keep the earth below my feet

this is what life looks like right now.

the path is laid out before me, but the journey looks both intriguing and freaky. but i am thankful to not be alone in this initial phase of the walk. :)

being on staff with Younglife is no piece of cake. t'is not for the faint-hearted. it's a marathon that requires almost everything you've got on almost every level. i love it, but i'm already exhausted.

this is my last semester of classes before i graduate. four classes at West and an online class through Rio Salado. i know i can do it, but the hardest part is finding the motivation to want to do it. i could get myself freaked out at the thought of not being able to graduate in 10 weeks to find motivation to succeed, but that just stressed me out and gets me nowhere. i'm trudging along alright, but it's painful.

in a few differing circumstances, God is stretching me with personalities/worldviews that conflict with mine. i'm usually someone open to new types of people, but for some reason these particular individuals get under my skin and crawl around for awhile. i think my processing of what being Christlike toward them looks like is His way of training me to stand on my two feet in love and respect, rather than the anger and arrogance i am prone to stand on. i'm thankful, but it sucks.

to sum up life in this moment, all you have to do is read the last sentences of the previous three paragraphs.

life = i love it, but i'm already exhausted

life = i'm trudging along alright, but it's painful

life = i'm thankful, but it sucks

so proceeds the bittersweetness of living. ;)

let this thought soothe you, wherever you're at today:

keep the earth below my feet

for all my sweat, my blood runs weak

let me learn from where i have been

keep my eyes discerned, my hands to learn