Gosh I'm not good at this....

I’m terrible at blogging- this is no secret. As of today, I make a vow to myself that I WILL write out my life at least twice a month!

With that being said, I heard a song on the radio today on the way to the gym that perfectly defines my life right now. The chorus goes like this:

“This is the stuff
That drives me crazy
This is the stuff
That's getting to me lately
In the middle of my little mess
I forget how big I'm blessed
This is the stuff
That gets under my skin
But I've gotta trust
You know exactly what You’re doing
Might not be what I would choose
But this is the stuff You use”

Oh gosh how accurate one song can relate to my life! As I often get so bogged down by life, God comes in and saves the day (today He chose this song)! After hearing this song, my perspective almost immediately was refreshed and I can now clearly see again that the trials, temptations, and plain and awful parts of life are what God uses most to grow us and to reach others. Needless to say, this song was a great inspiration to remind me that stuff is just stuff, stress is just stress, and God is so much bigger than any of the stuff that happens in a day!

Learning to BE STILL!!

Be Still. November 13, 2010

With less than six months of college remaining, and an overload of internship/job applications, life plans, courses required, transcript checking, schedule planning, and daily ‘senior’ stress, I am constantly reminded that I need to learn to BE STILL more! Lately I've been thinking that…

I am chronically busy. And it’s become a problem. Whether it’s homework, meetings, sleeping (yes, it’s included), spending time with friends and family, or simply wasting time away stressing out, I have become almost numb to life due to my busy-ness. Over this past weekend, I stopped my homework for a moment to think about how much of life I’m missing because I’m waiting to cross the next item off my agenda for the day.

 After stressing out about this, I realized that I’m caught up in sin with this problem of stress, worry, and constant “do work” mindset. God tells us not to worry about tomorrow (Matt. 6:34), not to stress (1 Peter 5:7), because He gives us peace, and to enjoy life for what it is. I know these truths, yet I’ve managed to go day-to-day without thinking and praying on them, therefore I’ve over-worked myself and have become basically robotic in my actions.

I want to be still, enjoy life, and soak it all in. I don’t want to look back in May and think, “I hate I didn’t enjoy that time because I was too stressed out about the next day to enjoy where I’m at today”.  With this, I WILL slow down; enjoy the little moments of life that make it such a beautiful blessing from God, and learn to BE STILL in His presence.