Procrastinatio.

I got my cap and gown today! It's official!! I'm going to graduate! Pretty exciting, I know. Being a senior there is this mind set that the last semester doesn't matter, all you have to do is pass so you can get credit and graduate (and passing means getting a C). I'm a professional procrastinator and knowing this fact had the potential to make that habit A LOT worse than it already is. For me this is a pretty scary thought because it's sad how close I cut it with assignments already. My awesome friend Hannah Cz (or Super Cz - she'll respond to both, I promise) found this verse that is full of all sorts of encouragement:

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." -Colossians 3:23-24

When she tweeted this verse I read it and was like alright, alright God, I get it! I am not going to school for me, I do not strive to get good grades to please my teachers or my parents, my life is not for me or the people around me. It's all for God. That's a hard concept to grasp, I know. Here's some more inspiration: "You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). God gifted us with life and the ability to make a choice: Glorify him in every thought, word, and deed, or forget about him. I choose the former. And what better way to glorify him than at school? Sure, kids will wonder why I'm a "nerd" who actually does my work and tries. But what does that matter? It's just another chance for people to question what's different in my life and find Christ. I hope this challenges your procrastination during this semester and all the hurdles you encounter when it comes to work (:

xoxo,

Abby the Gator

P.S. Big shout out to Super Cz for the inspiration! she doesn't even know it's her tweet that made this post exist.