Trust & Obey

I have waited all summer for today and it’s finally here!

I will be departing my house with all my belongings and drive about an hour to college. I’ll check in at 2:30 and meet my roommate while unpacking. I’m anxious to meet her in both an interested and antsy sort of way. I got to talk to her online and she seemed so nice! I found out we have quite a bit in common so I think we’ll get along exceptionally.

If you recall from last Thursday’s post “It’s Been a Rough Week”, I have been struggling terribly with practically everything. Anything you can imagine in relation to school has been a nightmare. I thought that maybe this week would be easier but instead, it’s only been harder. I have cried more these last twelve days than I have most likely ever. It feels like I have been climbing a mountain and every day a new item has been added. “Just carry this, too!” Someone shouts to me as they throw me another bag to add to my load. “It’s already so heavy,” I yell back. “You’ll be fine! Just keep moving!” They respond. I sigh deeply and keep traversing the mountain, praying every step of the way that I will make it to the top.

Today’s the day, though. For all my work, for all my efforts, today I finally go to school and start the journey. At this point, my life has been so awful that whatever shows up on a syllabus surely it can’t be more terrible than what I dealt with since last Monday! If a tire pops, the car breaks down, or I forget something big, I won’t be surprised. I guess that means I will be prepared for whatever comes!

On Tuesday, I thought about the story of Job in the Bible. His life sucked. Life literally could not be any worse for Job! He never gave up, though. Job had all of his family dying (minus his wife), lost all of his livestock, and had friends tell him that he probably sinned. Despite all of this misfortune, he hoped for the best and kept going. After his trial was over, he got everything back and more! Job kept going and was rewarded for trusting in God the whole way through. I think when this is all said and done, that’ll be me too.