Where am I now?

So, I'm not gonna write a post about how much work I have to do right now or how many things are piled up. Read this instead: Running on Empty. It describes basically exactly where I was at. But even while in this state, relying on myself and slowly losing perspective, God is still doing so much for us.

A couple minutes ago I thought I should use the extra time I had between classes to read some of His word and it was awesome. It reminded me of His love for us and all He has done for us. I was reading Ezekiel 33-36. So good. lol I will now quote many things I read:

'Son of man, say to the house of Israel, "This is what you are saying: 'Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?'" Say to them, "As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?"
'Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, "The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness."'
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My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
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I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of cloud and darkness. I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries
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I myself will tend my sheep ... I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak ... I will shepherd the flock with justice.
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I will make a covenant of peace with them
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They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them ... and no one will make them afraid.
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You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.
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For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back ... I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. ... I will save you from all your uncleanness
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I will do it."

Ezk 33:10-12, 34:6, 11-13, 15-16, 25, 27, 28, 31, 36:24-27, 29, 36. (emphasis added by me)

I see a lot in these verses. Remember though, that when it was written down, God was speaking about the future. When God says He will do something, He does it. It may not happen as soon as we might wish or expect, but it always happens in the perfect timing.

As seen in those passages, all have sinned and been separated from God, the consequence being death, spiritual death, eternal separation from God. Also seen is God's love for us. He himself is going to do all the work, the only thing He asks of us is to turn back to him and accept all that He is doing / has already done / will do for us. Through Jesus, God the Son, who came down to Earth, God dealt with all of it. By God's own doing, He died on the cross willingly so that we may be forgiven of our sins, that we may have our past payed for and so that we can start over justly. Of course by our own strength we fail, but with the new heart and Spirit placed inside of us, God gives us the power and helps us. We aren't in it alone, God is with us 'always, to the very end of the age.'

D.Fa