from fear to faith

It sounds so easy--instead of fear turn to faith in God's promises. In fact it should be that easy because I have nothing to fear because God is on my side and promises to never leave me. So that's my prayer for the day. When tempted to fear, instead have faith in God's true promises.

1 John 5:4
...for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

more motivation...

So I'm still struggling with trying to motivate myself to keep going. Something things I read this morning are:

1. God wants good things for me (Jer. 29:11). Very basic and I've heard it a million times, but there is so much truth in it.
2. Satan doesn't want good things for me. He wants me to be discouraged and he wants to uproot any seeds of success and faith that I have.
3. In order to succeed in what God has given me, I must look to Him every moment and turn to Him when the enemy tries to discourage me (Heb 10:35). Speak truth and the enemy will flee.
4. The mind and my thought life is what I have to guard against the enemy by speaking God's promises because the mind is what the enemy attacks.

God has given me success in the small things, in the big things, in all different types of circumstances and through Him I will succeed!

thinking and writing for hours....

There is this part of getting a masters degree called a "thesis". As far as I can tell so far it's like the worst thing I've ever had to do. Yes, I've gotten experience in my classes on how to write it. Yes, I know how to do research at the library. Yes, I "know" about it, it's the "doing" it that is so hard.

It's so hard not because it isn't interesting or rewarding, but because it's so much information to think and write about.

I can't believe I ever thought a 20 page paper was big!! That's nothing compared to this. Take about five of those and add in real research and testing and yes, EVERYTHING must be reference d. This means that everything I state must already have been said by someone with credentials!

I think next time I start on a new adventure I should find out exactly what I'm getting myself into. If I ever do decided to get a PhD, I hope that I'll remember this moment in time and how much dedication and commitment research takes.

It's so hard to be motivated but I MUST finish this because I've come so far. From tailer park to having a great job and a lot of options. It would be so easy to get lazy now that life is comfortable, but that's the enemy--being comfortable-- because then one day in 10 years I'll wake up and have no options of bettering my life. This is the motivation I need.... finish now or else I'm not going to accomplish the things I want in life.

well.. back to thinking, testing, and writing...