We all go through life

We all go through it
It doesn't matter if we have a relationship with Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, or not; we still go through ups and downs. I'm particularly down right now because it's been another long day and plus I didn't turn in a class assignment on time. You see, I signed up to work extra hours again this morning (I've convinced myself I'm not going to do that again. At least, not early in the morning.) I also didn't realize that I had to complete my practice quiz for next week's midterm by 11:00 pm tonight (I thought I had until 11:30, like my other quizzes. It's an online course.) So, i lost 40 points right there.

I also got a lousy score on my weekly quiz in my philosophy class. So, all told, I'm having a rough week. Last week was pretty rough too (with the exception of my friends visiting from out of town - that was very cool).

So I guess I'm remembering what I've learned over and over again - just because I've given my life to Christ does NOT mean that I won't go through trials. Oh no, no, no. But it does mean that God gives me the strength to make it through. In fact, I'm reassured by God's promises that

1) We will face troubles in this world.

2) Don't worry, because He has already overcome the world.

See John 16:33.

We know how it's gonna end
Have you ever read a book, and then watched a movie based on that book? Or maybe watched a movie that was a remake of another movie, and you had already seen the original? Did the bad guy lose and the good guy win? I guess that's kind of similar to how we should feel, since we know how our lives end and how we'll spend eternity. God wins! And then we get to spend eternity with him.

Try to imagine
Try to imagine eternity. Just think about it for a while. Does it blow your mind? If we can't really understand it, how can we fully understand God? Our minds are limited in this way. So when things don't make sense, I'll trust in God - who is so much smarter than me.