Whatever you do.

Sometimes I worry about life.

Not in the sense a lot of high schoolers are worried about life... Not worried because of what career or college or university or job I want... Worried because...

If I died tomorrow - what did I accomplish? Or rather... What will I be remembered for?

I'm sixteen years old, and today is my second day of grade 12. I started kindergarten 2 weeks before my fifth birthday. So I've spent a lot of my short years doing school work.

During the last school year, I felt like school was my distraction. My distraction from God.

I mean, sure. Getting good grades in highschool can give me so many more opportunities in life... but.. At the same time... Gladys Alward was told by the missions organizations that she was "too stupid". And look what she did.

When I think what I want with my life, what I want to be remembered for... My prayer is the same one that my pastor prayed before and after his sermon on Sunday... "Let anything that is *me* fall to the wayside and be forgotten and all that is of You be remembered."

I want to be known for Jesus.

Close to the end of last year, when I was ready to give up on school... My mom pointed out a verse I had written on my white board (among many others)

It said "Whatever you do, work at with all your heart as if working for the Lord and not for men." (Colossians 3:23)

When I found school a lot harder than I expected, I wanted to give up. I felt like every minute I spent studying chemistry was a minute wasted that I could have spent doing something better... bigger.

And maybe it was.

But I also wasn't living out Colossians 3:23, was I?

Whatever you do.

Even if its stupid physics curriculum that won't help me anywhere in my life.

So, going into grade 12... I've got some schedules to try out. New time management ideas and studying strategies. And I'm gonna give it my all. Colossians 3:23.

And in saying that, my grade in math 30 isn't my highest priority, either.

I'd like to get 100% to show for my work.

But even with a failing grade, the character I'm planning on gaining will be greater.

Here I come, grade 12. Watch out.