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I've been feeling immensely overwhelmed.  I keep trying to give and give to everyone, and I feel like I'm stretched almost to a breaking point.

I complain too much.

For some reason, I think this summer is a crucial time in my life.  I'm not sure what all my decisions will be yet, but I think they might be life changing.  Or at least defining my path in life.

I guess technically, every decision shapes your path, but being 21 now, and so very wise and old...I feel like I have to grow up.

I get frustrated with myself if I can't make a decision or don't know what to do.  Sometimes I'm scared of people, new experiences and change.  I'm worried about how I am perceived.
I've been forgetting one thing; trust.

I don't have complete control over the future, and I struggle with that every single day.

I think God looks at me every day and chuckles to himself saying, "My dear little one, why do you worry?  I love you so very much. I won't ever leave you."

But I'm a stubborn woman.  If you tell me to do something, I'll most likely do the opposite.  And I've heard that I'm the most confusing woman alive.

I think that someday soon, God will (literally) have to hit me in the side of the head with a 2 x 4 because I simply am too stubborn and impatient to listen to Him.

But, being God (awesome and such), He keeps giving me little reminders about things.

I was completely overwhelmed when reading Psalm 136 the other day because it just kept repeating "God's love endures forever....God's love endures forever."

I am loved despite my faults and shortcomings.  I am loved despite my overanalyzing life.  I am loved as a unique person.

I am passionate.  I have love to give.  I want to do something great.

What is there to be frustrated about?

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