Today’s Dose of Inspiration: Sept. 3, 2014

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Woke up at the crack of dawn;

I had to drink three cups of water to get one horse-pill multi-vitamin down;

today will be a long day filled with classes–

the struggle is real.

After waking up early and getting some stuff done, I thought, I can go to bed and sleep for ten minutes. Yeah, right. First of all, I did not even have ten minutes to sleep because ten minutes becomes 30 minutes with me.

I still ignored the fact that there was no time, and I started to set my radio alarm clock. When I did that, one of my favorite songs was on. God works in mysterious ways. I waltzed around my room a couple times, and the nap faded into the forgotten. And so, this is how my day began. I woke up, read my Bible, did classwork and stayed on a roll. Today, I will stay awake until night (as any normal person would; I don’t consider law students normal. I consider them extra-exhausted.), and I will live this day, straight through, from dawn to dark.  

Still, life is filled with many blessings. Despite the work and exhaustion, there are great rewards looming in the future and great rewards each day. They say that gratefulness turns what we have into enough. So on days when the struggle is real, it’s time to bust out some inspiration. It’s a different type of daily vitamin. One that is easier to swallow.  

 

 

[In between childhood and old age, there is a marvelous instant called life. It’s up to us to enjoy it.]

 

 

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This song reminds me of William Wilberforce’s friendship with John Newton, and how they would always encourage each other by talking about God’s grace. Wilberforce is one of my biggest inspirations, and this song always touches my heart.