Monday, September 14, 2015

Casting Crowns - Just Be Held

I heard this today and it really just touched my heart.  I wanted to share it mainly because we ALL have things in our lives that we try hard to hold onto and with that said we ALL desire to be held.


"Just Be Held"
by Casting Crowns
Hold it all together
Everybody needs you strong
But life hits you out of nowhere
And barely leaves you holding on

And when you're tired of fighting
Chained by your control
There's freedom in surrender
Lay it down and let it go

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away
You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held
Your worlds not falling apart, its falling into place
I'm on the throne, stop holding on and just be held
Just be held, just be held

If your eyes are on the storm
You'll wonder if I love you still
But if your eyes are on the cross
You'll know I always have and I always will

And not a tear is wasted
In time, you'll understand
I'm painting beauty with the ashes
Your life is in My hands

Lift your hands, lift your eyes
In the storm is where you'll find Me
And where you are, I'll hold your heart
I'll hold your heart
Come to Me, find your rest
In the arms of the God who wont let go


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Do you look tired?

This blog might be off the beaten path but again just trying my best to be real and hopefully this will help and encourage some of you ladies out there!

Last night while sitting at our daughters high school volleyball game a sweet friend came over to say hello.  Automatically we both asked the question "How are you?".  My reply was "I am just really tired".  Her response was "You look really tired".  She honestly did not mean any ill or bad feelings with her commit.   She truly was showing concern ad wanted to know why I looked so very tired.  Later that night I truly reflected on our conversation and I asked myself - Why do I look so tired?  What have I been doing to myself to look tired? 

This is what hit me - I took a break from God.  I was letting the downs get to me.  We have had over the last few weeks family health ups and downs (on both sides of our families), busy work schedule (not being able to spend time with our family), of course the good old money problems, busy kids schedule, ups and downs at work (bringing it home with you), and honestly time (never enough).  Trust me as I write these many things they seem small to what is going on in this world, but we must remember God cares dearly about our ups and downs...they are not small to Him because they are big to us!   So honestly I took a break from God and mentally checked out.  I let the downs start to get to me.  So my way of taking care of this was to stop my quite time, not going to the women's bible study, make up excuses for not getting together with uplifting friends, didn't get my workout in and let my eating go to the way side...do you see the pattern!  I thought a break from God would be good an allow me to refocus, seriously who thinks like this!  Apparently me!

So today I started my God time again which lead to me wanting to get my run in, wanting to eat good (to feel good), wanting to get work down, wanting to have the house looking nice for my loved ones, wanting to focus on Him in me not me!  We can do so much with Him!

(I feel like my blog are all kind of the same but if you really look at life we are always having ups and downs and always battling letting God have them and having peace with them...it is a constant battle that I truly hope one day I can give to Him 100%)