Give glory to God. He will not let someone else have it. If you are doing things for your own glory and are putting yourself forward as worthy of glory, God will try you in the furnace of affliction so that all glory goes to Him alone. Submit yourself to His will. Understand that He knows what is best. Then, do your best, and let Him work the final outcome for His glory and your good. And, no matter how you feel, worship Him in all sincerity.
"Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations!
Who will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed."
(I wrote this as a little reminder/lecture for myself on the second day of nationals, before breaks. It was really good for me to remember when I
didn't break. It is applicable to life in general as well.)
