its crunch time

exactly one week from today i will be leaving my home to start the trek down to atlanta with mama and daddy. these next seven days are going to be filled with trips to target and packing going up and down stairs so many times you get dizzy.  i still have so much to do its not even funny. i have to pretty much do all of my packing and having to figure out how on earth im going to fit everything for 3 months into my suitcase. i still need a laptop. and trying to make time to say bye to everyone seems next to impossible. i am stressed but at the same time i have this weird peace that i know is only from God. last night was the first time i have actually cried about the seemingly impossible task of getting everything done in time. but shortly after i started, i asked myself why i was letting myself get so discouraged and why was i letting the devil have control of my thought process. i started quoting a verse i learned way back in 4th or 5th grade at vbs. im not sure of the reference but the verse says "he comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others with the comfort he has given to us." over and over i was quoting that, he comforts us in all our troubles. he comforts us in all our troubles. what a wonderful promise. as i then started to pray, philippians 4:6-7 (that reference i remember) came to mind dont worry about anything but pray about everything. tell God your needs and thank him for all he has done then you will experience God's peace which is greater than anything we can understand. thats exactly what i did. i put the situation back into God's hands rather than doing it on my own and told him exactly what was going on and immediately i had that peace again. it is one of the most incredible things in the world.

alright well im headed to the mall to get some last minute clothes. please continue praying for me this week especially.