I wouln't lie, I really like Abraham Lincoln quotes. One inparticular stands out to me. He said, "Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us! It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins and to pray for…forgiveness."
I see myself in that quote. I am so motivated by success that I get carried away and let my pride get in the way.
As a tutor, I am extremely good at coming up with formulas for success. If there is a mental roadblock I can take care of it. While this is a good skill, it can distract me from God's grace and wisdom. I get so caught up in my own little world of solving educational problems that I forget that He is my source of knowledge.
So thats all to say that I feel like I've been proud and self-sufficient. That is not what God led me to college for. I was taking more than one test, one was a college test, the other a Spiritual test and sadly I feel that I failed both.
But I just realized one good thing! I don't have to wait 6 months to re-test! I get to take the test every day, every hour, every minute. God is a God of forgiveness who loves to see us jump back on our feet and run off after Him. I feel very very blessed to have a God who never gives up on me but keeps on pointing me back to Him.
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God is so good and merciful. I pray that as you continue to study for both tests that He will be your guide and you will continue to lean on Him.
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