Not For a Moment

I'm not going to candy coat this- Today has sucked. I won't go into all the details, but it has just been a tough day all the way around from 8am to the present. As I was angrily trying to find my missing ID card this morning, the song above came up on my Iphone. I heard it and thought "Aw. Thats a nice song." and went about angrily searching.

Later that morning, I got into my car practically in tears to drive to the bank to withdraw the money to replace my lost ID so I could eat and get into my dorm again. I turned on my radio and guess what song was on? Yup. Correct. Obviously God was trying to show me something this morning. I sat in the parking lot for a moment and listened to the words:

" After all You are constant. After all You are only good. After all You are sovereign. Not for a moment will You forsake me"

I really sat and thought through these words this morning. God has not left me for one moment of my life. Yes, while losing my ID and other events of the day were frustrating and hard, He is still here. He hasn't left, and there is a reason.

So here is my random thought of the day for you: God will not leave you, even for a moment. Even if you can't see or hear him, he is there. I know sometimes that is sooooooo hard for me to remember, especially on rotten days like today. But I just want to encourage you and remind you that you are never, ever alone. He is still there with you and isn't going anywhere. He is your constant companion for life. So take comfort in this, and know that you are loved beyond understanding by your savior and no matter how crappy of a day you have he still has a plan for you. 

Don't Quit! Don't Give In! You're an Overcomer!

I'm sitting here after a weekend filled with so much joy, laughter, learning and growth and I just cannot believe that I am where I am at today. I think back to a few short years ago as I started my freshman year at Concordia, and how graduation and my career seemed lightyears away. But now, here I sit four years later with my internship looming ahead and graduation just around the corner and I cannot help but smile.

For the first time this weekend, I started to get excited about my internship. Mind you, the key word is started. I am still very nervous, and still not really looking forward to it but I am in a much better place than I was two weeks ago. It really has blown my mind over the past 3 days how God arranged the perfect people to be together this weekend and have it be at a time when I really needed some good fellowship, and some confidence to spring me forward into my career. We got to see 12 beautiful hospitals and programs and it just made me want to quit school and start working!!! It was simply amazing. And now as I sit here and think through all of this, it is very clear to me that God is in control and has a very precise and amazing plan for my life for not only the next few months, but for my entire life here on earth. 

I am not ashamed to admit on here that there have been times throughout my life when deep in struggle and I would just sit and wonder "Is this all worth it?" Simply questioning whether the amount of work I have put into school and my career would all pay off in the end. But I know now without a shadow of a doubt that yes, yes it is. Because I am starting to see a glimpse of God taking every tear I have cried, and every hardship I have faced and put the puzzle pieces together to form a masterpiece. 

So why am I telling you this? This is my random thought of the day for you: Hold On. Don't give up on your dreams, your passions, your life. God isn't finished with you yet. If he was, you wouldn't have woken up this morning. It may be tough now, but it is going to get better. It may be tough getting there, but trust me it is worth it. I will be the first to say that my life is not a field of daisies and roses. My life some days is HARD and I just want to give up and hide in a cabin by myself for the rest of my life and not deal with the harsh realities of the world. But you can't! You're an Overcomer, and I can't wait to watch and see how God continues to help me overcome, and you as well!!!!