Matthew 6:33

I had a hard day yesterday. Actually, I am having a tough couple of weeks. Fun has fallen off my radar ... I have so much work to do, thinking about it might just give me an ulcer. So I try not to think about it. 

When I was talking to my parents last night, it hit me just how overwhelmed I feel. I literally felt like I was drowning in all the stuff I have to do. But yesterday morning, I had read a little bit in Matthew, and I had written a reminder on my arm that said "Seek first the Kingdom." That comes from Matthew 6:3, which says "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." It just seemed like something useful to remember :)

And it was. I looked down at my arm last night, and remembered that when I pursue God with my whole heart, everything else that I need will be given to me. That is quite the leap of faith ... I literally don't have the time in the day to set aside for anything but school work. 

But I made that leap, took God up on his promise, and sat down and played my guitar for awhile. It's funny how, standing in the presence of God, everything else just seems unimportant. And I wrote a song. It was just what I needed. 

And Jesus helped me get up at 6 to get some work done :-)

If you think of it, keep me in your prayers. Things should slow down a little bit at the beginning of October .... I just have to survive until then :)