Keep Your Head Up/ Get Back on Track
by Lavinia
Genesis 28:15
15 I am with you and will watch
over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not
leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Ever feel like your head is under the water? Me too.Ever feel like letting your body go
limp, and maybe, just maybe, this time you’ll sink, instead of bobbing
awkwardly between the surface and the unknown depths? Me too.
Believe me, you are not alone, as
much as you and I have felt that we are the only ones who feel this way.
Feeling down, neglected, stressed, unloved, alone, restricted—you name it—can
come as a result of anything, be it school or family happenings, peer influence
or self-induced pressure. But one thing is for sure—these negative feelings
don’t come from God.
God puts us
through trials to become better people, molded in His image. And while
sometimes it may feel like Satan is doing all he can in his evil will to pull
your head down under, remember that the Lord loves you. He is swimming right
there beside you, and He is so, so much greater than the one below.
Recently, school has seeped into me, and not in a good way. Pressure, stress, and stacks
of papers have been thrown at me incessantly. What is a girl supposed to do? It’s
junior year, “the most important year of my high school career” (you don’t even
know how many times I have mocked that statement in various unappealing
voices.)
I haven’t
spent much time with the Lord recently, and it’s embarrassing to admit but
necessary to acknowledge. I should have acknowledged it sooner, and should have
made a point of sitting down with the Word during August, when I had time, but
being a lazy summer-filled teenager I put it off and pushed Him away. September
began, and bled into October, and my morale, self-esteem and faith slowly went
down the drain. I asked myself, what is the point of life? Why is Poughkeepsie
But the
truth is that Jesus hasn’t gone anywhere. I have meandered away from Him; left
Him to face the ugly world in my own power. Our own strength can never sustain
us.
I’m still
astounded that He loves me so and is willing to fight with me and for me even
though I’ve neglected to spend time with Him. God is always with you, he has
great things in store for you, and he won’t give up on you. So remember that
the next time the evil one tries to pull you down. Remember that we are already
on the winning side.
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