Do you like these cooler cloudy skies? I don’t mind the cooler part but I’m not exactly thrilled with the gloomy skies. Sometimes you need a break from the hot sun, but on these days I just wish it would go ahead and rain and get it over with. Last week and this week are big weeks for tests and papers and projects as the first quarter of the semester has arrived and people are feeling the full weight of some of their class assignments. I completely get that. Sometimes you’re just overwhelmed with everything and it seems like there’s just too much to do and not enough time. There are also those times when it’s hard to get started on anything or inspired to actually study or write that paper because there are so many other things that you would rather be doing. There are also those days and weeks when there’s so much other “stuff” going on whether with friends or family back home or friends or roommates here or with your significant other or the one you want to be or with just all of the things coming at you with class and work that you just feel sort of blah. Down for the count. Ready to scratch this day and go on to the next one. Maybe you’re searching for the right answer or a little inspiration or for some more options or for a way out and that’s okay sometimes. It’s okay to explore and wrestle and change and sometimes even blow off a couple of things. I’m not talking about entire classes or papers or assignments here – don’t worry. But I am talking about blowing off some of the stress and expectations that have been placed upon you. You don’t have to be involved in everything. You don’t have to do everything all by yourself. You can ask for help. You can trust that God is right there with you in the all nighters and in the nights where you did not procrastinate and you actually went to sleep at a decent hour. God’s right there with you no matter what. Ronald suggested I listen to a song last week and I did not take him up on it. I should have though, because it’s the song I’ve had in my head all week and when I looked through my Wesley Weekly today and looked it up on youtube I thought to myself – God you just spoke to me through Ronald. Let God speak to you and lift you up and give you that burst of energy or that rest that you need and check out this lovely video from Jamie Grace – Home Me.
