stress-free during stress time

so it's already the end of this week and wow.. i can say that it's been a crazy couple of days. first with all the cramming, and second how all that cramming didn't pay off since our exam was pushed back to monday. it's weird.. i came into this semester worrying about my grades and how i would have to juggle my time, how many hours i would have to invest at the library and just grieved over how much sleep i would lose to my books. but after i turned to Christ- and He to me (January 24, 2010 hehe) my heart became so at ease. yeah i still worried and sometimes my burdens and stresses of school in general would overwhelm me with hopelessness, but after praying that i would just leave all my burdens at His feet, i truly feel at peace. the power of prayer is just amazing.. and i can only say i wish i had known earlier. i took my first pchem exam today and just before it started, i remember feeling so safe-that even though i am so inadequate and lack so much knowledge, God ables me. i took time to just close my eyes and pray for strength and wisdom and just the ability to get through the exam without any time issues (which is almost always my problem- any of my friends would know haha) and before i knew it, i was done with the exam. it was like God truly just filled me and amazingly, i even finished with 1o minutes to spare! i was in utter shock since that never ever happens to me and then i thought wow God, you truly are great. i remember even whispering "thank you" while finishing the last of the questions and just smiling. oh boy, if anyone saw or heard me oopsies hehe they probs think im psycho. i'm just grateful that God is really with me wherever i go and whatever i do.. He just empowers me and lifts me up when im struggling or lost or feel like i can't continue.. and when i can't focus on my studying or task at hand, i just read a passage from the Bible and ask for strength and He gives so freely. His Grace is like water- so free.

when i think about my last entry about God's lost sheep and how i feel challenged, i realize that God really answered my prayers. i prayed for discomfort in the sense that i didn't want to become too comfortable and stray away from Him and only now do i see that God really provided me with a challenge to keep me focused on Him. He really does answer prayers in ways that you would never expect but its refreshing and rewarding at the end. i prayed that He would be with me during this week and yes, He really was. :) Thank You.