New Year, God's Blessings

Christmas present for my mother - inked with microns, highlights with white pastel/charcoal

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I am excited for the New Year. Or, at least that's what I keep trying to tell myself...! Anyway, it's irrelevant how I feel now. Things always change, and that's good.
I went to a conference a few days ago, and God really spoke some truths to me. I realize I was dead and callus in many areas of my life. Not to say that I am "all better now" but it just made me aware...and most of all, it reminded me of God's promises for every moment of life, every circumstance, and every sticky, painful, awful situation I find myself in.
Basically, no matter where I am right now...God is there, waiting for me to relinquish control so he can come in and unleash a firehose of blessings.
God has already done amazing things for me this last semester. Things I don't deserve, but were given to me because God loves to woo us humans with His grace. I received a grade in Biochemistry that I didn't deserve or expect (even in the best case scenario...!), and I got an internship that is not only relevant to what I'm going into, but is a faith-based organization...it's like He's giving me a giant hug, and I feel so overwhelmed and humbled by these blessings.
Praise be to the God of the Universe, who blesses amidst the challenges! The thing is, I wouldn't appreciate these blessings if I hadn't been suffering and fretting about them the entire semester.
Regardless of my disobidiance (because God commands us not to worry), I was given things I didn't deserve.
And that, dear reader, is a wonderful romance.

Meanwhile, this upcoming semester is going to be a real challenge. It's going to be a lot of work, and very busy. But God is good. And I am confident that His lessons, as well as His provisions, will be rich in the hardships ahead.
So I am going to do my best in setting aside my worry, because there is no fear in love. And I want to be a part of God's perfect love.