Every morning up to this point, I have had the privilege to wake up. I wouldn't consider myself a morning person, but I think I could become one.God is still constant.
Some mornings I drink out of my "Grumpy Cat" mug. Other mornings, I am in such a rush because I woke up late that I don't drink a single drop of coffee.
God is still constant.
There are days when I eat yogurt for breakfast. Sometimes I'll eat a bagel, and if I'm really feeling good I'll eat a full breakfast with an omelet, toast, and fruit. I try to read my bible or do a devotion or at the very least say a quick prayer in the mornings or during breakfast, but often times I fail.
God is still constant.
I can have a really bad attitude about going to class some days. I don't really want to learn about drones or the way the law affects what I could print in newspapers and magazines some day. I don't really want to take notes about the environment or listen to lectures about people like E.P. Sanders (I still am not quite sure who he is). Some days I am a lot happier though, and I like to have discussions on how technology affects our society or the letters Paul wrote in the bible.
God is still constant.
I turn on the news and I watch protests and hear about how the world is hurting. I get frustrated for my hurting friends and the ones I love and even people I don't know. I want to hug them and protect their hearts. I fear for future generations and the world they will be living in; I fear because someday I could be a parent to some of those children and I will be responsible in making sure they know the truth.
God is still constant.
Family friends recently brought home their new daughter from Africa. The joy on their faces to know that she will be in their arms for the rest of their lives makes me overwhelmed and reminds me that joy will prevail and that love always wins. My family supports me and cares for me; my roommates give me lots of hugs; my grandparents send me funny cards in the mail.
God is still constant.
There will always be ups and downs, whether it is regarding simple things like breakfast foods or major life decisions like choosing which job to take. I will never be in control of the world or my circumstances, only my attitude and even then I won't be constant the way that GOD is constant. I am not invincible and I am learning to be okay with that.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
he makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his names sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
-Courage, dear heart. C.S. Lewis
Lexi