flow

Good morning!

How did half a year go by already!? The last time I wrote was 6 months ago and I paused without knowing when I’d be back to it. However, one thing I was sure of, God was encouraging me to pause. 

I wasn’t frustrated. I hadn’t lost my fire. I just knew that the rhythm of life needed to shift for a season. Interestingly, although I am typically very task oriented, I did not feel pressure internally to perform or hurry up and get to the next thing. I just knew that this was a natural part of life.

Ebb and flow is something I feel is a beautiful part of life. Seasons. Shifting. I have had times in my life when I talked to a bestie every day and then the season shifts to once in a while and yet we are still close friends. Allowing flow in life, friendships and work is so important but sometimes we just plod through trying to do what we always have done because it’s easier or requires less thought. But, for me, the ebb and flow is balance. And that is so much a part of how God connects with me…..and with you. 

There are times He gives me incredible ideas and energy to run with. Projects to produce. Energy top level. And there are times He calms me with the process of rest and stepping back.

If you are anything like me, it is easier to just stay on the same trajectory and not think. But we miss out on many things that God might be saying or doing. 

As I write currently, I am sitting in a coffee shop with my 22-year-old daughter. My oil change is underway. She is studying. And I was pondering a verse which inspired this message:

I pray with great faith for you, because I am fully convinced that the One who began this gracious work in you will faithfully continue the process of maturing you until the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ.   Philippians 1:6 TPT

No need to strive. The One who began the work in you will faithfully continue the process. He does it in surprising ways. I notice it happens more often in surrender, open hands, ebb and flow. The gripping of what I think I need or how to get it usually restricts me more. When I remind myself of HIS faithfulness, I can breathe deeply and release the tension of making things happen. 

I pray the same for you. He is faithful. He made you and had you designed before He even created the world. He has already been in your future. He has been in your past. He is in your present. And He is working ALL things for your good if you love Him and want to follow His purposes. And so, REJOICE! Again, I say, REJOICE in everything and at all times. He is faithful.