Being the best

I'm the kind of person that strives... I strive to be the best at whatever I do, and if I can't be the best then I strive to be my best and if I can't do that then I overreact and think that I may as well not bother doing it all. Probably not entirely the best attitude to have! At the moment I feel like I'm not being my best in anything really - academic life, church life or my personal life. But thankfully God knows me, and knows how this makes me feel.
So last night at church God did exactly what he needed to do to get my attention, to break me down and to work in my life. God always comes through, even when we have hardened hearts and don't really want to listen!
Ultimately I learnt that I don't need to be the best, I don't even need to be at my best all the time, but I can give my best for that moment in time, and sometimes I may be able to give more than other times. But what really matters is that I'm being my best for God. If I can do that hopefully everything else will follow.

On a different note, I'm currently at my Nan's house in the middle of the Dorset countryside, which means instead of views similar to this:



I have this view to wake up to:

Nice to have a change of scenery and hoping this will be a few days of relaxation and catching up with family before returning to the craziness of Portsmouth life.