Don't Give Up

Do you ever feel like you are doing everything you can and nothing seems to be falling into place? You work hard but there never seems to be enough money. You try to manage your time wisely but there never seems to be enough time to get everything done. You try to eat healthy but the drive thru is so much faster. I feel you. I have struggled with all of these things myself. I miss the commercial from back in the day that said, “Calgon take me away”. Sometimes I just want to get away and I do sometimes. However, I have found that getting away doesn’t make the issues of my life go away. I have also found that sometimes no matter how much scripture I read in a day, my problems don’t miraculously go away either. Sometimes we just have to go through. How depressing does that sound? I remember reading a book to my children when they were little. It was the story of a mama bear and her cub and they were on an adventure. Along the way they came up against some obstacles that they could not...

Has God ever told you to just be quiet? I’m sure He has told me plenty of times, but I don’t think I ever really listened. This time I did and I am so glad I did because I surely would have interfered with what He had planned next. I just got home from a 3 day mini vaca in Charlotte, NC. Mad props to that city. It was clean, beautiful and the people showed true southern hospitality. If you are ever that way I highly recommend eating at the Dish . It was amazing and apparently was visited by Guy Fieri on the Food Network’s Diner’s Drive Ins and Dives. I can see why. While preparing for our Joyce Meyer getaway I set aside time to pray for our trip like I always do. As I began to seek the Lord for His plan and then throw out there what I wanted from our time away, I heard Him say, “Just be quiet, you’re going to hinder my blessing for you”. It jolted me and I froze. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? Did God just tell me to shut up? Haha! What a scene it was. There I stood, ...