High School Senior's Spiritual Journey

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"At the foot of the cross, where I am made complete. You have given me life through the death, you have bore for me. And you have won my heart." - Kathryn Scott
As I sit here and struggle with a title, topic, or simply the words to say, I am overcome with amazement at the sight of God at work in each and everyone of our lives. It is such a refreshing site and much need peace. Being a senior in highschool is of course fabulous and every other postive emotion you could possibly list, but it is also terrifying and absoutely overwheleming.

Big Daddy Weave not only has a completely snazzy stage name, but some of Christian music's best lyrics in a song. Words spoken by man could never do justice for the absolute beauty of the greatest artist of all time. In the song "Overwhelmed," BD Weave sings wonderfully of the mercies and presence of our loving, powerful, creative, merciful God. As the song floods the room around me, I am reminded that this Earth is not our home. So many times, as in this week for example, I have allowed myself to get caught up in the wordly things. School, boys, future dreams, …show more content…

Not our own personal gain or our own popularity, but to be humbled and shine as the salt and light of the Earth. In the new testament book of Matthew, in chapter 5, Jesus is teaching to his disciples on a mountainside. He has already began to decribe what a life of following Chirst entails. In verses 13-16:

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Insead they put it on its stand, and its gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify the Father in

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