Looking Back at the Last 10 Years

Looking back at the last 10 years and looking ahead for the next 10 over the city we love.

What would your life look like if you trusted more...

If you released more fear, hate, bitterness, insecurities, entitlement...

If you released record of wrong doing, always needing to be right, past hurts, and the need for things to always be the way you want it to be...

Perhaps the pain would all turn into something purposeful...

Perhaps all the struggles and hurt would not be in vain...

It doesn’t mean the wrongs are right by offering grace...

It means that you understand the depth of the sacrifice of the One who made ALL wrong things right, and the unending grace poured out to you every single day...

...And in turn, it drives you to want to pour more grace out, including to yourself.

What would your life look like filled with more love, peace and compassion?

Imagine that right now.

The beautiful truth, my friend, is that you can start living more of that life RIGHT NOW in whatever season you are in.

Rest

I know fear and worry seem useful because you want to play out all scenarios from A to Z.

And planning isn’t a bad thing.

It’s a great thing.

But when it is constantly from a place of fear and worry...oh my friend, how it robs you of the joy and peace you can experience in each moment as you still continue to plan and navigate this thing called life.

Rest.

Rest in knowing that the whole world and galaxy was created and continues to be maintained by the same creator that made you and knows every detail about your life and has GOOD plans for you.

Our version and definition of good is merely a small piece of the puzzle.

He knows.

He knows every peace, every joy, every year, every pain.

He knows it all and will work ALL things out for good like only He can.

Brokenness ➡️ Beauty

Fear ➡️ Freedom & Faith

Messes ➡️ Messages

Pain ➡️ Peace & Purpose

Rest tonight and in every season knowing this.

And if you struggle with believing this, reflect on where these thoughts have gotten you thus far, and be compassionately curious why you struggle to believe, and then imagine what life could look like if you actually let go of fear.

ANYTHING is possible

Friends, these words spoke to my soul today.

ANYTHING is possible.

As an abuse survivor, chronic physical and mental illness warrior, infant loss mama, former queen of victimhood and negative self-talk, I know these words to be true!!!

God CAN transform this broken heart and broken past into something beautiful like only He can.

But there are still areas in my life, and there will always be areas in my heart where I struggle to believe this.

This year has been a year full of challenges.

And I KNOW the God I serve has THE POWER to change my circumstances...just as much as I know He has the power to change yours.

But friends, you know what the greater gift is?!

Knowing that the “ANYTHING” that could be possible is knowing and believing that HE IS STILL GOOD even if my circumstances NEVER change.

I know I am loved.
I know you are loved...

...and not by our circumstances changing, but because of the cross that has the power to change us.

I pray tonight that healing is brought onto your life.

Yes, physical healing.
Mental healing.
Emotional healing.

But more than anything, I pray for spiritual healing in knowing that you ARE FULLY LOVED in ALL circumstances because the cross proves it.

Drop a 💜 if you needed this tonight.