Learning to trust: My journal

Thankful in the hard times

 October 1, 2018

 First day of the month and my week and day have not started off well. Yesterday my family and I were at our family friends place and we stayed quite late. So by the time we got home, it was almost 12:00! I went to bed but forgot to set my alarm for today. So my sister had to come wake me up, but she only came in my room at 5 minutes to seven, then I realized I had to have a shower! So I flew through the shower and got ready for school as fast as I could. All the while I'm freaking out about whether I'm going to catch the bus. I did make it to the bus on time which was great. 

 The bus ride sucked at usual. I sat there alone and listened to music and thought. For those of you who don't know, I shouldn't be thinking for half an hour to and from school everyday. All I do is blow things way out of proportion and make my anxiety worse. It's kind of sucky. Once I was at school, I walked to my locker and shoved my big winter jacket into my locker. I walked down the stairs, found my friends then talked for a bit. Eventually the bell went then I was off to math class. It was extremely cold in that class today and I forgot my sweater at home. So I was sitting there cold. Finally math was over and I went off to health/gym class. Today we were in the health room. This is where my friend who is not a Christian, told me all about her crazy weekend. I can't go into detail for her sake, but she was very unhappy and in a horrible mood. I can't really relate to her situation because I've never gone through something like that. So being the compassionate person I am, I listened to her and tried to encourage her, with little success. After health class I came into the library where I am currently, sitting at a computer and journaling. Just trying to make it through the day without constant thoughts about my friend or that math test I have tomorrow is going to be difficult.

So some of you are probably wondering, "How in the world does she do this?" Well, I have no idea how I would do it if it wasn't for my Heavenly Father. He's the one that can give me joy even when I'm in my darkest valley. He's the one that gives me hope through some pretty hopeless situations. He's the one who loves me even when I mess up or stop trusting him. He's the one who is always there by my side to help me along. If it wasn't for Him, I would probably be skipping school and who knows where. I'm so thankful for my Heavenly Father!

 What things about God are you thankful for? Or what are you thankful for just in general? Write your answers below and we can share some of our thankfulness with each other. Giving thanks is the best way to be worry, guaranteed. 

 -Emmers