What’s Different

I woke up this morning different than any other morning in a really really long time. I was wondering to myself why is my mood this morning go something like this: “I’m so grateful for this crazy thing we call life!” Then I thought what was different in my morning? 

Yesterday I had gone to the dentist. Ps: no one likes the dentist. I was sitting in the chair with things in my mouth saying to myself Lord help me! Then within that split second I said, “I’m sorry Lord, I need to talk with you more, I’ve missed you, but I know you haven’t left me.” It wasn’t in that moment I was going to change so I went about my day. 

After a summer day well spent by the pool with most of the people I love, I opened up Pinterest. A list of healing scriptures popped up. “Ok God” I said and grabbed the Bible that has been sitting on my nightstand for days, unopened. 

Jeremiah 31, the entire passage was about hope and healing and how the future is in God’s hands. For a girl about to go off to college and leave everything she knows, those were the words she was looking for. I went to sleep knowing that God had me, trusting that I am doing the right thing, and believing that there is restoration ahead! 

Just those few verses allowed me to wake up rejuvenated, re fueled and refocused. So yes, I may not look as pretty as I feel right now but it is true utter joy that can only come from the Lord that makes me the way I feel this morning. 

All that to say, wherever you find your quiet time with the Lord, cherish it and be different after you have read it. My challenge for you today: Go out, with God right beside you and enjoy the crazy train we call life. Once you do, the beauty and strength inside of you will overflow!!