Another Fall, another load of classes

It's that time of the year again when everyone on Facebook starts talking about their classes starting up for the fall.  This is my 7th fall semester, and no I'm not going into the medical field.  I'm still struggling for my BA Degree. 

I've swtiched majors a couple of times(more like 5) and this has set me back.  I've always tried to take on more than I can handle, because for some reason I feel like I thrive under stress.  The older I get the more I realize that this stress that I put myself under causes me to be a person I don't like to be around.  It should come as no surprise that others don't like to be around me either.  But each semester I pile on more and more classes while trying to work two jobs.  I place myself in this situation therefore I have no reason to complain.

I read Psalms 62 today and verses 1 and 2 put me at ease.

 "¹ Truly my soul finds rest in God;
   my salvation comes from him.
² Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
   he is my fortress, I will never be shaken."

This semester I'm trying something new.  Before I get started in my classes(which start in a little over an hour) I'm turning them over to God.  I don't want to be shaken this go round.  I'm finally starting to see an ending to my college career, or at least I know what all I have left to take.  I wish I'd made this realization sooner, maybe things would have worked out better.

I'm trying to keep in mind that everything happens for His glory and that my journey so far hasn't been in vain, but starting today I'm going to try to make it worthwhile as I truly seek His will in this semester.  I hope you do too...

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With One Step

Well, I've decided to start up blogging again and really the only thing stopping me was the fact that I couldn't come up with a fancy title...that is until now.  I think "Standing at the Crossroads" is very fitting for me.  You see, I'm always standing at a crossroads in my life.  All of us are really and the path we chose sets up the direction our journey will take us.

If I were to say I constantly seek God's will for my life I would be lying.  I do try though.  God hasn't given up on me.  It's a learning process and I know I'll always be a student.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my past and I'm paying for them now.  I doubt that debt will ever be paid in full, but I did learn from those mistakes.

I've learned that everything can be used for the glory of God.  This one lesson has humbled me because I've had to tell people about mistakes I've made and how God pulled me out of them.  By sharing my experiences I hope to help others not make the same mistakes.

I'm not good at sharing myself with others and my writing is lack luster at best.  For that I apologize in advance.

This is my journey and if you care to travel down my road for awhile I hope that you'll find something you can take away that will be beneficial to you.  

God laid this verse on my heart a long time ago.  I asked him what I was supposed to do with my life and I wasn't really expecting an answer, but He answered me almost as if he were sitting in my passenger seat.  He gave me Ephesians 4:12 "to prepare God's people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up".

I don't know what that all entails, but I'm trying even though my attitude as of late isn't reflective of it.  That is my calling, and I don't want to let Him down.  I know I fail God daily, but his grace is new every morning.