"Every difficult task that comes across your path- every one that you would rather not do, that will take the most effort, cause the most pain, and be the greatest struggle- brings a blessing with it... Every battlefield you encounter, where you are required to draw your sword and fight the enemy, has the possibility of victory that will prove to be a rich blessing to your life. And every heavy burden you are called upon to lift hides within itself a miraculous secret of strength."
-J.R. Miller, Streams in the Desert, Dec. 21 Devotion
Boy, do I love this quote...
I can tell you from experience (and you may be able to as well) that when the going gets rough, sometimes it's hard to see the grass on the other side; it's difficult to see the blessings hidden within the challenges and obstacles.
It's been a few days now since I graduated but the excitement is still so real. There were some points last semester that I wondered how I would pass my classes. I did not do well on a few exams but I pressed on, hoping for the best. I trusted that God would help me through everything.
And He did...
As He always does...
I had my mind set on graduating, but I was dealing with severe side effects from my medications and paranoia and psychosis were still a daily struggle. I couldn't remember things as well as I used to, whatsoever. I was frustrated beyond belief. But I kept pressing on. I found a strength inside me that I didn't know was there.
Graduating made me realize that I can achieve anything I set my mind on, because I overcame great difficulties to get to graduation.
The motto that I told myself over and over last semester...
Never give up. You got this. Keep moving forward.
Even if you are terrified of the future or even the present, keep moving forward and never give up. You never know what's on the other side...
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