9.26.10

Stress x infinity.

That's how I'm feeling about this week coming up.
Lets see. I have 3 exams this week, 2 papers, and 1 presentation.
I've spent days making note cards of terms and concepts for my biology
exam on Tuesday, but still don't feel really prepared. I made note cards at work,
I made the pharmacist quiz me on ecosystems and metabolism, but I was still freaking out.

Then came the study time for West Virginia History. Almost a dozen people from my class were meeting together trying to prepare, and I freaked out. The amount of material is ridiculous. Every river and tributary and where they start and end and connect, every wind gap, every important settler or explorer in the region and on and on and on!

Then I realized not only do I have a paper due for my education class, my brother and I have a presentation to do on Behavior problems and Emotional Disorders. Sheesh. And I'm working almost 30 hours this week!

So, as some people know, I am pretty ADD and have a super hard time focusing in classes. Like, last week in WV history I constructed a house out of 3x5 cards instead of taking notes. Bad idea, but the house was pretty cute :)


So essentially I'm not ready for the week. Which is scary.
But somehow I have peace.

Today in church I felt like God was really trying to get a message across to all of us. We're not alone. We're never alone. God is here with us through every step.
Even in my darkest moments His light has been there to shine the way. When I've fallen He's picked me up. And as my one of my favorite verses says
"From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
(Psalm 61.2)
The whole idea of God being an "ever-present help in time of trouble" overwhelms me. But my friend Shannon said it best today when she wrote her reflection of Pastor Byron's sermon.

"He died so I could live, he conquered the impossible so that I would never have to. Never will I feel alone, because before I was even around, God chose to be on my side. The creator, on my side? That’s pretty empowering. If I let Him stay on my side and help me through all the struggles, hardships, and good times, nothing can stop me from reaching beyond what is thought to be my potential. Life is good. God is good."

I am so blessed to never be alone, and so encouraged to keep running the race.

This is the video that made me CRY at the end of the sermon today.