Trusting + Thanking = Peace

Many of you are facing incredibly heart-wrenching situations. In the last few weeks, I've talked to moms who are grieving the loss of a family member, feeling overwhelmed with all the kid activities in full swing and not knowing when or how to take time for themselves, learning how to be an empty-nester, and working so hard to make a dream come true and can't get the momentum going, and take a job that was a lot more than they expected.

You all carry heavy burdens, and the load feels like a little too much sometimes, so I want to give you a message I learned from God just this week. It's nothing otherworldly, in fact, it's quite simple, yet so profound.

These are the exact words I wrote in my own journal last week during my morning pages journaling (I'll tell you more about that later). I was writing about all the things that were on my mind like I always do, but that particular day, God gave me those words.

I realized that I had been listing out a litany of all the things that were wrong in my life, but forgetting to shift my eyes to focus on the things that were right.

I get it. It feels impossible sometimes to find the things to thank God for. When you're hurting, broken, busy, frustrated, at your wits end, praising and thanking God seem like the last thing you want to do, but even though it feels irrational, that's what faith is!

Faith is finding a way to trust and thank God even in the middle of the mess so that you can find the peace you are looking for. It's kicking the enemy to the curb and refusing to let the world shift your view away from what is good.

Instead thank God for everything, even when it seems unnatural, and the enemy no longer wins. This is how you begin to ascend out of the pit.

Thanking + Trusting = Peace.

Peace be with you.

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What's missing?

If I were to invite you to an event created just for you...

1. The busy mom who's always running.
2. The hardworking mom who is shuffling calendars, fixing hurts, and logging reading minutes.
3. The mom who locks the door to the bathroom to try and get a few more minutes of peace.

What would make you show up? What would make you let someone else handle the carpool for a few hours, or miss one soccer or softball game in the name of filling your own cup?

I'm so intrigued by this question, from everyone who hits reply, I'm going to choose one person at random and send them a gift card for coffee on me!

So let the replies rain down!!!

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As always a prayer for you before I go.

Prayer for you

Lord Heavenly Father. I pray for Reader today. May you help her to see that she is more than a busy schedule and the overwhelm that is around her. May you help her to see what a true blessing she really is as she moves through this day, but always keep her mindful of you. Help her to see that peace is found in the thanking and trusting of you. Lord, I personally thank you for her.

In Jesus' name.

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As always, we are in this together.

Sonya

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