sharing Wednesday's God hug
this morning I woke up overwhelmed
I wanted to burrow under the covers and not face the day
but I knew I would soon have three men ready to begin working
and removing part of the reason I was feeling overwhelmed
so I got up and did what I needed to do to be ready for them
true confession:
I can live with dirt easier than I can live with clutter
which I am sure is a huge contributing factor
to the increasing emotional instability I have experienced recently
especially since there is absolutely nothing I can do to "fix" the clutter
since November my house has been in a constant state of upheaval
my furnishings have been moved and re-moved more in the last three months
than they have been in the last ten years combined
add in the major, long lasting decisions I have made without Bill
and that is a good recipe for almost paralyzing weariness
however, I know a stronger antidote that leads to peace
and I will not give up,
I will not give in
to the monster that keeps poking its head into my business
because I have learned to recognize it, acknowledge it and fight it successfully
I know I cannot live and be who I am created to be on my own
and I know I have faithful, consistent, kind, generous prayer warriors
who lift me up before an even more faithful,
more consistent, more kind, more generous Father
this morning He prompted a friend to send me a text:
We began the flooring project last Thursday with 92 boxes of hardwood
the guys are emptying some of them as I write this post
we will have less than 60 by the end of this day!
less clutter, more progress means less stress
see, I used my tools and the day already looks better and it isn't even noon
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:26-27
I wanted to burrow under the covers and not face the day
but I knew I would soon have three men ready to begin working
and removing part of the reason I was feeling overwhelmed
so I got up and did what I needed to do to be ready for them
true confession:
I can live with dirt easier than I can live with clutter
which I am sure is a huge contributing factor
to the increasing emotional instability I have experienced recently
especially since there is absolutely nothing I can do to "fix" the clutter
since November my house has been in a constant state of upheaval
my furnishings have been moved and re-moved more in the last three months
than they have been in the last ten years combined
add in the major, long lasting decisions I have made without Bill
and that is a good recipe for almost paralyzing weariness
however, I know a stronger antidote that leads to peace
and I will not give up,
I will not give in
to the monster that keeps poking its head into my business
because I have learned to recognize it, acknowledge it and fight it successfully
I know I cannot live and be who I am created to be on my own
and I know I have faithful, consistent, kind, generous prayer warriors
who lift me up before an even more faithful,
more consistent, more kind, more generous Father
this morning He prompted a friend to send me a text:
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| I call this kind of thing a God hug 💓 |
We began the flooring project last Thursday with 92 boxes of hardwood
the guys are emptying some of them as I write this post
we will have less than 60 by the end of this day!
less clutter, more progress means less stress
see, I used my tools and the day already looks better and it isn't even noon
"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:26-27
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