“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” ~ Matthew 22:36-40 ~
This semester has been quite a challenge. Through resurfacing health issues that I thought were resolved and the intensity of junior year in nursing school, I have found that things have not entirely gone as I have planned. I have struggled to understand how this could be. I've studied with everything inside of me. I have practically lived in tutoring and in doctor's offices. I've wrestled with the question, "God, I thought that your will was for me to be a nurse, but I find that it is a struggle for me to even find the energy to get up in the morning, let alone make it through every clinical day. How can this be your plan?"
The answer comes as a relief.
All that I require of you is to love Me with everything inside of you and to love others as well.
It definitely takes off the pressure. I try to put 100% into everything that I do. I strive for excellence. But at the end of the day, it is not about that effort. It is not about having a 4.0. It is not about being perfect.
Just love God and love others.
When I devote myself to Christ and His will for me, I am always amazed at how things fall into place. He seems to always give me enough energy at the right times. He rewards my efforts and blesses me immensely.
I hope that my life is a reflection of Christ in me. I hope that through my weakness, others have been able to see Christ. As I head into my last two weeks of this semester, these words will stand as a reminder:
My performance is not the evidence of my devotion to Christ. My heart is. And what reassuring words those are.
"...The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." ~ 1 Samuel 16:7
This semester has been quite a challenge. Through resurfacing health issues that I thought were resolved and the intensity of junior year in nursing school, I have found that things have not entirely gone as I have planned. I have struggled to understand how this could be. I've studied with everything inside of me. I have practically lived in tutoring and in doctor's offices. I've wrestled with the question, "God, I thought that your will was for me to be a nurse, but I find that it is a struggle for me to even find the energy to get up in the morning, let alone make it through every clinical day. How can this be your plan?"
The answer comes as a relief.
All that I require of you is to love Me with everything inside of you and to love others as well.
It definitely takes off the pressure. I try to put 100% into everything that I do. I strive for excellence. But at the end of the day, it is not about that effort. It is not about having a 4.0. It is not about being perfect.
Just love God and love others.
When I devote myself to Christ and His will for me, I am always amazed at how things fall into place. He seems to always give me enough energy at the right times. He rewards my efforts and blesses me immensely.
I hope that my life is a reflection of Christ in me. I hope that through my weakness, others have been able to see Christ. As I head into my last two weeks of this semester, these words will stand as a reminder:
My performance is not the evidence of my devotion to Christ. My heart is. And what reassuring words those are.
"...The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." ~ 1 Samuel 16:7
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