I could lose myself for hours flipping through the pages of a good book or having my eyes glued to the computer screen numbing myself to the sweaty hands and the irritable clicks of the mouse. I could watch movie after movie, delving myself into a fantasy world I wanted to be a part of. I felt like I was wasting my time, but I was too lazy to do anything about it. Something was missing, and I turned to religion for the first time in years.

I always believed that there was an omnipresent "god" of some sort, someone out there who knew everything. But, it was only during the fall of 2013 I realized what being a Christian was about. I'm still new and young in my faith but these are some of the things that I've learned as a new Christian.

1. Being a Christian isn't something you can just half-ass. You're all in or you're not.
2. You can't do it alone. Seek a community and kinship among other Christians.
3. God's plan doesn't always match up with our plan.
4. Put God first and everything else will fall into place.
5. Learn to pray. Remember that prayer is not a wish, but rather a pursuit. Be patient!
6. Through Jesus Christ's death, we LIVE!

I realized that I was putting up walls, blockading myself from God. When the walls came down, love poured out. A rebirth. A new person. I'm losing myself in faith.