"Well, I was going to write something pretty different.But this sort of came to me as I started typing.Enjoy.

I've been going to church as long as I can remember, and have always considered myself to be a "Christian", but I never had a real relationship with God, I believe, until I went to university.But let's skip back a few years.In 1998 at

a Christian camp I was baptised.Baptised??But I thought you were christened and??Yes,I was.But baptism wasn't something that I had intended to do.I went to see my friends get baptised.However while watching I started to shake, and cry.I knew that I had to be baptised.To be honest I wasn't entirely sure why, or exactly what I was doing. I just knew that I had to do it.This was my first real encounter with God.It is not one that I will forget.

University has not been easy.It's been fun,I have worked hard, occasionally!!!But my faith has been tested and strengthened in many ways.When I first came I saw all these people who were so engrossed in their Bibles.Who knew so much.I felt just a little bit lost.All I knew were the stories I had read.I guess that actually the Bible hadreally come to life for me.It was just another book.But I could then see that I needed to read it daily and learn as much about God as I.

However in doing this I think I also losttrack of where I was heading.Ientrated too much on the learning and not enough on the doing.1 verses 23-24 says,

"Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like"

So in essence this is what I was doing. Hearing the Word, forgetting the Word, and livingthe same way that I did live.Now I'm afraid I can't saynow yes I'm doing everything I've learnt.I'm not, and that is what I am working on.God is constantly disciplining me about life, and I constantly say "yes I know" and then ignore the discipline.
I am still learning and trying to Live for Him.I am not perfect but wantlearn more and do His will. That is scary, but when Ilive totallyHim I just know how exciting it is and it can be.

Adam has completed his course at university and is currently seeking employment. Meantime, he is doing voluntary work within St Thomas' Church