AMEN!

Hello everyone! :)
I hope you have all had an amazing week, despite the craziness of school right now, I hope it was all great!

This devotion, (as all of them have actually) came exactly when I needed it the most. In reading Stef Woodruff's excerpt in the devo, I felt like her words were a direct reflection of my own heart. And EXACTLY spot on.  Every word is directly relevant to my life right now. Also a nursing student, I have put all my eggs in that basket and have completely been consumed with completing my to-do lists. Recently, I have put yet another item on my plate, and have found that I have definitely bit off more than I chew.  In my times of distress and longing for a break from it all, I lean on Christ... but why only then?! I know in the back of my mind, just as Stef said, "There is only one thing that can renew my mind; the Word of God. So knowing this, why do I struggle so much in actually studying it?" and I love the prayer because I know that I can only find my anwser in the studying of Him and not science or school or the world!

"Lord, I pray for a desire to study your life giving, soul refreshing, mind transforming scripture. When so many other things scream for my attention I pray that I am reminded of what is most important. May I find that nothing is more important than knowing you. Place a rich desire in my heart for studying the only thing that can transform the very core of me! Renew MY mind, restore MY heart, and draw ME close to you as I study your holy scriptures. AMEN!"

All I can say is that I LOVE this prayer and wish I could write it on in the clouds, and scream it to the whole world! I know thats slightly crazy but I was and am beyond encouraged by it, and I hope all of you guys were too!

I love all of you and can't wait to serve along side ya'll this summer!! :)