More........

Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice -Psalm 55:17 (NLT)

How wonderful to know that God is so readily available to hear the voice of His children, no matter what time of the day, or how busy He might be, He is not just waiting, but longing, to hear from you and me.

As we begin our work weeks, and many of our children began their new school year it is so easy to get caught up in all that we need or want to do during the waking hours of each day. I just want to remind you that we don't need to pencil in time with God, this is a great way to make time for God, but I think He would be just as happy to hear from you throughout the day. It does not matter if its while you are getting dressed, after dropping off  the kids, on the way to work, or even in those few private moments in the ladies room, God just wants to hear from us regularly, just as we would want and need to hear from our own children, family and friends. God is not just our Father, He is a friend that perhaps many or us have come to realize is the kind of friend you never want to find yourself without.

I know I have been a bit slack on my writing lately, truth is when I have a lot weighing on my heart and mind I tend to be quiet, hard to believe I know, but true. I could very easily vent in my writing, but as I said before, this blog is one of the ways that I spend time with God because it helps me to put my focus on the spirit rather than the flesh, besides some of you have heard me vent before and sometimes it ain't pretty!

I am gonna be a little transparent today, and believe me I don't like to do transparent. I prefer in most cases that people see me as I want to be rather than what I am.  On the outside I am strong, happy and able to leap a 7 story building in a single bound...... BUT on the inside, in a small little corner of my world, I am broken, sad and lonely and can't even muster up the courage to let that part of me leave my little corner. Truth is there is a part of us we show the world and a part we don't show anyone. It may be because we are wanting to become something more or ashamed of what we really are. We all struggle and some of us have gotten really good at concealing those struggles and  pushing them far enough down that we forget they even exist, until the next time it surfaces.

The worst feeling in the world to me is being surrounded by a lot of people and feeling completely alone, I have struggled with this most of my life, I could have been the inspiration for that Three Dog Night hit "One:(is the loneliest number).  Sadly, when these types of struggles are not dealt with they can and do influence the choices you make along the way. You can become so familiar with something, even pain, that being without it can be difficult, there is comfort in the familiar. In a twisted way you think you are protecting yourself but instead you've only built walls to keep others out and you in, trapped with what you fear most.

The biggest battles in this life are never fought with our hands, but in our heads. The mind is a powerful and complex thing, you  know it, God knows and the enemy knows it too and has no problem constantly peeling the scabs off from time to time to remind you why you feel lonely, ugly, unwanted, unworthy, and unloved. Sometimes the last thing we give God is the first thing we should. I am not gonna lie to you, I still struggle with this from time to time, but no longer alone. When you find your worth in the eyes and words of a loving Father, He makes all things new.  In my weakness, my flesh, He is made strong, in my spirit (2 Cor 12:9).

Maybe you have your own personal struggles, I want to encourage you to weed out your minds,  because God created us to be more than the sum of past mistakes, past hurts, and struggles. You are MORE and the moment we get that through our thick skulls we can begin to see the beautiful person God intended for us to be all along. 

Battles and victories are fought and won in our minds,  so equip yourselves daily by spending time with god and filling your mind with the words of the One who made us MORE!!!!!!

Have a happy Monday!!!!