I am a VERY easily distracted person. I lose my train of thought, and forget things frequently. I’m human. Lately I’ve been reflecting on the things that have been capturing my attention. I wish that I could say that Jesus always captures my attention first, but honestly that hasn’t been true recently. I still make church, bible study, and campus ministry a priority but what about outside of that? When I’m not surrounded by a christian community, am I still reflecting Jesus well? I’d like to think the answer is yes at least some of the time, but I could always be doing better. So what gets in the way? I would probably give you the classic excuse of being too busy. The thing is- you can spend time with Jesus anywhere. Sometimes I definitely need to be reminded of the things that really matter;
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well”
Matthew 6:33
Before we worry about our day to day schedule here on earth we should be thinking of the kingdom. Jesus should be at the top of our list of priorities by a long shot. I find myself so easily waking up and immediately feeling anxious about all of the things I have to do, instead of thanking Jesus for another day. Much like our worldly friendships, we have to put effort and time into growing closer to Jesus. And the closer we get to Jesus the more evident it will be to the people around us.
This semester has been tough. I have a pretty heavy course-load so that I can graduate in May and a million other things going on outside of that. It seems like I am constantly going from one place to the next. I have to remind myself to breathe sometimes. In the midst of all of this I have come to a deeper realization of the Father’s love for me. Lately Jesus keeps leading me to Luke 12. I would end up writing the entire chapter on here if I had to pick my favorite part, but verse 22-23 have really hit home recently;
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell
you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat;
or about your body, what you will wear. For life is
more than food, and the body more than clothes.”
Luke 12:22-23
As I sit here and stress about school, the Lord reminds me not to worry. He is provider, and He is going to provide as I continue to work to glorify his kingdom! How cool is that? I’m truly in awe of the Lord in this season of my life. I feel so honored to be able to share a little bit of my heart with all of you.
As I finish this last month of school I would love it if you could pray that I would have endurance to finish my degree strong! I would also love prayer over raising support for this trip. If you feel led to donate please reach out to me! I would love to talk to you. My first fundraising deadline is coming up: $5,000 by May 13th (the day before I graduate!!). If you made it this far; THANK YOU! Love you all!
-Lex <3
