Hello friends,
It sure has been a while, hasn't it? I apologize for my lack of posting here, it's just that I tend to get down in my days and caught up in routines, and I often don't know what to say to you. If you would like an update on what is going on in my life, you've come to the right place, so here it is...
I just got done with my first year at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Though I have learned a lot this past school year, I have managed to fall flat on my face in terms of my grades. This next semester, therefore, is very crucial to my success in school. I tell you that, to tell you this: I need to get my act together. And I think that there are others out there who may have felt or feel the same way every now and again. Where you get so wrapped up in your problems, that they just take control of your life and you drown in them, letting everything else around you fall apart. At least that's what seems to have happened to me.
This year at GCU, I had the time of my life outside of classes. I met wonderful people who are dear friends to me now, I had adventures in faith with my new friends, and I learned a lot of lessons that weren't from my classes. I'd like to share what I know now after this past year.
First, I learned where I went wrong. This school year, though it was fun aside from my classes, was a year I took defeat when I should not have. I let my problems get the best of me and take victory in my life. That's not at all how it should have been. I should have realized sooner that I was slipping into disaster, and been able to rise above it. But I can't get too down on my self with "should have" and "could have" and all the things I wish I did better. Because I made mistakes, and there's no re-doing this year. So here's what I need to do now: I need to get back in the game and take control of what contributed to my defeats. And that leads into another lesson...
Second thing I learned is probably the newest realization for me and a major part in how I approach the fall semester. I AM NOT DEFEATED BY MY BROKENNESS. I don't need to live broken in order to rely on God. There are plenty of people out there who rely on God in their lives and live victoriously, so why can't I? I was not made to be defeated by my anxiety and depression, but I was made to walk free and live confidently in who I am in Christ! I am to show who He created me to be and be a light in the world. I am a beloved child of the One True King and He has created me for SO much more than living in defeat.
The final thing I learned that we are in constant battle throughout life, but I have also learned that GRACE WINS EVERY TIME. Our God wins in the end of this, my friends. I can do this. You can do this. We can do this. We can be champions because we are conquerors through our Savior, Jesus Christ. The same God that was with David when he battled Goliath is with me and you too. We will see these giants FALL.
So what is the point of this post? It is to remind you, and mostly remind myself, that God has got our lives so strongly and yet carefully in His hands that there is NOTHING we cannot do with Him on our side. I will get on my feet. I will choose joy. I will choose grace. I will choose to rise above my brokenness.
Will you?
Thank you for reading, my friends. I appreciate it and I would love the prayer support if you would ever so kindly lift me up in that way, and if there's any way I can lift you up as well, let me know. Be blessed.
Love,
Abby Lynn
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