Because this is one of the craziest times of the quarter, I am strictly enforcing my rule that I made up this quarter: You are NOT allowed to complain about homework of any kind, be it reading enormous amounts or writing long papers, when your topic is the Bible. It is so amazing to feel like God is speaking to me through my assignments... definitely something I've never experienced before at a public school. What a blessing to experience God in my classes at UCLA! I love it... even if it is a tremendous amount of work.
So sorry for the inconsistent topic in this blog, but my mind is random I guess :) I just wanted to mention one more thing that I have been realizing lately: that anxiety is a sin, and something I need to deal with. The time that I spend terrified about school, relationships, and sometimes nothing at all is such a slap in the face to my Creator. When I worry about things, I am allowing my heart to believe that God is not enough for me, that either He is not in control of the situation or that He doesn't know what is best for me. I don't ever want to offend God like that because I know that's not the truth. The truth is that Jesus has taken care of everything I ever actually need to worry about, and that God has called me to live my life free of anxiety so that I can best glorify Him. Now that is certainly easier said than done, but I'm working on it by praying and memorizing scripture. So with that, I'll leave you with my favorite verse at the moment:
Strengthen the weak hands
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who have an anxious heart,
"Be strong, fear not!
Behold, your God
will come with vengeance,
with the recompense of God.
He will come and save you."
[Isaiah 35:3-4]
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