Let Go. Let God.

Challenges help us grow. They make us pause and evaluate and gain perspective. So in being challenged, we will ultimately be rewarded in some way along the journey. I woke this morning to find a little piece of inspiration in my inbox from K-Love Radio.

“The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry,
and restoring your strength.” – Isaiah 58:11

I have a confession to make.

I have not been so patient with letting the Lord guide me.

No, — instead, I have been feeling completely confused, puttering around the house, not knowing what I should be doing yet knowing exactly what I need to do. How can I know it yet continually not take action to accomplish whatever “it” happens to be?  I know I need to be still and listen and allow Him to guide me, as He has plans much bigger than my own.  I have found myself in prayer, many times over this month, pleading for Him to restore my strength and to guide me further into my purpose.

I haven’t been blogging like I know He wants me to do. I have a story, a life song, inside of me that needs to be shared. He has shown this to me over and over again, yet I sit on my hands, paralyzed as I misplace fear of failure, fear of judgement, fear of grammar police. Girl, let it go! (Didn’t I just burn insecurity?). I am not only doing a disservice to myself by hindering my purpose but I am not following God’s path. I have to get out of this slump and push myself to put one foot in front of the other in move in order to create change.

But isn’t that easier said than done?

Everyone knows that words fall from the lips far too easily and most of the time, we are not willing to put the effort in that requires us to accomplish the things we set out to do in order to gainfully walk out our purpose. Why is that so hard to do? How can we, in our calmest state of being, know with all of our heart, what we need to be doing, yet we are not patient enough to allow Him to work through us and guide us at His pace?  We either try to rush through the days, keeping so busy that we do not even take time to savor the precious day He has given us or we drag our feet so slowly that we watch the entire world rushing by doing things to fulfill their dreams and reaching their goals — while we wish we could be that motivated.

There has to be a turning point, right?  There has to be a moment during the tidal wave of chaos that we kick ourselves in gear and just move.  Move. Get it done. Push through the dread and the monotony of standing still and make something happen. Life isn’t going to change for us if we are not willing to put in the work. He will guide us. We just need be still.

Funny though, we need be still in order to move.

Often times, we beg to understand our walk. We find it hard to understand why things happen for us the way they do or why all the days of October are suddenly no more. Where has the time gone?

Newsflash: The world doesn’t stop for you while you try to figure it out. It keeps spinning. It keeps moving. It keeps being.

We should learn that lesson.  Keep moving, keep being. Stop trying to figure it all out and just live. Don’t wait for things to fall in your lap. Go get them. Go out and make it happen. Don’t be in such a hurry that we don’t even remember what we did for an entire month, except for being in a slump. Be brave. Allow the Holy Spirit to move you. Be so full of love and light that people will want to be around you saying “I want some of that!!” Don’t be so hard on yourself either. I am guilty though.  While I have made great strides, I still tend to beat myself up more than I should. Life isn’t about being perfect. It is about accepting your life the way it is and be proactive in filling it with joy and love. If we spend too much time beating ourselves up, we subtract time away from the moments we could be spending in refueling and restoration. Give yourself a break already.

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned of us long ago.” – Ephesians 2:10

So let’s do this together. Let’s allow Him to work through us to spread His word and do the good things He wants us to do during our lifetime. Let’s be less critical of the details and less focused on perfection. Let’s do a little at a time, one day at a time. Be purposeful in our actions and with our words. Let go of the expectations we have of others and drop the ones that we have placed upon ourselves.

Savor the moments you are given. Use them wisely. Let them be good and restorative, beneficial. Be bold with your intentions, enough to follow them through to fruition.

Work. Rest. Refuel.

Welcome November with open arms…. and a cozy sweater and a warm blanket on your lap!

Let Go. Let God.

His love for us is fierce!

Be a blessing! XO