Life is crazy. Life is fast. Life is complicated.
Mine is too. With all of the school work going on, with all of the responsibilities I have, with everything I want to have time to do, with church, with life. Sometimes it seems like life is such a blur. It's like driving in your car, seeing a tree up ahead, watching it as it draws nearer, and then before you know it, it's behind you. That's kind of how life has been going for the past little while.
Many times I've had my eyes on that one tree, watching it get closer, and watch it streak past. But as I lift my eyes up to find the next tree in line, it seems like I've discovered a national forest. There are so many trees that I'm not sure which one to focus on, and by the time I finally realize what just happened, all the trees are behind me.
This is how I've felt for the past while. Lately, I've been streaking past all of those trees, unsure which one of them to really focus on. And in this chaotic flurry of motion, I often become overwhelmed. So immensely overwhelmed that I just want to give it all up. But I know that I can't do that. Because it's not all about me. Some people are depending on my to do things and I can't let them down.
So I continue on. And on the outside I tell everybody that I can. When someone asks for a favor, "Sure!" is almost always my answer. But buried on the inside are unspoken emotions. All of those overwhelming responsibilities on my eternal to-do list.
But I have something that 99% of the world does not have, and that's my knowledge of our Heavenly Father. My knowledge of his plan for all of us. And I know that he will never let us fail if we have faith in him and ask him for guidance in sincerity. He puts trials like these in front of us all for a reason: to help us grow stronger. So I know that I can carry on. Even if all of the burdens of the world are piled on top of me, I know that I can come out on top. Sorry, correction:
I will come out on top.
Many times I've had my eyes on that one tree, watching it get closer, and watch it streak past. But as I lift my eyes up to find the next tree in line, it seems like I've discovered a national forest. There are so many trees that I'm not sure which one to focus on, and by the time I finally realize what just happened, all the trees are behind me.
This is how I've felt for the past while. Lately, I've been streaking past all of those trees, unsure which one of them to really focus on. And in this chaotic flurry of motion, I often become overwhelmed. So immensely overwhelmed that I just want to give it all up. But I know that I can't do that. Because it's not all about me. Some people are depending on my to do things and I can't let them down.
So I continue on. And on the outside I tell everybody that I can. When someone asks for a favor, "Sure!" is almost always my answer. But buried on the inside are unspoken emotions. All of those overwhelming responsibilities on my eternal to-do list.
But I have something that 99% of the world does not have, and that's my knowledge of our Heavenly Father. My knowledge of his plan for all of us. And I know that he will never let us fail if we have faith in him and ask him for guidance in sincerity. He puts trials like these in front of us all for a reason: to help us grow stronger. So I know that I can carry on. Even if all of the burdens of the world are piled on top of me, I know that I can come out on top. Sorry, correction:
I will come out on top.
