Walking around a college campus, the phrase you will most often hear is "I have so much going on! I am so stressed and afraid that I'll fail all my classes!" Unfortunately, this phrase gets repeated all too often even at a Christian campus, and I'll admit–I'm guilty of it too! However, today was a different story for me. For some reason I woke up for my 8 AM full of joy and excitement (mind you, I'm never joyful for my 8 AM).  I had my cup of coffee, did my devo, listened to some Bryan and Katie Torwalt, and was on my way, but today was different. Today, I actually got a taste of what I've been praying for. Lately, I've been convicted about my prayer. I would pray for things, not see them happen, and as a result, not pray as much (because obviously, it wasn't working). However, God was there and showed Himself even when I wasn't looking for Him (because He does that...). Jeremiah 29:13 says, "You will seek Me and you will find me when you seek Me with all your heart." I have been trying to find God without seeking Him. I've been praying for more joy, but would let the little stuff bother me and steal my joy and wondering when God was going to give me joy. But today it really hit me how blessed I am! I have a supportive and wonderful family that raised me with the knowledge of God and showed me how to love Him. I have an amazing and incredibly patient fiancé who points me to Christ daily and loves me for who I am, and I have incredible and loving friends who aren't afraid to call me out on things I'm struggling with in love and encourage me to be a better Christian. I get to attend a school where I can grow in my faith and every professor points the class back to Christ. So this isn't a post to brag about how good my life is, it is to be a reminder for anyone who reads this that your life is better than you think. No matter how bad it can be, there's always something to be grateful for, there's always some blessing (no matter how small or insignificant you think it is). So now I'm going to get off my soapbox and go back to my coffee and get my worship on. :) If you made it this far, thanks for reading! I hope you got some encouragement out of this today! Happy Thursday!