Faithful Friday

Yesterday, during my morning quiet time with God, I poured out my heart about everything burdening me, specifically, my fears about leaving teaching to pursue writing full-time. I left no fear unturned, and after about five minutes of praying earnestly to my Heavenly Father, I released my anxiety and trusted God would give me the wisdom I asked for.

About thirty minutes later, I was getting ready for work when I turned on one of my favorite podcasts to listen to while doing my makeup. The School of Greatness, hosted by Lewis Howes, motivates me as a leader. This episode was a solo one entitled “7 Keys to Living a Life of Purpose.”

To be honest, I didn’t even read the title of the episode. I just clicked play and began putting on my foundation. After a few minutes of listening to the episode, I felt the Holy Spirit move within me. God had just answered my prayer, and it was beautiful, friend. I am not saying God is a genie, and I don’t come to Him for wishes to be granted. But I do come to Him with all of my concerns.

Like any good relationship, God wants to know us fully, even though I truly believe He already does. He longs for us to reach out, to sit with Him, to chat about anything and everything. As a parent of adult children, I totally get this. I don’t care what my kids want to talk about. I just want to talk with them. I want to know what they are excited about, scared of, and what is going on in their daily lives. I think God wants the same thing with His children.

My prayer for today is that you will go to God with your burdens. You don’t have to carry this alone, friend. In fact, don’t. Close your eyes, if you can, and ask God to take the heaviest weight from your shoulders right now. That’s it. Then, go about your day with the peace that He’s got you because He does.

Sometimes, faith is all we have when we are facing the unfaceable, or in my case, dreaming really big dreams. It’s called a trust fall for a reason. Okay, friend… let’s go.