Encouraging Christian Women – Confessions of a Snowflake

What Does it Mean to be Still?

I am learning to accept that there are times in our life when life is just difficult. Sometimes it lasts for a few days. Other times it lasts for years.

I am also learning to accept that there are few options during these times. You can either rage against it or you can accept it. I seem to rotate between the two.

Then there are those rare moments when I stop to listen.

It’s in those moments that I am reminded of God’s truth. I am reminded of His word, His comfort, His blessings.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10

It’s hard to be still when life is difficult. It’s hard to be still when life is going at a break neck speed. It’s hard to be still when we want to rage against the unfairness of life.

But that’s when we need to be still the most.

That’s when we need to be still and remember that God is God and we are not. It’s not our job to fix the broken parts of our life. It’s not our job to worry about the problems and stress when we don’t see the solutions.

It’s our job to be still.

But how do we do it? How do we quiet our souls when they want to rage? How do we accept life’s difficulties when they seem overwhelming?

For me, it’s learning to rest in the moment. It’s learning to accept the blessings of the moment amongst the difficulties. It’s learning to rest in who God is and what he has promised us.

What does this look like on a daily basis?

A husband who offers a reassuring hug

The laughter of innocent children

Long walks in the woods where silence is peaceful

It’s learning to accept the craziness of life and embracing it…even when that means long days when we don’t have dinner until 8:00 at night.

Life isn’t always easy, my friends. But contrary to popular belief, God never promised us that. He only promised that He would be with us in the midst of the difficulties. We just need to be still and rest in the knowledge that He is God.

A Desk and A Call

There’s a reason my posts never include pictures:

I’m terrible at them!

That explains why this picture is grainy with terrible lighting.

But this picture is important.

It represents God’s plans.

I haven’t blogged since…well I can’t quite remember when.

I could go look it up, but that would take me away from my main purpose…writing this post. And if I don’t write it right now, it won’t get done. So we’ll have to do with my poor memory that has no idea when the last time I wrote.

Ok…I’m getting off track.

Back to God’s plans….

When I took a break from blogging I didn’t know if I would come back. Part of me didn’t want to. It felt like too much work. I felt like I had lost my inspiration for writing. I was stuck and I didn’t know what to do.

But God knew.

He knew I needed a break.

In the midst of that break, He reaffirmed His plan in my life.

He called me to write.

Writing has never come easy to me. I’m a numbers girl. I like my numbers. 2 + 4 = 6. Numbers are clear. They have answers.

Writing is scary.

What are the right words? Which sentences should be strung together to make paragraphs? Which thoughts should be shared? There are no straight forward answers.

But God didn’t call me to have answers.

He called me to share my heart.

He called me to share my journey.

That’s where the desk comes in. I had already told my husband I wanted to put a desk in our bedroom. I was tired of working on the couch. I needed a proper office space.

Then I walked into Staples and the clearance section was right at the front desk. There was a desk that perfectly fit the cramped corner in my bedroom…and a chair.

God knew.

He knew I would be in Staples that day. He knew the desk and the chair would be there. And He knew my heart would answer the call.

He has filled my heart with ideas for posts. He has asked me to share my health journey in a new and fresh way. He has given me vision.

So here I am writing again…trusting God’s plan. And oddly enough, I’m not at my desk. I’m at the kitchen table. But I felt words that had to be written…no matter where I was.

That’s the beauty of God’s plan. He doesn’t expect us to be in the right place at the right time. He doesn’t expect us to have the right answers. He just expects us to be available.

What about you my friend? Is God speaking plans into your heart? Are you making yourself available to answer the call?

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

What Does it Mean to be Still?

A Desk and A Call

My Life as a Snowflake

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