Whew, school is back in session. Busy, busy, busy. I took
the summer off and am exhausted trying to get back in the habit of go go going.
Between working, school, and church my days are jam packed. The first day back
in school wasn’t the best for me. I am
taking math which starts at 7 am; not the best decision on my part, so my
morning started off earlier than I am used to. I jump started it when I
realized I lost my parking pass; A must have if you want any chance of finding
a parking place. I ran out the door early so that I could find a parking spot
only to forget my swim suit that I needed for water aerobics. I had to turn and
go back around defeating the whole purpose of leaving early. Things only continued down this crazy chaotic
path for the remainder of that day. I had wardrobe malfunction when my back
pack grabbed part of my dress exposing me. Thankfully I caught on before anyone
else did, and of course my days wouldn’t be complete without me clumsily
hurting myself. I was running out of the building at a remarkable speed pushed
on a door clearly marked pull only to meet it dead head on; with
witnesses I must add. At this point I started laughing thinking that this would
make a great sitcom. Yep my first day was AWESOME. :-/
The next day was very similar, but without the comedic
relief. I was under slept and over whelmed. I wanted to cry. I wasn’t sure if I
could handle the class load I set up for myself this semester. I wasn’t feeling
confident that I could understand the material being taught to me. I just wasn’t
sure of anything and that left me sad and scared. I was talking to God
throughout the day as usual, but it was more me going to him whining. As I was heading in to one of my classes I overheard
a phone conversation that said, “Let me pray with you.” This stopped me in my
tracks. I looked over and saw a young guy maybe in his twenties, head bowed, and
eyes closed, praying for his friend over the phone. I know this doesn’t seem
like much but it was smack dab in the center of the busy chaos of a college
campus. College kids his age were scurrying by to their next class and he was
right in the middle of traffic stopped and praying!! This was exactly what I needed. God reminded me right then that He was there.
He was in that school with me. He was walking through the madness by my side. I
saw a picture of what it looks like when I stop looking at the commotion and
instead look at Him. At the core of the hustle and shuffle of school one kid
bowed his head and light emanated from it. He showed me Gods presence.
Sometimes in the chaos it’s easy to get your focus off
center. It happens fast; then all you see is the disorder. I forgot that my eyes need to be on the Lord. I
forgot that I can do ALL things through Jesus Christ. (Phil 4:13) I didn’t remember
that He goes before all of my days and has His hand is upon me. (Psalm 139:5) I
lost sight of my focal point and this student who didn’t lose his, was able to
remind me. Praise the Lord. God is everywhere. His blessings are surrounding
us. We need only to look for them; we need to look for Him.
Lord,
Thank you for showing me yourself. Thank you lord for loving
someone like me who’s so forgetful. I can get carried away and take my eyes off
of you but you always bring me back. Thank
you for being there with me. You walk
with me through all situations even when they seem so out of control. God you
are my everything. Help me Father to keep my focal point. Help me to run to
you, to see you, and to draw my strength from you. Thank you lord for your
faithful servant who was willing to pray that day and remind me. Bless that
person God for shining your light. I love you Lord.
In your Son’s Holy name,
Amen.
Tara, I had a really long comment on here and I accidentally erased it!!! Suffice it to say I love you and I had no idea your day was that out of whack. God helped you to pull yourself together while you were there helping others to be calm and seek the Lord. ;-) It is cool how the Lord took whatever that guys friend was stressing over and used it for good. You know the cool part? Neither the guy who prayed or his friend know how God used them for good. It is a reminder that God can and does use all situations for good. EVEN WHEN WE DON'T SEE IT. Love you friend...
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