“…Whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.” -1 Corinthians 10:31
I have come and typed out this blog post at least a dozen times, but life seems to be so ordinary right now, I can’t seem to find the right words to complete it. I’ve wanted all of my blog posts to be big and powerful but I realize now that life isn’t always that way. Life is sometimes slow and ordinary. So I’ll just get a little bit real in this one.
There is not much going on in the life of Maleah right now other than school. Senior year hasn’t been as stressful as people make it seem, other than math. My math class is kicking me in the butt right now, but, I am slowly learning to take a step back, breathe, and realize the reality of the situation. Even though every single math lesson that has come my way makes it seem as though my fate has been sealed in failing high school, when I pray for patience, God reassures me of how dramatic I’m being. I have learned this semester that “senioritis” is indeed a real thing, and I have been diagnosed with a strong case of it. Every one tells me that I will miss it when it’s gone, but all I can think about is getting out of these high school hallways and onto my first plane of the World Race.
A couple weeks ago at church I heard a sermon titled, Grateful in the Grind. In this sermon, Pastor Craig was talking about how we are constantly wishing for our current season of life to be over and onto the next. As he was preaching I noticed how guilty I am of this. I often catch myself thinking, “When I graduate my life will really start.” or “When I am fully fundraised for the World Race I can stop stressing and have fun.” But in those moments of wishing my life away I forget to notice the blessings God is giving me right then and there. So in this season of my life I am challenging myself to enjoy every moment as it comes and not waste it longing for the next. To appreciate the grind even though the current grind is slow. To appreciate the fact that I have three more moths of high school left instead of wishing for it all to be over with. To be glad in the fact that I am closer to my fundraising goal today, than I was yesterday, instead of wishing for it to all be handed to me. In this season I am challenging myself to be grateful in the grind.
