Chartreuse Highlighters

Hello bloggers. Hope you are having a lovely day on this lovely Friday.

I took my first final today, which was exciting. I'm hoping it went will, because I gave it all I've got. But that was after the morning spent in our cafeteria with my friend Jill as we jammed to music and studied our brains out.

Today has been rough in a lot of ways, and it's easy to get down sometimes. But even when I am having the most horrible, off, awful day...I have to repeat a couple things to myself.

First, God knows what He is doing. All of this...as messy as it looks...is not impossible. And it's not something made to defeat us; everything we do, all of it, is for a purpose. And God makes everything work towards our good. In the end, it isn't about what test we passed, or what degree we get, or even if we find a job. Instead, it is about how far we've come...for Him. It's how much love we've showed, how much mercy we have received, and how many praises we shout to the sky (which, can never be enough, even in an infinite loop). Because He is so great, and that's all we have to focus on. So focus on that.

Second, it's going to be okay. If I tell myself it's going to be okay, I can take a breath and know...it WILL be okay. Eventually. One day. And even now...if you focus on the good, it is okay. Because you are still breathing, and you are still moving forward. And every step forward is important, even if it seems to be going backwards. But every single day is a step in the right direction: forward. Wherever that may be for you. Because, eventually, it's going to work. We just have to ride through the storm.

I know today is another short post, but I hope it has something of value in it for you. If nothing else, I hope you get from tonight that you CAN keep going, and if anyone believes in you, it is me.

And more important than me, far more important, you should know that God loves you...no matter what you are going through. And He will work everything towards good, so just remember that.

I love you, my chartreuse highlighters, and I hope you can keep your chin up. It's going to be alright.