Working in Ways You Don't Even Realize

   You may not realize it, but God is working in your life. I don't care if you don't think so, he is. And this does relate, just so you know.
   For the past few weeks, I've been busy working on my personal project. (If you are unlucky enough to know what that means in relationship to the IB program, I am SO sorry for you, but if you don't, be happy and don't ask.) It's this really stressful project that I've been supposed to be working on all year, but I just started in February. I know, I know. Procrastinating is bad. Anyway, I had to present my project to my advisor tonight, along with two other teachers. I was terrified and freaking out, understandably so considering I hadn't even started on my presentation until last night around 10. Anyway, I thought I was supposed to go home with my sister, but I told my cousin not to leave until I texted her because I wasn't absolutely positive. Well, after school, I walk outside and I see that my cousin has already left. Then I walk out to my sister's car, and she's not there. I called her a bunch because I really had to get home to finish my presentation, which was at 4. She didn't pick up once. So I called my mom. My mom came and picked me up because I was crying because I was stressed out and concerned. When I got home, I really didn't want my mom to stop and get the mail because I was in such a rush to start working. I'm SO glad she did though.
   I got a letter in the mail from an awesome friend of mine who's in college. I hadn't seen her since the summer, and we haven't really contacted each other much, so I was pleasantly surprised to get it. But I was too busy to read it until I was on my way back to school to present. I didn't think that a simple letter could do so much for me, but it did.
   I had been super stressed out about my project, and really just about life in general. I mean, there's a LOT of drama when you're a high school girl in chorus. And then there's that girl who I bought a Bible for Christmas for, even though she's atheist. She's a sweet girl, but she can be a little rough sometimes.  But my college friend shared with me a Bible verse that really calmed me down. It's 1 Peter 5:8-9 "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith. Your brothers and sisters throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings." It reminded me that I'm never alone in my struggles, no matter how it may feel. It made me calmer about my presentation, too. I really felt like Jesus was right there with me, and that calmed me down a ton.