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  • My son, Cohen, was a baby, only a few months old, and I was invited by a friend to a Christian women’s conference in Bloomington, IL. I’d never attended anything like this before, but I was looking forward to it, because I was a young, new mom, searching for a deeper relationship with Jesus. I’d always believed, having been raised Catholic, but I knew I wanted more. _______They closed the conference with this song. It was my first experience seeing so many people worshipping, and it was the first time a worship song resonated so deeply in me. _______It’s been about 8 years since that conference, and my life’s been through the wringer—a few times over. I’m not perfect, but who is? I’ve grown a lot, and I know who I am, and most importantly, WHOSE I am. Life won’t be without trials, and you will be hurt, but through it all, it’s important to keep your gaze on Him. There’ll always be gossip or work stress or money stress. But I’ve learned there’s such a peace that comes from knowing there’s a God who’s so much bigger than any of that. He will fight for us. We can rest in His big love for us, even if we feel like we have nothing else. _______Whenever this song shuffles on, I’m reminded that no matter the storm, it is well with my soul. “So let go my soul and trust in Him / The waves and wind still know His name ... and it is well with my soul.” (‘It Is Well’ by @kristenedimarco)
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  • Daily life can feel so monotonous and even pointless sometimes. I am not afraid to admit that sometimes motherhood feels like this marathon except you’re expected to sprint. And you’re expected to look good doing it and also multi task while you run. And never drop a ball. But as time stretches on, busyness aside, the day in and day out of it can feel stagnant. And this doesn’t just apply to motherhood but to everything. Married life. Single life. Work life. ________ But the places we are in and the people we are encountering and the moments we are living are all for a purpose. Where you are needs you the most. Your kids need that consistency and stability of each day knowing they’ll wake to see your face. You’ll pour the cereal. You’ll spend the day with them. Your spouse needs the steadfastness that comes with your daily life. There are people who rely on your gifts and talents every day at work or in your community and you might not even realize it. ________ The place you’re in needs you most even when the season makes you long for a change. Rest in the fact that you are exactly where you should be and that God is doing things great and small through you every day.
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  • // Romans 11:6 ________ The very nature of grace is that it is unfathomable. It isn’t based on what you did or did not do. It isn’t based on your good or bad deeds. It just is. If you are reading this and you feel like you’ve failed so badly that you are outside of God’s grace, it just isn’t true. The price has been paid. Your salvation has been purchased. This doesn’t mean that we are allowed to sin without regard for what God asks of us, but it means that God knows and understands the failings of man and He wants us to confess and repent and then know that we are capable of change and transformation because of Him. We are capable of rising above the sins that have held us down because of his boundless grace and love for us. You are never so far gone that you are beyond God’s grace.
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  • God will stretch us and challenge us but He doesn’t ask that we go anywhere alone. He doesn’t ask that we lean on ourselves or figure things out for ourselves. Wherever He is guiding, He is going too. Wherever He is calling us, He is bringing us there. We don’t walk into uncertain territory alone. We walk in step with God, always.
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  • Craig Groeschel // Setbacks are never easy, and in the moment, it’s sometimes impossible to find the “good” in the situation, to remember that God has a plan. ___________ Overall, we’ve gotten really used to the hustle. And when we’re doing what God has called us to do, living our purpose from Him, it’s easy to think it’ll all be smooth sailing. So setbacks feel like failures. Like we’re failing ourselves ... and God. ___________ But when we approach setbacks as setups from God, it’s so much easier to get back up, to keep on going. Keep the vision. And keep the faith. This setback isn’t stopping you—it’s setting you up. ___________ I’ve linked a book I’m reading on this entire idea—on finding your purpose from God, His vision for your life—in stories. It’s SO good. I can’t recommend it enough, even if you know you’re on the right track with who you’re called to be and doing what you’re called to do.
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  • // Genesis 8:22 ________ How do you “cherish a moment”? People seem to tell you to do that a lot once you have kids. I know I can do that through having patience and recognizing that phases pass quickly but really, I wonder if I know how to CHERISH it. I want to stop the clock when the moment is special or when my kids are laughing and having fun together. I want to hit pause when they run around the house in their hooded bath towels or when they make up a superhero game and save all their stuffed animals from certain death. Sometimes in those moments I wonder, “am I enjoying this enough?” “am I cherishing this?” ________ Then as quickly as the moment comes, it’s gone and the minute ticks forward and I blink and the season changes and I turn my back for a second and they go off to school. ________ Just like this scripture reminds us, the earth remains but the seasons change and time presses on ceaselessly no matter how much we push back against it or resist. ________ All we can do, or all I have figured out so far, is to practice that pause sometimes. Check your mindset. Are you enjoying it? Stop the complaint from rolling off your lips. Take a breath in. A moment is fleeting but that’s what makes it beautiful. You only get to enjoy it for a moment and then it’s gone. It’s rare and unique like beauty often is.
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