“I hope what you find in yourself by daily experience, will humble you—but not discourage you.

For if our Physician is almighty—our disease cannot be desperate. Our sins are many—but His mercies are more. Our sins are great—but His righteousness is greater. When our sins prevail, remember that we have an Advocate with the Father, who is able to pity, to pardon, and to save to the uttermost!

It is better to be admiring the compassion and fullness of grace which is in our Savior—than to dwell and pore too much upon our own poverty and vileness.”

—John Newton

I read this quote this morning as I was thinking about the semester. I've had a lot to be discouraged by this semester, and even in recent days, but the Lord perpetually reminds me that he is ALMIGHTY and that he works POWERFULLY.

A few days ago, I was resigned to the fact that I was probably going to get B's in both my classes this semester. Now, as a disclaimer, a "B" in grad school is the equivalent of a failing grade because most engineering grad classes give you out only "A's" or "B's", and jobs pretty much expect graduate engineers to have a 4.0 coming out of grad school (I already don't have that due to 2 A-minuses). Anyways, I felt like I wasn't able to do all that I could do this semester to earn an A, but I had decided that I would honor God with whatever grades He gave me, because all I could do this semester was ask for His help. So if He gave me two B's, I would be cool with that, because His grace is more than I deserve.

So last night, I read on Facebook that grades had already been posted for the semester, and some people were already mourning their grades. I logged into my grade report online expecting to see B's or A-minuses at best, however I was surprised to see two A's for the semester. Let me reiterate that it is all God there. Why He has mercy on me, I do not know.