You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?

Matthew 5:13

As I embark on my journey in college, I find myself leaning more on God and His grace. College is a big change from high school: I see my family less, I am required to do more schoolwork, I am under more stress, and I am especially trying to make new friends. Personally, I lost my confidence, I lost myself, and I struggled in many ways. I couldn’t create a healthy relationship with my roommate, I found it challenging to find new friends, school was more stressful than ever, I didn’t know what I wanted to major in, my family was over 100 miles away, and with all of this, I was competing in two sports! Talk about being overwhelmed! That is the best way I could describe how I felt. For me, one thing I need in my life is time alone, and I completely lost sight of it. I never gave myself time to focus on me, I always thought there was something else more important to do or somewhere else more important to be. What I have learned, is that you must focus on yourself before you can give yourself to others.

As I read the verse, Matthew 5:13, I realized that I lost my saltiness. I had to find myself and regain my saltiness. I realized that the reason I was struggling with so many aspects of my life at once is because I didn’t know who I was anymore. So, I started making changes. I set aside time for me, I made checklists for school and chores I wanted to accomplish. I also decided what was important to me and made it a priority. I called my parents more often and I made my bed every morning, but the most important thing I did was I put my Bible on my nightstand. It comforted me to know that when I got in bed after a good or bad day, God’s words were in arms reach to celebrate and support me.

Eventually, I found myself again. My roommate and I are better than ever, I have a supportive friend group, I am doing well in school, I am studying to be an elementary school teacher, I call my parents every day, and I use tennis and basketball as my outlet. I am happier, I am me, I found my saltiness again.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, we pray that You spread the love to the people who are struggling to find themselves and give them the faith that they need to hold on to their saltiness, Amen.