Monday, Monday...

Ah, here it is, the close of a somewhat harried Monday.  It has been a little crazy, but honestly not a stressful crazy.  God has been oh so good to me in so many ways.  I had a decent workday - things went smoothly for the first part.  However, today did hold a little bit of a shadow, per say, because my semester at college started back up this afternoon.  Adding that graduate class just seems to push things to the limit - and sometimes, beyond.

I'll come back to that in a moment.  Today, I did see/find/discover, many of God's blessings as I went throughout my day...

54.  The promise that I need not fear, for God has redeemed me and called me by name...  (one last review of last week's verse before moving on to this weeks...  Thank you, Lord, for Fighter Verses - I LOVE THIS APP!)  I love to play the song over and over as I drive to work in the mornings.

55.  A sweet "Good Morning" message from my oldest (who's just discovered how to send texts through skype on the Surface, used for homeschooling) while getting things ready for the day in my classroom.  ;)  

56.  Two words:  OUTDOOR RECESS!  :)  

57.  The moon in the sky to my left, and the setting sun in the sky to my right as I made my way to class this afternoon...  a reminder to me of God's faithfulness, His order, His amazing creation.  

Class went smoothly, though I have to say that I left feeling a little shell-shocked with all that there is to do in this course.  I was also a little frustrated that one of the (very expensive) textbooks I ordered was actually not the RIGHT book (even though I purchased what was listed on the school bookstore website).  

All of this put together left me feeling very overwhelmed when I left class this evening.  I started to feel anxiety creep in.  I did a little self-preaching and a whole lot of praying on the way home.  I kept reminding myself to live in the now, not in tomorrow...  that the Lord has faithfully seen me through all of my previous classes and I have no reason to doubt that He'll see me through this one.  I'm going to take it one day at a time and do my very best to manage my time wisely -- but I'm also NOT going to worry about the level of work or the time it will take.  I can do all things through Him and He's promised to be my helper.  I just have to take it one day at a time, rather than worrying about EVERYTHING tonight.  ;)  -And I wasn't the only one with the wrong book, many of us had the same one - and really, it will work out just fine, not perfectly, but it'll work.  

All of that to say, that I'm very thankful for God's help in my efforts to claim these promises and live them out.  He is really working in my life to get rid of that anxiety/unbelief I've been clinging to.