Let this trial of your weariness and delay drive you not to despondency, but to the throne of grace. You are learning what it is to have no might of your own, and that is a blessed school, for to those who have no might He increases strength. When there remains no strength in you, nor any ability of any kind or sort, then fling yourself upon the Divine strength and lay hold upon it, and rejoice that if God has said, "they shall," then assuredly you will. The dead cannot gather strength or walk up and down; while you are yet without strength, believe that Christ died for the ungodly. That is your first and constant ground.
Do not let your present physical drainness and the chaos of moving house become a snare. It is a trick of Satan to distract us from the most important and vital matters by the suggestion of trivial considerations. The glory of our strength must never lie in our own energy, our perfect schedule, or even in a practice partner, useful as such a gift may be. The glory of our strength must lie in God alone. If it does so lie, then we shall glory in the Gospel which is one of the great supports of our strength. You ask for a hundredfold success, not for perfectionism’s sake but because you know it is possible with God. That is well, but remember, divine strength is given, fitly infused and wisely balanced. Perhaps that strength will be gradually received. It may not come as a sudden afflatus but as daily bread for your daily preparation, strength enough to do your duty, but no strength to lay by to boast of.
Therefore, wait upon the Lord. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. This waiting is not idle passivity; it is expectant dependence. You seek renewed vigour for your body and mind, for you have been served with the marrow of divine grace before, and believe it can happen again. So grasp the promise afresh: "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." "But there are robbers in the wood," says your anxious heart, thinking of lost time. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." "But there are lions which shall devour me," it cries, remembering physical exhaustion. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." "But there are rivers: how shall I swim them?" it whispers over the need for a partner and continued support. Here is a boat to carry thee over: "As thy days, so shall thy strength be." Wherever you may be, and whatever trouble awaits you in this exam or its scheduling, "As thy days, so shall thy strength be."
Cast yourself upon this. Serve the Lord with gladness while you have health and strength, even if that strength seems small now. Let us serve God with gladness while we have health and strength, we may soon be on the sick bed. But the Christian does not live upon what he sees alone, he knows there is a secret strength, a secret Helper, and he knows how to go to God in times of outward trouble and cast his care upon Him who cares for him. Your true honour, comfort, and safety lie not in a perfect score, but in this very dependence. We must renew our strength, for it is for our honour, comfort and safety. It is not to a Christian's credit that he should be weak. The glory of a man is his strength and especially is his spiritual strength his honour. And what is the glory of that strength? That it lies in God, who girds you with might for this mental labour, even as He gives the horse strength and clothes his neck with thunder.
Go forward, then. Whenever you feel that you have something to do that is beyond you, stop a moment and breathe a prayer for more strength. You desire a date and a plan; commit that also to Him. Straight forward He goes and none can hinder Him. He will order the time, the place, and the means. Your part is to do His bidding in diligent study, feeling that you cannot achieve it in your own strength, and so begin to pray. May the Lord grant you the petitions you have asked of Him, and may He Himself be the steadfast centre of your soul until you can declare that He has done all things well.