I have recently found myself in the books. Not just in any book, my Psychology book.
I was studying one night, a week or so before the test I was studying for actually was,which was strange looking back on it because I never did that in High School (maybe because it was never actually required of me...). As I was studying, or at least I thought I was studying, my thoughts ran wild with terms, and numbers, statistics, distractions and annoyances that kept me from truly grasping what I was learning. I was severely annoyed because no matter how hard I tried I couldn't stop dosing,wondering and worrying.Burke officially freaked me out for this test too because he said he studied hard if not harder than I did for this same test and he made C's all semester on the tests for this class! Then as I decided to take a break and get a snack, God gave me this parallel. I thought about how we as Christians strive to spend time with the Lord everyday, but so many terms, numbers, statistics,distractions and annoyances seem to distract us and hinder what God is demonstrating to us. I also thought about how in the same way I let Burke's experience with the test cause me anxiety, many of us let other peoples mistakes, wrong doings and experiences affect us so much that we can not accomplish the task before us. I was holding on to so many fears and distractions that it created static in my head so that I could not think, so I just had to take a break and give it to God. In the same way, we all have static that we need to give to God so that we can fully function in God's kingdom and accomplish the tasks He has set before us and to understand the lessons He has for us to learn. God has so many plans and opportunities for us, some times it takes doing something out of the ordinary,taking a break and clearing the static from our all too noisy lives!
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Thanks for coming to visit last night!!! We had a great time and enjoyed getting to know Chris. I see why you and Burke hanging out with him. Y'all are all great kids!
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