Wrenches

I don't think anyone in this world can ever truly be prepared for a transition like the one that I went through over the past three weeks. The worrying, the denials, the tears, the stress, the excitement, and the constant hills and valleys. 

Just when I think I've got everything figured out, God throws a wrench in my perfect little plan. 

The majority of the time I try to dodge the wrench, but then God laughs and throws another one with better aim. 

And it wallops me in the stomach.

Most of the time I do a lot of whining. 

Calculus class not going well? Whine.
Buses are running 10 minutes late? Complain.
Not understanding my Calculus professor? Feel sorry for myself.
Horrible schedule on Wednesday? Mope about it.
Calculus? ... You get it...

In reality, though, God is using all of these wrenches to strengthen me! Of course He doesn't want me to go through Calculus feeling like I know everything. He wants me to genuinely learn something from this course. And by not understanding what the heck is going on, He is forcing me to do that. My awful Wednesday schedule is helping me learn to prioritize other days of the week so that I'm not swimming in work on other days.

I will probably never stop complaining about these random wrenches... but it feels good to know that none of them are without purpose. :-)

So the next time God throws a wrench at you, catch that thing!!!