Destined 01

Here it is, my very FIRST post, my first transparent moment. I cannot tell you how much the anticipation of creating this blog made me feel, I knew I wanted to create a space to share my struggles, to encourage women, to reach out and build community, and in all of it make it known that we are all created for a unique purpose that only we can fulfill.

Breathe. Let go and walk boldly in God’s purpose for you…….So here it goes

A journey into accepting Gods love for you. 

This is a space created for you, if you have reached it, I know that God has truly opened up this door specifically for you. 

I do not know where you may find yourself right now but I do know this ...that this moment, this circumstance whatever it may be....this too shall pass. 

You may be excited, and expectant to see your future unfolding, you may be confused as to which degree to decide on, or you may be on a brink of a mental breakdown if you have to change one more dirty diaper, and you might just be wondering if there really is anyone out there that cares about where you are right now in the middle of the excitement, the chaos, or the downright depressing. 

I’m writing all of this as I sit in front of my iPad, completely and utterly sure of one thing. One thing that has been burning in my heart for 2 years now. That one thing is to let you know, God loves you. He loves you more than you could ever think or imagine, and yes His plans for you are BIG, no...HUGE!

But He never said it was going to be easy. 

In fact He mentioned in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am made strong.” 

Paul writes out a pure depiction of what we all struggle with—our weaknesses. What comes to mind when you think of your weaknesses? I immediately think of those lonely nights when I felt obligated to download a new dating app to fill a void and then mindlessly swipe left, because let’s be real, how many decent guys are actually on there?! Or the days where I lose my patience with a coworker due to their inability to read my mind, crazy right? How can they not understand what I mean if I’m using the tone that should let them know what I’m trying to convey! They should be able to read my mind…my annoyances and weaknesses are all apart of make me who I am, and maybe for you it’s your husband forgetting to unload the dishwasher for the second time this week, or that road rage that happens every time someone cuts you off, or it could be just as simple as the fact that you didn’t get that cardio in for the day that you promised yourself you would and now the brownie is staring back at you and you can’t help but take a tiny bite, or just eat the whole thing.  And then there are those weaknesses that remind us of how mortal we are, the diagnosis gone bad, the tumor that showed up, or the dyslexia that no matter how hard we try, continues to be a problem in work and school.

Our weaknesses come in various shapes and sizes, but no matter how big or small, He cares. All we have to do is let go, give our burdens to Him and truly surrender, and not in an “Ok God here you go I won’t think about it anymore until the next time I am reminded about it and I begin to get anxious again.” 

No girl, you have to let it go and leave it there. Leave it in the hands that created the stars in the sky, leave it to the one who in one breathe gave life to every living thing on this earth. He is greater than your weaknesses, and He is made strong in it. 

You see, we need a savior. We need Him to show up in the middle of our circumstance and stand with us, console us and love us. He is our father, he craves this relationship. He wants you, all of you, the messy parts, the beautiful parts—every part. 

And this is what sets my soul on fire, the longing to let every woman know how much she is loved by her creator, her Father that will never abandon her. 

What will you lay down today?