Life has been busy. Between taking classes at a local community college, teaching the grade-school children's group at church on Wednesday nights, getting my drivers license (finally!!!), and various other small (but very important) things, I haven't had much time to post. But I have had the opportunity to grow and learn.
One of things that I have learned over the last few months is how important it is to spend time walking with the Lord every day - no matter how behind I am in class, or how many other important things I have to do. It's amazing just how quickly and easily my focus can slip away from glorifying God, and turn to glorifying my own selfish desires. I've found that when I make a conscious effort to begin the day by praising God and studying His word, the rest of the day tends to go more smoothly. That is not to say that nothing goes wrong! I just have a different perspective on whatever happens, and try to see things from God's standpoint.
I am very much enjoying the chemistry class I'm taking right now. I have always thought that I would enjoy English class more than chemistry, but have found that the straight-forward answers in chemistry are more appealing to me than the critical thinking and mish-mash of ideas in English. This is probably due to the fact that nearly all of the literary works and authors we are studying come from secular worldviews, some of which are blatantly against the Christian worldview. Still, I've spent hours discussing what we're learning in class with my father and brother, and have learned several lessons in perseverance. Even when it seems like nothing makes sense, and hours of intense reading and critical thinking lie a head, it is important to dive straight in and begin working somewhere. Simply thinking about doing something difficult often makes the job seem quite a bit worse than what it actually is!
One of things that I have learned over the last few months is how important it is to spend time walking with the Lord every day - no matter how behind I am in class, or how many other important things I have to do. It's amazing just how quickly and easily my focus can slip away from glorifying God, and turn to glorifying my own selfish desires. I've found that when I make a conscious effort to begin the day by praising God and studying His word, the rest of the day tends to go more smoothly. That is not to say that nothing goes wrong! I just have a different perspective on whatever happens, and try to see things from God's standpoint.
I am very much enjoying the chemistry class I'm taking right now. I have always thought that I would enjoy English class more than chemistry, but have found that the straight-forward answers in chemistry are more appealing to me than the critical thinking and mish-mash of ideas in English. This is probably due to the fact that nearly all of the literary works and authors we are studying come from secular worldviews, some of which are blatantly against the Christian worldview. Still, I've spent hours discussing what we're learning in class with my father and brother, and have learned several lessons in perseverance. Even when it seems like nothing makes sense, and hours of intense reading and critical thinking lie a head, it is important to dive straight in and begin working somewhere. Simply thinking about doing something difficult often makes the job seem quite a bit worse than what it actually is!
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