Finding Yourself Through Belief
In the time of being a college student one
of many may not know
their peers story and
how they're making it in college. The thing about hearing about a student's perspective is some may
find that they relate to the story. One can find motivation in hearing
about what a student is going through at school and how they handle certain
situations. Isaiah Smith is a student who is studying Human Services here at
STLCC- Florissant Valley. Follow Smith on his journey to becoming the best person he can be.
Smith Graduated from Soldan International Studies High
School in 2013. Since joining Florissant
Valley, Smith is a part of the on campus club the "Cru" which is
based on bible study and spreading the word of God
to those who wish to hear about it. Smith tells his story of triumph
through the word of God and how it helped him throughout his collegiate
years.
After graduating from high school and
attending Smith didn't really have a specific direction when he started taking classes
at Florissant Valley Smith said, "My goal wasn't to go to
college.” “The more
classes I completed here (Florissant Valley) I kind of just said
‘Well why not get my Associates while’ I'm here, and the
longer I've been here the more my plan has formulated for after I leave
here."
Although the transition from high school to college was not smooth for
Smith he managed to keep on going. Smith said, "It was a bit of a
difficult one for me because my mindset wasn't on the school work
it was more so on the relationship I was in." Smith went through some very challenging times during his
first semester at Florissant Valley and made the
decision to utilize the school’s counseling services
Florissant Valley offers. “I went through different sessions and each session talked me
through what I was dealing with and how I would deal with it." Smith said.
"How I overcame is I found my faith while I was here."
Smith met with some friends in bible and started to notice things
changing in his life, Smith says, "As time went on, I guess God started
bringing different people in my life and the really changed the course of
it." Smith went on to give his life to Christ.
In the next five years Smith says he would like to have graduated from University of Missouri-
St. Louis (UMSL) and have his bachelor’s
or master’s degree. Smith speaks
more candidly about the future he wishes to see. He says that he’d like to have
that sense of security in his life and a strong foundation in whatever he does.
Smith says, "I want to be wherever God wants me to be and giving my all at whatever it is."
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