Final Week. Yikes.

If you're anything like the rest of the college race, you've probably already gone through a solid three breakdowns, pulled four different all-nighters (one for each breakdown plus a fourth for good luck), and have become concerningly reliant upon the coffee bean for day-to-day survival.

If this scenario sounds more like a stolen page from the biography of your life, have I got two words for you!

Push through.

College is not easy, but it is so worth it.

For me, this past week alone has been what I like to call, "the scenario you just read on whey protein." Lately I've felt like I have just been swimming in stress, and tests, and due dates---so much so that I've been highly tempted to forsake my streak of hard work and let myself go under. But I don't. I don't because, every time I even entertain the thought of giving up, I'm reminded of who brought me here in the first place--God.

God has been so gracious to me in all my years of being a student. He's brought me through difficulties before and I know He'll do it again.

Ultimately, I keep having to remind myself of this truth,

College is a blessing.

It is the only time in life where a person gets to drop everything they're doing for four consecutive years and learn. Do you know how great a privilege that is? We have so much freedom as students. What we learn, who we hang out with, even what we eat, is all under our control for a time. Please recognize this blessing and privilege and make the most of it. Endure the tests, endure the stress, and be thankful to God, for you are so so blessed!

I hope that this will encourage you to push on! God's got you in the palm of His hands. Trust in this truth and have a peaceful and successful finals week!