Its the week before finals here at South Dakota State, and students are scrambling to get in those last minute assignments, complete those final papers, or boost their grade up that extra point or two before the final exam. This morning as I was walking in the stillness, yet bitterness of the South Dakota winter, I started thinking about all the time I've wasted this week stressing about grades and papers and all the time I've neglected to take any time in praising a God who promises to see me through the week ahead of me. How often does this happen to you? Do you stress endlessly and constantly about the future and never give credit to your Father in Heaven who promises to be there through it all?
I started thinking about the mountain we are climbing - our faith walk as Christians. I meditated on the hills and valleys to be found on this mountain we're constantly climbing and descending - the times when we are conquering the top of a hill and the times when we are struggling to get up and keep walking in the valleys. One day, when we've walked through all the valleys and stood on all of the hill tops we will conquer that mountain and at the top find our savior welcoming us with open arms. Tired and worn we will fall into his beautiful embrace of peace everlasting. Until then we "keep on keepin' on", as one of my good friends would say, knowing that in everything we do we strive to bring him the glory.
It reminds me of my favorite hymn - "Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in his wonderful face. And the things of this world will grow strangely dim. In the light of his glory and grace."
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