It was one of those days. 📆
One of those days where you wake up later than you hoped to, had a list of about 17 things to do as you hopped out of bed (both school wise and just other important stuff). 💻
Well, then within the first hour or so of setting out to accomplish that list, something (that was not on the list) steps in the way of that plan. 🚫
It isn’t a huge deal, but it kinda wrecks your plans. 🚢
So now you’re caught in the tension of this unpredicted circumstance + your whole morning is flipped on it’s head. 👩🏼🦰 🔄
And ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS eat.
ALL THE JUNK.
Oh and scroll, and scroll, and scroll social media.
Yup, you guessed it : that’s the kind of day I had.
But it’s okay.
Yeah, I shed a few (well, more than a few) tears.💧
Yeah, I may have been a bit more quiet than usual. 🤐
But listen.👂🏼
There’s a story of redemption. ✨
The point I’m trying to make is this : sometimes the Lord needs to / w r e c k / us, to / r e a c h / us.
Sometimes the Lord needs to wreck us, to wake us up. 💤
Even if it’s a momentary wreck, he still needs to do it. ⏰
And if I could go back this morning & do it all over my way, I wouldn’t. 🙅🏽♀️
Cause I was drawn closer to Jesus through it & I wouldn’t change that for the world. 🌎
Yes, it was a hard day.
But Jesus pulled me closer.
A song came through the playlist, well — at just the right time. 🎶
Cause it’s exactly what I needed to do. 🏃🏽♀️
You guys.
If you haven’t heard the song Run To The Father by Cody Carnes, ohhh man. 😟
You are missing OUT.
Y’all —
I needed to run.
And I needed to run FAST.
I needed to fall into grace.
And I needed to fall HARD.
My heart needed a surgeon.
And boy of boy did my heart FIND one.
My soul, ohh my soul needed a friend.
And my soul, y’all my soul — found a friend.
I now choose to RUN (not walk) to the Father in the midst of difficult times.
Again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
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Also, how is it almost April 1st?
I was thinking quite a bit today, and thought to myself, if a genie gave me the opportunity RIGHT NOW to go back to January 1st and plan the first 3 months of 2020 for the lives of each and every person in the entire world, I would turn it down. 🧞♂️
Why, you may ask?
Well, as much as I’d LOVE to be in control, it wouldn’t be God’s plan for my life, or for the lives of the others around me, or for this world. 🌎
You see, I heard it once that n o t h i n g happens that doesn’t pass through God’s sovereign plan to give us the B E S T — which is Himself. 🙌🏼
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Lastly, PRAISE the Lord for the psalm of the day that did my heart much good + gave my soul great hope.
“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”
Psalms 30:5
I can’t wait for the morning.
I can’t wait to rejoice in the goodness of Jesus.
He’s so good friends.
🧡
i was found before i was lost —
i was yours before i was not —
this grace to spear for all my mistakes —
& that part just wrecckkksssss me
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All this being said, rest today.
Run to the Father.
And fall into his perfect arms that will give you grace each and every time.
He is for you.
& He loves you.
💛
Oh & I’d love to know how I can be praying for you.
Drop a comment below.
❤️claire
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