Arriving at college, and needing to take College Algebra first semester, I was filled with holy dread. Here we go... again. I'll probably end up in tutoring (again) and say, "I got .4, and the answer says 2/5. and I don't know what I did wrong!" (again. Sorry, Luke.)
Imagine my surprise at how clear and easy algebra became when I stopped trying to teach myself and it was explained well! I'm so blessed with an incredible teacher, and I'm proud to say I got my first "A" in Algebra a few weeks ago on our first test!
However, given the nature of this world, when one thorn is removed another is quick to follow.
Enter left stage: Accounting.
Bob Cratchit, bless his soul, is my hero. I don't know that I've ever felt as deep empathy for a fictional character as every time I pull out my green notebook and Accounting home work. He's a hero for doing what he did, every day, in the COLD, just to keep his family fed. I'm doing it so that I can graduate college with some skills and life experience ; ) (Accounting contributes mainly to skills.
Life experience consists of late-night Target runs, school musicals, BSM lunches, and hair-cutting trips to the mall!)
Right now I have Colossians 3:15-16 tattooed on my right ankle. (Don't worry, no permanent tattoos for this girl. I'd get tired of them. That's why I used sharpie: a new tattoo every week!)
Anyways:
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly..."
Jesus is the Prince of Peace, and we all claim to have Christ in us. Why, then, is there such a lack of peace in our lives? We've got chaos, worry, anxiety, stress, jealousy... resulting in the crowding out, instead of the treasuring in, of peace.
I'm not sure "why" we've got all that stuff in our lives, but I know I don't want that. I know that I don't want that because (surprise), I've experienced it. Join me? Join me in claiming peace, because our Prince of Peace is gracious enough to envelop us in it!