INSPIRASUNS

If you stopped in to read this little blog yesterday morning, you know I had a rough night of sleep the night before. I woke up a little after midnight and could not fall back asleep. My mind wandered everywhere, heck I even replayed childhood experiences at one point. I managed to fall back asleep, just as it happens for most of us in these situations, I fell back asleep about an hour before I needed to get up 😦 . To say that I was not in a good place yesterday morning would be an understatement.

I jumped out of bed when I realized what time it was. I had things to do and an appointment to keep. Again, to say I was not in a good place would be an understatement. I was exhausted, I was cranky because I was tired, I was cranky because I was cranky. You get the idea… My husband came in and asked if I’d like some coffee, took one look at me, and asked if I was ok. I explained my crankiness, not sleeping and all, and he just gave me a hug 🙂 . Okay, that helped!

I grabbed a quick shower, shared a quick few words with you all in my very short little blog, and headed out the door. Well, if you know me, or read this blog often, you probably noticed that I skipped right over what I normally do first thing in the morning, have a sit-down talk with Father. Yep, went right from jumping out of bed to being cranky, to getting out the door and not one moment with Him.

Soo…as I drove out of the driveway and realized what I had done, or not done, I started my conversation. There I was again realizing that if I had just sat down yesterday morning with Him, my day and my mood would probably have been very different. I apologized for not spending my normal time with Him. That’s when it happened. The tears began to flow and I realized I needed to just let whatever emotions, thoughts, whatever it was that had been building that was preventing me from sleeping, it all needed to just come out. I asked Father to lift it all from me and to just come into my heart and calm all these feelings I had. As I shared it all, or should say, dumped it all out there, I started to feel a little better, lighter you might say.

I come here every morning to just give a little encouragement and to share how I know that Father is always with us. I encourage you all to lean into him, to call upon him when you may be at your worst. Duh, might help if I do it myself right? Having a relationship with God, knowing that He is with us, knowing that He will never leave us, well, that is helpful of course, but we need to do more than just know He is here. Take it from one who realized it yesterday. I realized that I do know God is with me, I know He is here, however, why wasn’t my time with Him yesterday morning, why wasn’t it the first thing I thought to do? When I felt the way I did, the first thing I should have thought to do was go and be with Father. hmmm…

At the end of the day friends we are human. Thank goodness Father understands our faults, and our fears, and He knows us literally inside and out. He gives grace and He provides forgiveness and healing, even when we falter. With each situation that occurs in our lives, we are brought closer to Him. Each time we realize we put Him at the back of the situation instead of at the front, well, it’s an opportunity to grow even closer in our relationship with Him.

Today is a new day, and a new opportunity to have Father first in all that we do. Know that He is always here, always wanting to be closer to us. Have a wonderful day my friends 🙂 .

John 17:3
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.