Sunburned Beanies

Hey guys. I hope your Thursday is going well, and that life isn't being too hard on you.

God works in mysterious ways, my friends.
It's mind-blowing.

I've been going through a very rough patch this semester, and I feel like pieces of my life started slipping into other pieces, and it caused some paths to become pretty rocky. And some of those paths have become almost completely impossible to navigate through.

But God has a way of setting everything right again, or at least setting everything in a way that makes moving forward possible.

I have been tripping and falling all semester; I'll be honest. It's been a rough one, and I am seeing that now as it comes to a close more than ever. But as stones have fallen away, and trees have fallen along the path, God has put in place much stronger bridges.

And He has provided some people that show me how big He is, bridges that don't fall when it starts raining and the waters start rising, and paths that are a lot more straightforward than the crooked ones I was walking before.

But today my motivation was renewed. In my 11 AM this morning, my professor gave us this pep talk. And even though he was talking about classes and grades and papers, it sort of meant something else to me. He was trying to tell us not to stress about our final paper, that he had watched us progress over the semester and he believed we all had the capability, motivation, and knowledge to succeed in this last important assignment.

But as he was speaking, I felt a bit better about everything. I may not know exactly what is happening all the time in my life, and there will surely be downfalls, but I've come so far. I mean, I've made it 19 years...that has to count for something. And I've met so many people, and I've accomplished so many things, even if it's just waking up every morning (and sometimes, that can feel like an accomplishment).

It's okay to be stressed. But God is going to make a way, despite whatever you think. It doesn't come at the time you think it will, it may not come til much later than you expect...but God's timing is perfect. And that in itself is reassuring.

So if your path looks rocky, take a breath and keep walking. Because if you trust Him, He's gonna put a bridge in place. Or lead you to sturdier ground. Or at least be there to hold your hand while it feels like everything is falling.

I hope you see some sort of light at the edge of the forest today, and that you can look up, even for just a moment. I believe in you, so keep moving forward. Always, you sunburned beanies. I love you guys.