An alumni's look in...1st years

Master's Commission folk!! So it took me all year but I finally found the forum and have been reading some of its content. Good stuff!! I figure I would like to add some input to all of those who I haven't been able to be around too much this year.

If there was one word I could instill in each person today...it is honor. This has been a controversial subject for us in the past. Some have taken it to the extremem, while others have just ignored it completely. And like everything, i think there is a balance.

First years - soon to be 2nd years......honor those who the Lord has put around you. I know there is a tendancy to get familiar with people and pretty soon you just start letting things fly like you are in control. This isn't the case. The Lord has a journey for you in this 1st year of masters and its called...trust. The question now becomes trust in who?? The answer is God. You do not put your trust in your leadership first, but in God. Once you realize that God has brought you hear for a reason, and put those in leadership around you for a reason, you will trust them without hesitation. And what's more you will treat them with the respect that they deserve. Cool

I'm gonna be a little blunt right now but thats how stuff is exposed. I haven't seen too many of you guys this year respecting and honoring eachother or your leaders. Just from walking past you all in the building I've heard some stuff that i really had to stop and turn around at. And so as to not start some debate or blame game my question to you is simple....

HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE TREATED AS A 2ND YEAR?? Do you want a group of students who are throw everything back at you, or a group whose heart is sold out after God and is willing to walk closer to him no matter how much it may hurt??

I was a 1st year student with a lot of attitude and talked back to my leadership a lot. So I come from that too. But somehow God took my tongue and my attitude and pushed it more towards holiness. It hurt when I got called out for something I messed up on but looking back now it was worth it and a life changing deal. To honor those around you is to honor the Lord in everything you do. This is kind of long but I've just had these thoughts swirlin around for a while. But I must say you guys are a cool class. I can see that if you all really get close and become a family, there isn't nothing that you won't be able to accomplish. I'm excited about next year for you guys. Its gonna be a great year!!! Cool

My Masters Commission Family,

Hey guys, so I read Miltons Post and figure that I would share my heart on it and the points that he made.

Honor. Milton does bring up a good point about honor and giving honor to where it is due..but please don't go overboard and start building golden altars to how great Levi Carter is..(even though that is almost the truth..lol) or start blowing up poster size pictures of the utter and sheer beauty that is Katrina Kyle and place them all over everywhere. lol. (one again..the truth speaks for itself) lol.

But here is where my heart is on honor:

But also..don't honor one another just because Robby is a second year, or JUST BECAUSE Nicole is an Intern. Honor one another because of the fact that you love one another and are all Children of the Most High and Holy One. Because coming very shortly, those days of having a title will be gone, and if we get used to honor because of a title..than we are missing the point of it all.

Honor because you care..not because of a title.

Remember this point everyone..(and I rarely say things like this..but it is a life-changing thing that He has taught me) in His eyes we stand as equals and will be judged as such. Not to bash what Milton was saying about honor, it should be given, but just remember my brothers and my sisters..all are equal in the eyes of the King.

Treating others as we would have them treat us- good point Milton. How would we want to be treated as a second year?

How should we treat others as a second year?

First year?

How would I treat my older brother? My Older sister?

As a Human Being?

..just want to break it down for everyone. Be real and genuine, and love one another and everything will work out fine. If it doesn't bother you if someone makes a "smart" remark, than that is okay, and even if it does..I know for a fact that all of you know what it means to settle something with someone in gentleness and in privcacy..so yeah on that one.

So, I don't really know where I am going on this one here other than this " What you don't like someone to do to you, do not to others."

..aye..just walk in Love MC. Be Jesus and Seek the Kingdom and everything else will work out fine!

I <3 you all!!

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