It’s amazing how many people I know struggle in this month. It is such an eye opener to see the quite real reality that lack of sun creates chaos in people’s bodies and minds. I haven’t done a scientific study on that claim, but it seems to be pretty darn logical. That’s where I’ve been the last few days, not being faithful to my goal of writing a bit a day. Struggling. God is so faithful in that struggle though!
In the past I have let that struggle consume me and affect my life and relationships. Over time, I have learned to take responsibility for that experience I was going through and do what I could to help my journey (and those closest to me, let’s be real). It always starts with checking my vitamin intake. No matter how much I tell myself those little choking hazards don’t do anything, I can not deny how different I feel when I am consistent with taking them.
Second step to getting out of that struggle, or at least moving through it well is constant prayer. Daily (multiplied) time on my knees, physically or mentally. This last week has been particularly wrought with prayer. This looks like me closing my eyes for a moment, or at least my mental eyes to focus on quiet and hearing from the Lord. Closing physical eyes while driving is not recommended. I often begin with asking for our savior to show me a safe and peaceful place where I can rest. He is so faithful in revealing exactly what my heart needs in that moment.
This practice of going to the Lord to find peace and safety has changed my life more than I can express in this post. I often receive an image of a beautiful place filled with wonder. Lately it has been our woods. Other times it has been an obscure beach, a field with a wall of wisteria, a grassy hill under a large green tree with a stream running through, by or underneath a waterfall. Just these images have done wonders for my soul, breathing in deep these gifts God gives me in moments of chaos.
People can’t imagine, dream, or find and nurture wonder in their lives well when they are without safety. If we are swirling in the chaos of our lives, and more likely our minds, it is easy to forget there is a safe place always available to us because the Lord is always with us. He is our refuge and “EVER-PRESENT” help in time of need. Praise the Lord.
There is much more to the daily prayer habits that the Lord has given me to implement in this precious life, that have changed everything. I will share more in a future post. In the meantime, I will continue reaching out to Him who is the prince of peace, instead of focusing on the plates dropping, the swirl and chaos of responsibilities, missing some writing days, and struggling through February.