Weakness.

I made a big mistake a couple of days ago.

I  prayed  for my weaknesses to be shown to me so that I could  make them my strengths. Oh boy, I regret that one.

I'm not sure if I have always had these weaknesses and just now realized them or what but I sure have a lot to work on. It's kind of overwhelming.

Even though I just want to crawl into a ball and sleep until summer thanks to the series of unfortunate events that has been my life for the past couple days, I am grateful for the recent exposure I have had to what makes me fall apart. I have learned that I need to have more faith in my Savior and Father in Heaven; they can work miracles - like bringing up my Chemistry 105 grade and nursing my aching bones back to health and helping me to not care when there are dishes in the sink and reminding me that someone whistling during a song isn't a big deal in the long run.

But I have to do my part, too.

"Pray as though everything depended upon God. Work as though everything depended upon you."

Faith without works is dead. If I don't put forth my share of the deal, then nothing can be accomplished. I can't expect everything to just fall magically in to place if I don't do my part.

Trials are good, even if they hurt, because they remind you of the eternal perspective and remind you that you can't do everything on your own.

And that's okay because God will do the rest as long as you do your best.

Here's to praying for a better remainder of the week.

Xoxo