Life isn't supposed to be perfect, right? There are definitely times that I wish that saying were true.
"When life is going well, it can be easy to forget God. So, sometimes God will use painful circumstances -- difficulties, trials, and troubles -- to get our attention and remind us of our need for Him."
Ain't that the truth... You know the saying, "when it rains, it pours"? That's my testimony.
I try so hard to not become stressed out in stressful circumstances, especially when those circumstances can determine the future (i.e. grades). Prime example: studying for four midterms in a span of two weeks. Not that I can complain - I signed up for grad school, I knew what I was getting myself into the minute I filled out the info sheet to enroll me into classes I have never taken before. Still, the stress of creating thirty pages worth of study guides per class is enough to send me into "I need coffee" mode; and for those of you who know, I never liked nor never will like coffee.
My patience was tested on the day we received one of our midterms back, and out of thirty-one people, seventeen chose the wrong answer and we weren't given back the two points. Granted, it is two points and my grade wouldn't have changed, but it's the principle of the thing. But even through that trial-test of my patience, God was there to calm me down and say, "we'll get 'em next time".
So here I am, watching that really popular show on ABC last Monday night. And when the results were announced, my excitement decided to overcome my hands and send out a mass text. Oops. Next thing I know I receive replies saying that my friends had a life and weren't watching it that second. Crap.
Life throws us curve balls in the shape of ping-pongs up to bowling balls. It's important to remember that God will always be here regardless of the size, and even when life is going well and we feel like Jack flying on the back of the ship, we still need to acknowledge Him. For me, my ping-pong was trying to stay patient as two semis were pacing each other on the highway going ten under. My bowling ball is getting through grad school and passing the Praxis (the big test at the end that determines if I get to do what I have been working for all this time).
Lord, You know my other unmentioned curve balls. You know what's on my heart, and I know that You can get me through anything. Help me be a good example of how relying on You can get me through anything.
Time to enjoy the sunshine. :)
Love,
Kelsea
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