Grace

The last couple of days have been the most stressful and the most freeing of my life. I suffered from a bad case of food poisoning this weekend, and should have just taken a couple of days to recover, but I did not have the time. I had 3 test, none of which I was prepared for. However, my body won out, and I slept for a good majority of the weekend in order to recover. When I woke up Sunday I was ready to go. I studied Psychology, reviewed Biology, and then ran to my friend's house to study Theatre. Then I had to work, more time I didn’t have, but I fulfilled my obligation. I came home and went to bed, waking up reviewing then off to class, all day, no time to study for my theatre test at 630. But through my constant stressful day, one mishap to another, I had a peace like I’ve never known. Like someone was telling me that ever thing would be ok. I just kept being reminded how great my God is and that nothing is too great for him. I continued to claim that God would be my strength as I had read in Psalm 18, and he was. The hours and minutes have never passed so slowly as when I got back from class and started studying. I found the notes for everything on the review sheet and went through it all twice. Peace swept over me again as I walked into the room and took the test. Not bad, one test down. Now time to come back study Psych and relax while watching the Bachelor. It was a needed break, and quite enjoyable. Afterward I realized I still didn’t have the scantron needed for the test! 10 o’clock what will I do? I ran across the hall and Liz just happened to have one. Grace again, I experienced God’s grace through Liz and her generosity. I then decided to head to bed and wake up early and study. I grabbed my Bible and jumped up on my bed. Megan, my roommate, was studying Psych, which I still did not know well enough, but I kept my focus on my great God who spared me from my stressful day. I reread Psalm 18, while I was doing that Megan asked me Psych questions to help her understand which only helped me review. Suddenly my page turned to Psalm 25, then again to Psalm 22. The more I focused on God and gave him the glory for my day, the more He bestowed his grace on me with more questions from Megan. Finally I turned to Matthew 6:33-34 and to both of us God spoke: But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. With that we went to bed.

Praise be to God who tells us to cast all our cares upon him because he cares for us 1 Peter 5:6-7