Done? Yeah, I know. They're awesome. I mean, there's sunshine and rainbows coming from the guy's mandolin. I don't think it gets much better than that.
Okay, so back to the main point: sometimes life becomes a little too much. Juggling work, family, friends, the future, religion, writing, saving the world, writing, reading, and writing can become a little much. But, see, here's something that needs to be said: God doesn't just send us into these things unprepared. If we come to him, sometimes he'll pull off a miracle.
In the Bible, there's a story in the book of David where the Pharaoh sets an impossible task for his enchanters. He wants them to interpret a dream for him, but he won't tell them what the dream is. No one can answer, so instead he just tries to have all the wise men of the land (David included) killed. (nice guy, I know). When David hears about it, what does he do? He and his buddies (you may know them as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendigo) all pray and fast, and God gives them the answer.
Before reading that, I just assumed he just stood up, spouted off some junk, and God made that the answer. Now I know that's not how it works. God prepares us, if we do everything we can to succeed. We just have to trust in him to make us ready and work hard as we can. David and his friends had to pray and fast and come before God. It wasn't a random, spontaneous thing. It's like when you take a test: you have to study for any results--you can't just sit down with a pencil and expect to know the answers. After all the hard work, believe me, a "B" in a Biology test sure can feel like a miracle.
So don't give up.
Keep working hard.
Have a little faith!
Sometimes things aren't as bad as they seem.
And yes, that is a cliche, but it's still true.
Love, Firefly
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