“Let petitions and praise shape your worries into prayers.” Philippians 4:6 MSG
I take almost every 7th week off of blogging and social network. I’m on for about 6 weeks and off for the 7th week. And this last time I scheduled my break for the week after my 31 days of writing. I knew I would need it.
What I didn’t know, is that I’d still be weary after the week off. I didn’t know I’d still be wanting to rest, but in actually, cannot take it. I know how often as a mama, while beyond exhausted caring for my babies and not so small babies, I’ve wondered how I could make it another moment, let alone day or week or year.
I’ve made commitments, and those are commitments I’ll keep. Sometimes we have to go forward even tired and weary and a bit unsure. We find ourselves treading in many new places and different types of terrain on this journey, don’t we?
You see, I purpose to be intentional about living, and I will not let the minutes, turn into years without my notice. And when I sense they are beginning to, I stop. I stop so I can grab hold of, again, what matters most in this life.
There is much I have weighing on my heart and many questions I have unanswered. So tonight, I’ll settle in deep, lean in and on Him with these same words I used to re-assure my second eldest beauty with.
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” Philippians 4:6-7 MSG
I’m not sure where you are today, friend, but will you trust Him with me? Yes, we are in this together — every one of us that call God their Father.