Spiritual Stress

"Too blessed to be stressed."
This is something I tell myself all the time. And I'm really not one to feel stressed. Yes, I do procrastinate, but I also do a pretty good job of time management. I'm also prone to error. So naturally when I thought I only had one test and one essay due this Friday, the week after Spring break, I was wrong. I actually have three essays, 2 math assignments (the bane of my academic existence) and one test. Am I stressed about the schoolwork? Ehh, kind of. What I'm really stressed about is myself.

While I enjoyed great fellowship with my family, friends and church family over the break I substituted some of those times for my personal devotional time. Not okay. So this week, while I have all of my school stuff and a few other miscellaneous paperwork things to deal with, I also have to realign my time in a way that is pleasing to God. I'm stressed because I feel like I'll slip and not succeed in my goal. Straying from the word, even for just one day, can be detrimental to a believer.

So what's the rhyme I'll tell myself now? Lord, "bless this mess."
My prayer is that God can refine me through His fire in this moment and in all moments. Any hardship I might face during that will not even matter when I am walking side by side with my Savior, partaking in His blessings for me.

So friends, if you're reading this... Please help a sista out this week!