“I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know your persistence, your courage in my cause, that you never wear out.”
Revelation 2:2-3
I’m pretty weary. Classes are hard. It takes work. Alot of it. I have a desire to do well. I have a desire to succeed according to the world’s grading system… While I suck at this, I really have a larger desire to do well according to His glory. During this specific week of school I have three tests, two papers, and two assignments. In a period of 3 days, I have studied over 30 hours… basically I have had very little sleep. So to say that I’m weary… might be an understatement. I’m ready to crawl in bed with my childhood pink blanky… yes I still sleep with my childhood blanket, turn on Law & Order SVU, and sleep for perhaps a day or two.
That time however, is not now. I still have another test and two papers to turn in. This is the time though, to see where my heart is, to see what my character is made of. I (try) to live with an attitude of such: No guts, no glory. It’s go big or go home.
This, right here is where I am meant to be. I am a student at Texas Tech University and am called to bring glory to Him right where I’m at. I am a student at Tech for a bigger purpose than I can see today. My worthless classes are a means to an end, they’re getting me to where I want to be. They’re the steps I must take in order to live out my dream. He’ll make it all happen according to His purpose.
So here’s to the days of no sleep, the pulling all nighters with friends, the cussing out and cursing of professors for their cruelty, the questions of if this is all worth it. Because it is worth it. This is the guts that brings The Glory. This is where I go big… because I’m not going home empty handed. I aint leaving Lubbock, Texas without that piece of paper with my name and Tech’s seal on it.
So, I hold onto Revelation 2:2-3 because His purpose and promises are worth it. I give it my all, I leave it all out on the floor, and I leave with no regrets.
no guts, no glory. it’s go big or go home.
this is, sheerly, my soul.
I love you.
Keep pressing on. God has awesome things in store for your life. There is so much that only He knows. When we get weary (or beyond weary), God charges us to press on, to go beyond that. Because it’s our trials and our weariness that will build our Faith.
Just a little encouragement.
You’re amazing. I miss you like crazy. And I am so incredibly proud of the woman that you are, that you will become, and the example you set.
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I know it seems crazy intense now and like there is no light at the end of the tunnel-just the illusion that someone described to you once. BUT cling to the “go big or go home” and not just in school, but in life while you are there! Look forward to the haboobs, the crazy last minute way to far away road trips, and the late night roommate chats and baking (if you’re not doing that start cause its so awesome). These are some of the greatest years of your life and in a blink you’ll look at yourself in a mirror on graduation and wonder who that is staring back at you. Not because you’re sad or worried or not ready, but because it all seems it happened faster than it was supposed to and its all of a sudden over. :) The time after is sweet too, but this time-the time right now-is sooo super precious! Don’t miss out. Dig in, try things you never thought you’d do, give grace and forgiveness as much as you can, be friends with everyone, go outside your comfort zone in every possible way, and never turn down a random (especially ridiculous) adventure!