Lessons Learned

This week has totally opened up my eyes. I've learned who my true friends are, who I can trust and who I can't, and who I can tell EVERYTHING to. I've also learned not to push away from someone because of their frustrations and instead, be with that person even if they are frustrated, and not to push away from them because even though they may be mad at the world and take their frustrations out on you, YOU'RE probably the one they need the most at that given time. You have to push through that persons' flaws, not push away from them. Everyone has flaws and we all need to take those flaws and accept them.

It's getting nearer and nearer until the day I graduate and EVERY SINGLE TIME I think about it, it terrifies me to know that I will have to leave SO many people behind. I have to go my separate path and they theirs. It scares me to death! All of these questions come flooding in my head like: What will happen to my friendship with all of these amazing people in my life? When will I ever see them again? Will that separation change us and make us drift apart? So many questions! But then I think to myself, yes we will change because of that separation because we'll be out of our routine of seeing each other everyday and walking to class together everyday and yes, we won't see each other as often as we would like....but all I have to do is handle it and put it in God's hands. I have to handle the goodbyes and the hardships of leaving my friends behind just like EVERYONE else does. Yes, it'll hurt SO bad that I may feel like giving up, but I CAN'T! God didn't make me or anybody for that matter, to be quitters and give up everything just because of hardships. It will be SO hard to say goodbye, there will be tears flowing and hearts breaking, but we all just have to give it all to God and He'll take care of it all as long as we trust in Him and give Him 100% EVERYTHING! Isn't that amazing?!?! I think that's just so amazing how you can have all these troubles in your life, but turn to God and trust in Him and put everything in His hands...and He'll handle it and let things get better for you.

I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:8)

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. (Deuteronomy 33:27)

I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. (Psalm 46:1-3)