It's amazing to think that in a few weeks all of us seniors will graduate. (Well some of us sooner). Where has the time gone?

Our hands will throw the cap and we will officially be graduates. The fun we had in high school will always be cherished. Now it's time for the journey that can shape us into who we will become.

High school is a closed chapter no longer to be opened except for the memories we shared, and most likely the embarrassing stories. (Boy do I have quite a few).

So I would like to encourage our graduates of 2017 to reach the moon and land in the stars.

(Not physically, unless you plan on being an astronaut then, by all means, go for it).

Satan will try every strategy in his tiny book of deceit to get us to fail... These few years will test us in who we will allow to shape us.

It's crucial because its either God or the world. Have you ever thought of that? Satan has a chance to attack us and lure us into his attractive trap, but we actually have a chance to stand on our own two feet and fight him with the truth of God.

Maybe this is our chance to start a chain reaction. To show the world who we really are as Christians.

College can be stressful but in the end, it's all worth it.

College is pretty much high school except a lot more stressful and double the homework, but at the same time, it's AMAZING! And here's why.

College is where we will be able to grow spiritually. You're pretty much on your own as an adult.

You get to experience God's grace and love as an individual on your own.

Okay, I know this might sound like I'm making college a breeze, but it's true. God is the only person we can depend on when there is no one else we can turn to.

A favorite verse that I have come to cherish is Psalm 23:1. I was reading it in my devotional yesterday and it just clicked.

"The Lord is MY shepherd, I shall not want."

Though college might sound big and scary to some, God is there right alongside you, protecting you, comforting you. I won't lack anything as long as I keep my eye on Him.

Is it scary to be out there on your own? Absolutely!

It's becoming reality to me that in two months I won't be home anymore. I'll be away studying.

I firmly believe that God is going to use that time to bring us closer to Him and guide us to our purpose. This journey that you're about to discover is more of a blessing than it is a fear.

You're not alone in this great adventure. He's there protecting you as He always is.

I would like to end this article with a quote.

"I had my ups and my downs and I fell a few times, but I did not give. Don't give up."