The Bible says I should study.....

Hi.   If you want to see college students in their most zombie state come to a school that has finals one week after Thanksgiving break.  You would think that break would rejuvenate these college students.  Nope, they got a taste of the freedom that awaits them in just a couple short weeks, and they want it. Who ever thought that was a good idea wasn't thinking right.  
To tell you the truth, while they might be stressing about their final grades and GPA, these 2 weeks after thanksgiving, and before winter break college students DON'T CARE ANYMORE!! 
Ok. end rant.
I'm one of those students, eagerly awaiting the break that is just out of reach.  How am I supposed to stay focused? I want to think about seeing my friends, Christmas presents, and yes, even my part time job I work during break. 
Well, you know how smartphones "have an app for that" for everything? Well God "has a plan for that" for everything :) 
When talking to God about this lack of interest in my education I had a realization. (shall we a call it a divine realization?)  I'm supposed to be a living everything in Christ. yes? yes. 
Boom, Colossians 3:23 (new living translation) Work Willingly at whatever you do as, though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 
Hmmm..
And  Proverbs 17: 16 (new living translation) It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool since he has no heart for learning...
Did the Bible just tell me to do my school work? 
Go figure.....
So I don't want to be a fool, so I better do my school work, and I should work willingly, as though I were working for the Lord.... guess my study routine needs a boost.... yea? I thought so.. 
So how am I gonna do this? knowing I need to be motivated, and being motivated are two different things.  
So here is my strategy.  
1) Forget the desk.  I was home schooled, high school was done cross legged  on the couch for 4 year, so do what you know right?
2) Silence? Forget it.  My channel on YouTube of Lindsey Sterling, the Piano Guys, and Peter Hollens, will be playing in the background, just need to minimize it so I'm not watching the videos. 

3) Get out the wiggles. YES!! I am a busy college student, but that's not an excuse not to exercise, actually, a killer day at the gym is the day I focus better on my home work. 

4) eat right, skipping meals will just cause more distractions. 

5) 7-8 hours in my bed, because studying "through osmosis" because I fell asleep on my books during an all nighter will not get me that A.

Well anyway, that's my strategy for the rest of this week and next week (finals week).   I know its not "destress, and motivation rocket science" but I hope it helps. 

If nothing else take away these 2 things. 

First, Christ wants us to do our best in everything we do. As if we are doing what we are doing for him. If Jesus were going to come and look over your home work and study guides would he be pleased?

Second, Don't stress it.  If you have done your work and gone to class you got this. Yea, it might be hard, you might not get that 4.0 but all that Christ asks is that you do your best!! So do your best, keep in mind who you are doing it for, take a deep breath, and let go of your stress, and frustration, and lack of motivation, give it to Christ.  

Ok guys, I should get off this blog and work on my Geography Study Guide.

God Bless

Happy Finals week!!! 

Gospel driven life.

Who knew these blog things were so hard to start, I have written 5 different intro sentences and can't find one that works.  Here is what I need to start out saying. 
I am a daughter of the King.
I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
I'm what you would call a Christan. But the word Christan carries with it a sense of religiosity, and hypocrisy, that unfortunately has been applied to it by all the people out there that have used that word for their own gain.
Being a follower of Jesus Christ isn't a religion, its a relationship.  And right there lies my approch to life.  I come at life, not as a relious person, not as a good person, not as a person with a list of do's and don'ts,
 I come at life from a the perspective of, "Jesus sacrificed Himself because I deserved to die, and He loved me so much that He offered His life for mine, and all He asks in return is that I love Him back"
That's it. I want to live my life by choosing to love Christ.
Love isn't a feeling, it's not a reaction, its a choice.  Jesus made the choice to lay down His life for the people He loves, the people He created, all people.  So I am making the choice to love Him.
So many people live trapped, we live captive in that box of rules and regs we make for our selves. If we took a step back from the details and the do's and don'ts and tried to live a life of love that is shown to us by Jesus Christ I think we would find true freedom.

Its amazing, that when life gets simplified to the very basics of the Gospel (Jesus loves me, and wants me to love him back) life gets opened up, and the walls of captivity begin to crumble, and the truth of the gospel begins to permiate everything I do.  Litterally, from my approch to school work, my approch to friends, my approch to guys, and even the way I dress and style my hair.  Every week I'm gonna try to have one aspect of life to discuss and hash out. (Key word is try, finals are in a couple weeks). Please don't hesitate to ask questions or participate in discussion, we are all trying to figure out this thing called life.
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING and God bless!
~Bridge