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Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6, NIV).
When I was fourteen, I felt God call me to be an author. Fourteen years later, that dream is coming true. For the past six months, I’ve charged full speed ahead into this new season. Writing articles, doing collaborations, engaging in speaking events, and carving a new path. But inside, something has felt tired, empty, and confused.
Amidst the journey of becoming who God has called me to be, the busyness of life has taken over my soul. I’ve forgotten to hold my husband’s hand, smile at the sunset, embrace the change of the seasons, and rejoice in the blessings and suffering. I’ve forgotten to ask what God wants me to focus on for fear of what He might say.
Rest.
Pause.
Slow Down.
Wait.
Breathe.
The blank canvas before me has been muddied by my mind. Fear and insecurity creep in, blackening the tarp with coal. How easily I’ve exchanged mundane moments and the stillness of silence for the next task and to do instead.
Yet, isn’t it in those times of quiet bleakness, the darkness enveloping an evening that God speaks the loudest to our weak and weary souls? The ones working and striving and pushing so hard when all He ever asked us to be was His children, His creation, His precious prize?
The Comments
Keiran Wrigley
So beautiful! Thank you! I have found that, like you, as I remember back to the very beginning that He is the Creator, that He created me and I only need to follow His design to be well, He has brought healing. For me it very much included obeying His 4th commandment to Sabbath and to do it the way He told us to, on the 7th day. He has healed me from anxiety and depression and transformed my life. Thanks be to God who still does work miracles when in faith we trust and obey Him. He gives us the grace to do it. God bless.
ambernginter
> Keiran WrigleyThank you for your kind words, Keiran! This is super encouraging as I’ve been trying to rest better and obey the Sabbath. God still does work miracles, praise the Lord—through His Word, therapy, medication, nature, doctors, etc. He is good! God bless you!