Hope in God

So the honest admission is that for two days I've been in a rut. Not a rut of nothingness and non-creativity... But a rut of stress and fear. I've realized that my go-to method of coping with things I need to do that scare me in one way or another is to distract myself and not do said thing. Example: I need to email a teacher about an upcoming project. Response: I do not think logically about the fact that sending such an email will take 2 minutes, instead I leave that task in the foggy part of my brain where it sounds complicated and the complication doesn't sound fun, so I start thinking about other, happier things. Result: I feel totally great and stress-free until 4 days later when I remember the email I need to send and this time feel even more stressed because I've been procrasinating. I then instantly conclude that I am a terrible person.  Multiply that process by x10 little to-do items that pile up. You have my life. I think I really need to train my brain not t...

Lamentations 3:21-23 "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." Sunday school in the young adults' room started great this morning; sweet-syrupy waffles and all the toppings. We had a fun time of fellowship looking over the pictures taken at Friday night's laser tag activity. It was just another Sunday morning... Until we got the news that one of the young adults had been in a bad car accident on her way to church. This girl's sister and boyfriend slipped out of the room quietly and the rest of us had a moment of corporate prayer for her. The news did not sound great. Only a few moments ago I saw a picture of the totaled car and heard that there are no life-threatening injuries. In this case, it is a miracle considering the condition of the car. The verses above immediately came to my mind. I thought of Go...