Climbing Mountains...Running the Race

So I thought I should probably describe my title for you guys cause it seems kinda random. Well, I've been reading this little book that my mom got me called God Always Has a Plan B. It's full of just quotes and advice from people and Bible verses. One that struck me was this:

"Things aren't always as easy as we would like. But if you keep on keeping on, you can make it. Every road has an end; every mountain has its peak. If you can just cold on and keep climbing, knowing that God is aware of how we're straining, He will bring us over and up the mountains."

As all of you know, I tend to freak out a little bit when things get tough, especially school because that's the focus right now in my life. I'm trying to change that. I really am, by trusting God with everything in my life and leaving it up to Him and His great plans He has in store for me. It's hard though, because I still have my freak out moments when I fall asleep and don't wake up when I want to so I can't get that last bit of studying in. I know that this doesn't please God because I get so preoccupied with it that I almost always end up doing worse on the test or whatever, and I skip my quiet times to do the studying I think I should be doing. I have faith that God will help me get through the hard times in my life and He's rejoicing with me when things seem easy. I know I'm still going to struggle with climbing those mountains in my life and running the race set before me, but I have to trust in the Lord to help me through it and know that it's instilling perseverance in me to make me a better person.

So if you see me starting to freak out about tests or quizzes or getting everything done, just remind me that God is with me and that this too shall pass. I know I'll probably need a little encouragement next semester as I take the final HESI to graduate and the NCLEX exam!

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."