Mountains & Molehills

Hey. School got real crazy real fast. But no worries. I haven't forgotten you. Couldn't if I tried. I also have had a bit of a writer's block lately. Not sure why. I blame my cluttered mind. Like, it's not that I can't think of things to say but the problem is just that I have too much to say but I can't decide what's important enough to actually post. Which kind of ties into what I did ultimately decide to write about...

What's really important?

That is such a burning question, my fingers get hot just typing it (okay, not really, but wouldn't that be cool?). What really matters? What's worth your time thinking about it? What "it" means more to you than anything else? Why does one "it" overshadow others? Are our "its" prioritized right? How do we know if they are? Shew, I may have to soak my hands in ice water after that schpeel.

There's an old expression...I would say it's one of my "southernisms" but I'm not sure if it's only said in the south or not. Maybe you Yankees have heard it. It goes like this: Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. The meaning of the expression is obvious. Don't get worked up/make a big deal out of something that is small/doesn't really matter. This is a practice I have struggled with pretty much my entire life. As a girl, and ladies can I get a what-what, I analyze everything. And what's worse, I OVER-analyze everything. I can't seem to put a lasso around the analyzation that goes on in my head every minute of the day. It can be rather exhausting to tell you the truth. The problem got progressively worse as I got older. When you're young, problems are simple (or at least they seem simple now, looking back on them). As you grow into an adult, your problems only seem to get bigger. And as you mature, you start to question what a "problem" really is.

Is it a problem
...when you oversleep?
...when things don't go your way?
...when things don't go the way you expected?
...when people let you down?
...when you put your foot in your mouth?
...when you procrastinate?
...when you have to wait?
...when things pile up on you?
...when you get in trouble?
...when you know you should've gotten in trouble?
...when you doubt?
...when you stumble?
...when you forget most everything you think you know?

The answer will never be the same two times in a row. Yes, no, maybe so. Only you can decide for yourself. But the main thing to remember is that no matter your problem, whether it be a mountain or a molehill, you'll get through it. There's another expression that goes, "If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it." Don't let your world come crashing down over a small thing. And for that matter, don't let it come crashing over a big thing. I know what you're thinking..."Oh, Melanie. Don't be stupid. If something HUGE happened to you tomorrow, you're world would come crashing down. You're just that dramatic type." Well, hypothetical reader, you might be right. But then again...you might be wrong.

As we become adults about to be thrust into the scary, scary world of life, we have to remember to not make mountains out of molehills. We have to learn to discern between big and small, right and wrong. For the sake of our own lives and those around us, we have to see the difference. The encouraging news is that even though these problems are put in our paths on a daily basis, we will in the end always end up right where God wants us. If your heart is set on God, you can never be in the wrong place at the wrong time. You just can't. It's not gonna happen. End of story. Actually, no. Not end of story. This story is far from over.

So enjoy your story and, as my dad says, don't sweat the small stuff.