Our OneLife SWU location does this amazing, powerful, one-sentence reflection at the end of the year. In honor of our OneLife Class 7 graduating, please read some of our past students’ takeaways from the program as they answer the prompt “If the only thing I learn from OneLife is *fill in the blank,* it will be enough…” Hear them saying OneLife was worth it.
Be encouraged. Be challenged. Give glory to God for what He is doing through this program!
If the only thing you learn from OL is that your personal decisions will always affect other people, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that you can share your mess and still be loved, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that attitude determines your perception of an experience, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that God’s creation is 2x good, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that the Bible is a better book than you thought it was, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that God is greater, better, more compassionate and loving than you thought, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that homeless people and refugees are beautiful approachable human beings who have gifts to share with upwardly mobile, middle-class young people, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that you can work through interpersonal conflict instead of ignoring it or running from it, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that you are stronger than you thought you were, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is gratitude, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is a new hunger and thirst for righteousness, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is a real hunger for more growth, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is a real hunger for more depth, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that greatness is fostered by diving into mundane, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is your value and worth as child of God, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that Christian community is valuable, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that friendship and people are good to be around, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that God’s plan is better than our plans, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that God works in all things, even failure, for His good, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that your imperfection is still beautiful because he is good, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is not feeling shame in the word ‘no’, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is prayer works through the hard times, even when there is nothing left, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that it is just as important to obey Him in the small things, as well as the big things, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that saying things in a loving way really matters, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that there is a lot that we don’t know, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is true satisfaction, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is learning to listen, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that Christ equips us to be brave, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is it’s ok to be weak, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is finding joy in creation, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is how to view God’s holiness and our brokenness, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is to love God first to love others fully, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is you can’t run farther than He can chase you, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that His will is greater than my dreams, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that good leadership is getting people to follow you and great leadership is knowing when to push and protect, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that there is beauty in everything, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is growing in patience to love people well, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is a clearer view of self, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that conflict can be dealt with, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is a confident identity in Christ, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that asking for help is not a burden, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that God likes you, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is my voice does have an impact, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is that we will never have anything until we give him everything, it will be enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is it’s ok not to completely understand who God is, it will be enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that your personal decisions will always affect other people, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that the Bible is a better, more interesting and more life-giving book than you thought it was, it is enough….
If the only thing God taught you at OL is that you are weaker than you thought you were (and that’s okay with God), it is enough….
If the only thing you learn from OL is that you are loved by God in being yourself it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is the curiosity to really hear other viewpoints, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that Christianity is more about freedom to move into good things rather than refraining from bad, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is seeing value in times of pain and discomfort, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that you are capable of loving and liking those who are very different from you it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that God cares more about who you are becoming than what you’ve been doing, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is how to run to Jesus before running to others, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that God is not afraid of or offended by your humanity, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that your vulnerability and authenticity are more valuable than your perfect self-presentations it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is that the imperfect ways you show up are better than the perfect ways you don’t show up, it is enough…
If the only thing you get from OL is you want better things for your life than when you started, it is enough…
If the only thing you learn from OL is to live with the paradox of effort and grace, it is enough…