Superhero me....it's not enough

Those days when a million and a half things hit you at once you either break down, find the nearest hole and hide unit it all goes away. OR you go into "superhero" mode and you find the quick fix. You end up relying on yourself and your own strength, negativity is going to creep in and no matter how hard you try you end up crawling in that hole and just crying.

Yesterday was one of those days were crying just seemed to be the only response I could come up with in the moment. Midterms have just performed their finest act of sneakiness. Professors all congregate together and plan everything to be due on the same day orrr within the 24 hours of each other. This I am convinced of.

So yesterday I went into superhero action...I in my human flesh tried to take on 8 papers, 4 tests in the next 7 days by myself. And lots of tears, ice cream, and some rational thinking later I realized even in my very BEST efforts ...it would just not be enough! I was going to need something or rather someONE to help me through these next several days. I knew ultimately this was the Lord calling me to full surrender of my academics and to trust Him to give me the time to get everything done and the strength to endure the long hours. And while in the midst of all of this He wanted me to be thankful and praise Him for what was in front of me. How in the world was I supposed to thank Him for my stress of homework? Who is every really thankful for homework? Uh, no one. But. What I can be thankful for is the opportunity to grow my knowledge, stretch my thought process, and to continue my pursuit of education. Those are all things the Lord is calling me to be thankful for and to praise Him for that!

So what is God calling you to be thankful for? Whether you are on a mountain top or in the lowest valley you've seen ... How are you to be thankful?

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
"We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil."


If you will let Him, Jesus wants to be your superhero! He wants to save your soul for the rest of eternity! Will you let him save you?

I need more hours in the day!

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

On a day like today when I have a million and a half things to get accomplished I'm so thankful to know I don't have to get through this life on my own. The Lord is there to pick me up, to give me peace, strength, and courage to get through the day.
Waking up at 7 am to go over my notes for my hamlet test, taking a test, going to another class, coming back from class to a "to do" list a mile long so patiently waiting for me, only to be handed responsibility for two meetings tonight for CRU ...it just seems like getting what I need done today is impossible. Things are being pushed to the back burner ( aka tomorrow ) and I'm getting stressed. Realizing what's going on...I grab my Jesus Calling devotional with hopes of stopping the stress before it starts, I open it up and the message for today was on resting in Him, finding hope and strength in Jesus....EXACTLY what I needed!

Now, I'm one meeting and one "to do" away from being done with all of my work for today! I got almost all of my "to do" list done, prepared for the meetings, and ate dinner with some of my girlfriends! I think that's quite an accomplishment. But I know very well NONE of that would have gotten finished if it weren't for the Lord giving me the peace and strength to just keep trudging through!

Where ever you are today remember that God wants you to trust in Him, to let go of the control and allow Him to guide you down the path He has prepared for you! He wants to help you in this life, He desires to give you all you need; all so you might praise Him!

Remember you have The Lord of the universe on your side tonight, so trust in Him! Let Him restore you!

A little piece of me...

Welcome to my blog! It's so great to have you here! I can't say there is going to be a theme to my writings or a specific reason, I'm just here to share life with you. The way I see it is that everyone goes through life learning different things, and to help each other get through what may only be a moment of time, sometimes we just need encouragement from someone else who has been there. So my prayer for you is that where ever you may be, what ever you may be doing, that you wouldn't read my words, but you would see God and His love and grace in whatever situation you may be facing.

I am just your typical girl, a super senior at Lindenwood University in Missouri. I am very much a family girl; I will always be daddy's little girl, and my mom is my best friend. I am blessed to have the relationship that I do with my parents, it is one that is not normal in any sense of the word but I have no clue what I would do without them! They are my rock, my loudest fans, and my number one supporters! I am dating the most amazing man of God, ever. I don't really care what you say, I have the best boyfriend ever. His name is Brett, and we have been together for almost 4 months now. It is such a short time, but it feels like forever. I am so blessed to know him, and to have the chance to get to know him better. I have friends and family all over this country, so if most of my blogs are on traveling that's why. I have been to Africa twice and I plan on going back soon! I want to be an event planner, but I don't really know what that's going to look like come May 18th, so here is where I trust God to walk me down the right path, because I do not trust anyone else with my future except Him.

I am in love with Jesus Christ, and will shout it from the mountains if given the opportunity. Jesus is my healer, my redeemer, my rock, my love, my sure foundation, my fortress. I seek nothing more than to honor Him and praise Him with my life. I know that in comparison my life may seem easy to others who have suffered more but I promise God's healing power and redemption on my life is just as a miracle as anyone else. I need Jesus every minute of every day; I don't want to face this world without Him.

"He must increase, so I must decrease." John 3:30
"Every good & perfect gift comes from above." James 1:17
"Be still & know that I am God." Psalm 46:10

He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. No matter where you are He is good & faithful! Praise Him!