Faith is a journey...This is mine

Faith is a journey...This is mine

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Help from the Mountains

Hi. The last week at work has been so busy with conferences, starting literature discussion groups with my students, a technology conference on Friday, cleaning, errands, groceries, dinner to make and work to do on Saturday, and that brings me to today, Sunday. I started the day with early Mass, a few errands, home to finish up some chores and now, a long overdo blog post. Life is so full, so busy, so down right overwhelming sometimes that I have to force myself to take a step back and just take in everything that is happening in my life. I have a full time job (that was 2 years in the making) that I love, I have a reliable car (that is still in need of name), I have amazing family and friends that I am close with and get to see often, I live in a state that is gorgeous in the Fall, and I am blessed enough to walk with Jesus daily; I am blessed in countless other ways that would take a lifetime to put here. This past week especially, I have focused on the stresses in my life rather than the blessings. Finally, Thursday night, I hit a brick wall of exhaustion, frustration, and just plain overwhelmed. As exhausted as I was, I opened my devotional for my nightly prayer time. The verse for the night was this: 
"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth."~Psalm 121:1-2
You had best believe I vice gripped this verse for the rest of the that night and all of Friday. It really did get me through the mountains of stress that were all around me. I still have tons to do for this week, and I am feeling some stress, but I know that it will all come together and work out just fine. Sometimes, the best thing I can do is just hope and pray.
 Today has been a beautiful Sunday and while I am now working on putting testing binders together to use at school this week, it has been an ideal Fall day. I even broke out a fall scented candle. My sister is home from working in Tulsa, my grandmother is coming over for dinner, my dog is being adorable, everything is as it should be. My prayer for you is that this week when stress arises, look to Jesus. Remember that He does all things for your good. Take a deep breath, smile, and meet your challenges with the King of Kings by your side. Blessings to you and yours!

84,000 Prayers,
Teresa