Random Thoughts Friday

I would love to share with you a few of the random thoughts that have passed through my mind this morning.  Maybe you can relate with me on one of them?! :)

Random Thought #1- It's Friday!  Even though it's summer, I still get excited when it's Friday!  What do you like to do on the weekends?  I have a wedding dress rehearsal to go to but then i'm thinking about watching tangled while eating homemade kettle corn, yummy!

Random Thought #2- While I was reading the word this morning I was thinking and praying about my last year of graduate school.  I feel slightly tired beginning this second leg and stretch to the end.  While praying I remembered a time in my life where I sort of felt the same way...

Most of my life i've ran track as a sprinter.  I loved the adrenaline rush of the gun firing and the quick sprint to the finish.  It's as if I didn't even have a chance to get tired because it all went by so quickly.  Everyone told me I was a great starter, but to me the race was so quick it felt like the whole race was a "start".  One day I was asked to run an 800 (2 laps around the track) because a girl had to drop out and they needed someone to fill her spot.  Slightly nervous about the distance I agreed and walked up to the starting line.  As the gun fired I took off, slightly slower than a sprint but faster than the other runners.  After the first lap I was a good 100 meters in front of the other runners and I felt good... until I hit the "runners wall".  It's as if my body just quit.  My lungs began grasping for breath and every step felt like I was carrying a bag of bricks.  One by one the different runners passed on either side.  I mustered everything I had to push out and finish the race.  That was the day I realized that running required strategy and a strong mental attitude.

This uncomfortable memory reminded me that I need to be a strong finisher this year.  I need to pray and ask God to give me the mental determination and stamina to pace myself so that I can finish the graduate school race strong and confidently.  "Dear Jesus, I feel that I am growing tired and that this last year of school will be hard.  I know you have given me this opportunity to go to graduate school not because of what I've done, but because you want to bless me with this gift.  I ask that you will equip me with the everything I need to finish out the year strong and confident.  I ask that my thesis research will flow smoothly and quickly and that I will remember to pace myself throughout the process!  Thank you for your promise of peace and rest when I embrace you as my savior!  Amen."

Random Thought #3- Do you ever have those weeks where you feel like you are doing so much and you're not sure how it will all get done?  When I am busy, I usually feel like my to do list will never get done... but this week is different. This week I have a new, positive, mental attitude and I am loving it.  I have a laundry list of things to do today but I feel like God has equipped me with everything I need to get it done!  It's a great feeling and I want to continue this next year of school with this new hopeful and positive mental attitude!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!