Life is a whirlwind. Things come at me from all different directions, from potty training accidents, to dinner decisions, to hard conversations and situations. Only one question needs to be asked in those moments. Have I stopped and prayed? It’s easy to pray at the START or near the END of something. Sometimes prayers turn from cries of desperation into shouts of praise. But what about all the time in the middle? I could probably list a few times in my life where I began praying at the start of something, got comfortable or didn’t see any change, quit praying about it, then one of two things would happen: By the end I was praising God because of how I saw him work (despite my lack of prayer) or I was spouting off a snarky, cynical response such as, “why bother to pray when this was always going to be the end result.” Both responses show where my faith was lacking. I wanted prayer to be a quick fix; a magical spell, if you will. But, that’s not how it works. I don’t get to claim I trust
I'll be sharing bits and pieces of the things God is doing in my heart each month. Things that are heavy on my heart and I feel compelled to write down- whether it is read by other eyes or not. This is simply an easy way to be authentic sharing the current happenings in this life as mom and wife. With many decisions ahead of me everyday, there is only one way to make them- through prayerfully walking with the Lord and leaning in to hear his voice above the chaos around me.