Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
My Thesaurus and my Bible are always at my desk. For years, I had considered myself to be a speaker rather than a writer; however, since learning that they go hand in hand – writing assignments are on my focus list everyday. I can’t imagine writing without the help of a Thesaurus. My English teachers would be proud!! LOL
As I thought about this verse I decided to look up the word trust, and the following synonyms were listed: believe in, place confidence in, confide in, depend upon, put faith in, be convinced, and esteem.
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Many of us struggle with balancing family, careers, and ministries. We struggle with hearing the voice of God and fulfilling the call we feel we have on our lives. How do we really know what we should be doing, and if it’s God’s timing?
For years, I’ve asked similar questions trying to balance what I felt were my primary vocations in life. A stay-at-home, homeschooling mom and wife, pursuing a writing career. But just when I’d get my “plates” spinning and balancing on the pole of “life,” one “plate” would demand more of my attention, then another and another, and before I knew it I’d be running around trying to keep the plates spinning.
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“Behold He makes all things new.” Rev.21:5
At the age of twenty-seven, my life was far from where I had planned for it to be. Divorced, single mommy to two babies under the age of four…this wasn’t the happily ever after, fairy tale ending to the story I’d dreamed of for myself.
After my twelve hour shift, on my way home with my little ones strapped into their car seats, I remember just how dark my life had gotten. Driving the steep windy roads I kept thinking to myself that making a hard right turn off the narrow cliff would surely bring peace to the heartache I had created in our lives.
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I love the Psalms and the way that they’re so honest. So applicable. I love the way that they show so clearly a wide range of emotions and situations—joy, heartache, celebration, grief, health, sickness, faith, doubt, and many more.
No matter what you’re going through, or what you’re feeling, you can always find a Psalm that applies.
This past week, I was at a conference, away from home. One of the nights that I was there, I had a nightmare. I woke up frightened, heart pounding, and was instantly thankful that it had all only been a dream.
But as I tried to go back to sleep, a lingering feeling from the nightmare remained and left me feeling tense and worried.
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I am a garden fanatic. I love to buy plants. Come to think about it, maybe I am just a shopping fanatic and flowers are just a pretty outlet. Anyway, my garden is kind of my baby and each year I go to the garden center to find many flowers to fill my empty soil. This year I planted all kinds of things like morning glories, verbena, zinnia and lots of herbs. They are all just gorgeous and the smell of the herbs is amazing.
I work from home part time, home school one of my kids and do all of my mom/wife duties from my house so basically I see my house like a big work pit!
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I am a woman often controlled by my feelings. Can anyone else relate? There are times when I feel overwhelmed; I feel lonely; I feel unappreciated. And, unfortunately, those around me often have to live with my feelings. I am not one to suffer in silence.
It is easy to start feeling some of these things, when I let myself get bogged down in the situations around me. I am busy with children and school and church activities, so I feel overwhelmed. My friends are busy, and we can’t get together, so I feel lonely. I stay at home and do housework and take care of children.
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Little girls adore crowns. They love to make them. They love to decorate them. They love to wear them. As a mom of three little girls I see evidence of this, especially around my girls’ birthdays. Each one of them wishes to be crowned queen for the day on their birthday. I’m willing to bet there’s a soft side to all of us that would feel honored to have a crown placed upon our heads.
Paul writes to the Corinthians about athletic games, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize.
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Why is it the moment our family begins to get ready for church my pathetic attitude rears its ugly head for all to see?
My daughter had a little friend spend the night last night. With spatula in hand, my robe on and wet hair hanging around my face like the mythological creature Medusa, this child quietly comes up to me and announces she doesn’t want to go to church with us as planned.
Now, I am not one to force church attendance on anyone…but I was irritated. As adorable as this little girl is, I had only minutes left to get everyone fed, run this child home and head back to make myself presentable and get to church.
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