Rest.
Peace.
Hope.
Contentment.
Growth.
Life.
Things that I've said for years ("I'm trusting God with that") have taken on a new and deeper meaning to me. I'm believing Him more. I'm trusting Him more. I'm seeing Him more. I'm surrendering control to Him more.
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| Slow down time: The boys enjoying a snack out back. And, yes, they HAD to sit that close to each other. :) |
Service, NO MATTER WHERE IT IS, if I'm doing it for Jesus, it counts.
Work, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, if I'm doing it with integrity, with effort, with a smile, it counts.
Relationships, NO MATTER THEIR LOCATION, if I'm interacting with authenticity, vulnerability, trust, humility, and grace, they count.
Rest, NO MATTER HOW I'M TAKING IT, if I'm releasing control and trusting God with my work, counts.
I'm seeing this truth more and more: Context Doesn't Matter.
Ok, I get it, it's hard to just say some blanket statement like that, without a thousand variables coming to mind (at least, to my mind, they do lol), but whenever I unpack a variable, I come to the same conclusion:
It's about the heart.
And this, my friends, is what frees me up to serve/connect/grow/sacrifice in a kitchen, in a stadium, online, in person, with family, alone, in singleness, in marriage, with kids, without kids, known, unseen, as a missionary oversees, or as a missionally-minded person in the States. This frees me from needing to be some big, famous, high-powered, wealthy, world-changer. After all, the path to changing the world is through the patient, calm, one-on-one relationships lived out in every context. Slowly. Calmly. Truly. Lovely. Beautifully. We are free to be human, loved by a GREAT GOD, wherever we are.
After all, my friends, it's just Life.
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| Find something to smile at today: like trying to eat frozen granola bars. It's a hoot! |
