It's been six days since my last post.
AND I'M SO SORRY, YOU GUYS.
This last week has been absolutely crazy in the world of me, myself, and I. I've had a very large theatre management project with a pressing deadline, and I've been working on it night and day to finish and make it practically perfect in every way. Seriously, my mom almost had to file a missing persons report because I've been hiding behind my laptop the past week. It's been a little high-stress, especially with spring semester auditions and the start of a new schoolwork load looming overhead.
What I've come to find about high-stress situations, though, is that when what you've been stressing over is completed, you feel a warm ocean-scented breeze of calm wash over you.
And it's really very lovely.
When I was working on my project, I (regretfully) had a tendency to tune everything and everyone around me out. All I could think about was getting the next segment done or working on this graphic or that advertisement. I hardly left any time to spend quality time with my family...or my God. It left me going to bed feeling that though I had gotten a lot done during the day, I had missed something important. It left me feeling empty and sad that I had been ignoring the bigger, better things in my life.
In college (and life in general), we often find ourselves getting caught up in the big projects and expectations thrown at us. We focus on a tiny part of the bigger picture of life, and we sometimes forget to think about our picture's painter. Even when our projects and expectations are fulfilled and we feel that ocean-scented calm hit us, we can sometimes forget to thank who brought us there. We forget because we're human.
We stress. We worry. We get angry. We get sad. We feel that sometimes we are in a rut so deep that we can't get pulled out. But God is there to pick us up, dust us off, and cheer us on. He's always there even when we forget that He is. When I was stressed and tuning out everything around me, God was there to ease my worries. When I was finished and free, God was there to send me the ocean breeze of calm. I don't have to worry, you don't have to worry, WE don't have to worry because of what Joshua 1:9 says: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
God is always here! He was there when I began the project, He was there when it was finished, and He was there for every twist and turn in between. The painter of life is always there, making brush strokes that we are not even aware of. With Him, our picture is becoming more and more beautiful! What a comfort it is to know that God is always with us! All we have to do is remember.
Remember to see Him, remember to thank Him, and remember to bask in the beautiful picture He is painting.
Oh, and remember to blog every once in a while.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
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