This semester has been the MOST DIFFICULT for me so far in college (and I've taken Physics and Biology in the same term--twice), and according to my dad, life is apparently not going to get any easier. Not that I thought life would get easier...
With this heavy semester came a multitude of educational-based projects, plenty of response essays, and a ton of time-consuming, sometimes seemingly pointless work. Like a true college student, I tend to procrastinate, actually I'm really good at it--for example my 20 source annotated bibliography for the rhetoric theory class--due in less than a week, it was assigned in August, I started during Thanksgiving..
Back to what I was saying about procrastination, apparently God isn't a fan of our procrastinating.
He says in Luke 9:59-62
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
The Lord doesn't want to be second or put off for anything, and He shouldn't. We should avidly seek him, and prioritize our other concerns. Christ has really been revealing this to me in my own life--some priorities need to change and I need to try and focus on Christ more than I have been. The world so easily wants all of our attention, making us put Christ on the back burner. With relationships, school, and work sometimes it is easy to compartmentalize, but sooner or later this is a recipe for disaster.
Just some closing quotes to think about--used like a true English major:
Living with integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe." - Barbara De Angelis
We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
Barbara de Angelis
