Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Recently, my life can be described as turmoil. The fall semester is in full swing which means applications are due, testing, assignments, papers, lesson plans, etc...I've been secluded from my friends and family due to my hectic schedule and haven't been seeking the Lord like I should be. This has resulted with a pretty poor attitude and me turning into Debbie Downer for the last few weeks.
As I was grading papers today for my placement teacher, this verse appeared right in front of me on her desk. The crumbled up paper taped to a pencil cup had the three phrases underlined. The image was like one of those heavenly moments where the perfectly on-pitch choir nails a beautiful chord and birds churp in the background. Although my moment of clarity was interrupted with a student grabbing the hall pass; the verse stayed with me all day.
