Mad as a Hatter…….. (That’s Me!)

Sometimes I feel like I am about to go crazy with all the stuff that is going on in my life… Mainly it’s school stuff that makes me feel like this, and usually it has to do with algebra. Math has never been my forte, although what usually trips me up in this subject is just stupid, silly mistakes. But still I let it get to me and stress me out. In the past week, I have actually been physically sick because of worrying about the algebra class I’m in, I am making a C currently, and I’m stressed and worried to the point where I will actually be very happy if I finish the class with a C and don’t have to take it again. The thing is, why am I so worried about it? I know that if I work my hardest on it and pray that God will see me through, but I still let it get to me. Satan sure knows what he’s doing when he uses worry to distract us from God. My time with God has significantly gone down since I started taking this class, and the time I do spend is not very worthwhile and usually involves me praying about this class because I’m worried about it. So what do I need to do? One of my biggest problems is procrastinating, so first off I need to start managing my time better. I am going to make a weekly schedule for myself, and I am actually going to schedule in time to spend with God. I know, I know, I shouldn’t need to schedule time with God, I should just want to spend time with Him. I know this, but the thing is, when I worry, I don’t want to do anything but sit and worry. So if I schedule time in with God, then I will get into the Word again, and it will whet my thirst for God, and when I start doing this, very soon I begin to desire more and more time in the Word with God. So if you have to write it down and set apart time for God, don’t feel too bad, just get into the Word. Really try to study it, and pretty soon you’ll thirst for it and spend more and more time in it… At least, that’s how it is with me. I actually started back on my quiet times this morning, and I’m actually feeling a lot better today than I have for a few weeks now. God makes all the difference!
~Aimee