Feeling off track?

It's been a little while since I posted a new blog update and I'm sorry for that, it's been a fairly busy week in my house.

I’m going to start this post by telling you a little bit about how the other day started… I’ll fill you in on what happened… So, my oldest let me know that he clogged the toilet, what he didn’t tell me was that he flooded the bathroom by trying to continue to flush it. We had to completely disconnect the toilet and take it outside only to find that there was an ENTIRE roll of toilet paper up in there (mind you this happened right before we have to leave to take my husband to work, so we don’t really have the time to get into it to find out what’s wrong). Me and the little one had no use of our bathroom and had to use my roommates. In a rush, because we are running a little late, we jumped into the car only to find that my gas light is on and now I’m freaking out that we will run out of gas because I have to wait till after we drop off my husband to get any. Now, we serve a loving and gracious God so He blessed me with enough gas to get my husband to work and safely get to a gas station. While neither of these two things that happened are detrimental to my day and ultimately it will work out, it totally threw off my morning. I’m such a creature of habit, I do the exact same thing every morning to get myself prepared for my day. I drink my coffee, have my alone time and collect my thoughts. This morning, not so much. What I realized driving home is that in my morning “routine” I haven’t really put my time with God in there much. Not that having that time with Him will magically make bad things not happen, but what it will do is prepare my heart for when those things do try to derail me.

Sometimes I can get to caught up in situations that are going on and even when they aren’t that big of a deal, in my mind they are huge! I end up stressing out about them, sometimes even bringing me to tears (which sounds insane when I’m not in the middle of said situation). It can affect the way that I interact with my family; because things stressed me out, or my routine got off track I end up snapping at my kids more or losing my patience with my husband…. I truly feel that if I can change my morning routine to include my time with God that sets my day in the right path. It gets my heart and mind ready for all the things that might be thrown my way that day. I’m a firm believer that anytime with God is best! Even if that means the only opportunity that you have is as you’re getting in bed for the night. That’s fantastic, keep doing that! For me personally I think my time needs to be in the beginning of the day. I can get so caught up in the busyness that I find some days I keep putting it off, then by the end of the day I’m too “tired” to even think about it. Next thing you know I’ve got days without getting into the word and speaking to Him. Then I wonder why I’m feeling so stressed out all the time. I cannot stress this enough, HE BRINGS US PEACE! He calms the raging storm, He comforts us when we feel overwhelmed. All that we need to do is go to Him. How simple is that? Just talk to Him. I think at times we can forget that He is our Father. He loves us unconditionally, He doesn’t want to see us struggle, He only wants what is best for us. Sometimes bad things happen because there is a reason for it in His plan. But through those rough times, He wants us to have faith in Him. Faith that He will never forsake us, He will never leave us.

I know it’s easier said than done. I myself have a really hard time remembering those things when I’m in the middle of a valley. But His light shines the way out of it, if we continue to praise Him and His glory I think we will find that the valleys aren’t as deep or unbearable as we first thought they were. Through Him we can do all things! That alone makes me realize that I don’t give the Lord enough praise. The fact that He conquers all and that there is nothing that He cannot handle absolutely blows my mind. I can think of a hundred things off the top of my head that I can’t do, there is NOTHING that is bigger or stronger than our Savior. How amazing is that! How lucky are we that He loves us, and that the same spirit that raised Jesus from that tomb was sent as a gift to us. We have that same power living inside of us every day!!

So, when you're feeling overwhelmed or your day got derailed, remember one simple thing to get it back on track. Give it to Him. I guarantee when you truly lay your worries and stress’ at the feet of our Lord, you will feel different. You will suddenly feel like everything’s going to be okay, a peaceful calm coming over you. That’s the Holy Spirit letting you know that He hears your cry. How great and wonderful is our Lord!