strength.

STRENGTH ARISING

peace and boldness resound today

I am so thankful for all God has done today. Its been an incredibly refreshing day. The Lord knew my heart even though my body and emotions were screaming resistance. I'm so glad He sees past all that. He has blown me away with His faithfulness today. What peace and joy. And really, its been so easy. So--- not me. I've reached my end.  tired, worn out, weak, in pain.  I exhausted myself and all my resources. I gave up and He moved in.

There is so much joy in the freedom of this journey. Doing what I know to do makes life so easy. Its only my mind that complicates things. Simple obedience is such freedom. I am so in love with my savior. I love loving Him. Through the hurt, the pain, and the ' I don't knows'  its so so so beautiful. 

Thanks God for showing up and showing off today.  I love Your ways. 

and I love You, Precious One.

Selah.

weird.

how in the world.

i feel like I could do so much more

I feel like my commitment level to the Lord could definitely be greater. 

Yet I am the one who is looked at as 

weird, or out there, or extravagant, or waaaay spiritual... 

if culture decides what is "weird" as far as spirituality, 

then why don't some of us decide to be the weird ones who dare to walk in the things of the Lord and create a new normal.

What would that do for the next generation?

just a thought. 

confession.

all the time in the world to sleep

yet im so tired

i dont want to sleep

i want to do something

yet its so hard to do anything right now

i dont know how to do this right now

its like i dont even have the energy to come to the one who can give me rest

i need joy

im done with saying I am great

then the next minute feeling no so great

i am excited about being away from everyone. 

because then there is no one to ask me what I am doing. I get that question too many times, every single day. 

and then theres talking about 'the situation.'- just so you all know, I have more peace about that than anything else in life right now. I am not frustrated, or the least upset or angry about it. That whole thing has God all over it. Duh the situation was not of God, but He does not waste our pain or our mistakes. The only thing that even remotely bothers me about that whole thing, is facing judgemental people who do not know the heart of that family... anyways moving on. 

I just dont know

overall, i mean life is great, i have great friends, great family, 2 great churches to call home, great stuff, a great relationship with the King of the Universe

yet 

i am  

not 

okay. 

I'll admit it. 

I am weak.

I am not disciplined at all right now.

I am not using time wisely. 

I am frustrated. 

I need help.

I need my community. 

Yet I feel so distant from every community I have ever been a part of.

I want to commit, yet I refuse to jump into something that I don't feel released to do. 

I want direction, and want to plug in and connect somewhere right now more than any of you can imagine. 

Its not as easy as just choosing something. If only you knew what happens on the inside of me the moment I consider doing anything right now.

Nor is it easy to wait. too much time makes my already crazy mind go crazier.

I need help. I just want consistency. somewhere.

no thats not all I want. 

I just have to know. thats all. I want to know.

yes. I want to know what I am doing is right. whatever that is. and God knows I am open.

I know what I "need" to do with this time

I dont need that from anyone, my head is enough.

I know the "answers"

trust. wait. have patience. pray. ask God. read the word. connect somewhere. find someway to occupy your time. pray more. read the word more. discipline yourself. yet dont strive. declare the word over yourself. speak positively. read this book and that one. and on and on. i know. 

and I know all the scriptures about the peace of God, and trusting God and waiting on Him, and resting and burdens and all of that.

Yes I believe it all. but no I am not walking in it right now. yet I am. all at the same time. I'm well past the point of no return, so its not like I am sinking down, I am just weak.

I need you.

to pick me up

and carry me

and protect me

and dont let the enemy continue to do this to me

and, well, i dont even know. 

I just cant continue on like this. 

sure I can "continue on"

as i said, i am not sinking down, 

i will live life, and go to church and talk to people like normal

but i just at least need you to know whats going on, on the inside. 

i dont know how to tell u to help.  or what to tell you to do. other than pray. i guess that is all anyone really can do right now. and i just need you to know that i need you. whoever you are. and whatever that means.