Do you ever sit down, burdened and overwhelmed with life? Over the past several years, countless times I have felt the weight of the world sitting on my shoulders. I have sat down and wondered how to get through another day. I understand that God is my strength. I really do. I know that He cares for my every need, and that He provides. Yet in those moments of helplessness, you just can't clearly see in what way He will meet your needs.
I remember a time, years ago, that I plopped myself down onto my couch and said with a huff, "I just don't know what to do!" and my daughter, who was a mere two years old at the time, said to me, "Walk in all His ways. Deuteronomy 10:12." I looked over at her and as a smile crept onto my face, I said, "You're right!" and I rolled off of the couch and got up. I suddenly felt rejuvenated, a glimmer of hope washed over me and my heart was full. She was right. I needed to walk in all His ways. I needed to choose in an overwhelming moment, to honor God with my actions.
Unfortunately, we don't always have a precious child by our side speaking words of truth into our ears. Often, at least for me, as a mother of four little ones, I hear a child crying in one room because she can't find her toy pony, two others arguing about who gets to hold the imaginary flag claiming they rule the land, and a baby... wait, it's too quiet, where IS the baby?! We have to live real life, ordinary, everyday, hard life.
Life can be draining, life can be emotional, and life can be hard. However, life can also be fruitful. Life can be beautiful. Life can be peaceful. In each moment, we have a choice. We have a choice to honor God, or to claim defeat. We can either accept where we are in life and choose to see the beauty in it. Or we can plop ourselves onto the couch and exclaim, "I just don't know what to do!"
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