Lately has been a very interesting season of life. At the moment Joe is working 40 hours a week and looking for another job to help supplement our income. I am working 10-15 hours per week and going to school full time at WSU. Also, at our church we have a class called Bible Foundations (they offer several different foundations classes looking at different parts of the Bible) and we are TAs for that class this year. This may not sound like a lot, but, trust me, when you total the hours that each one takes, there is more there then can be done. Needless to say, life gets insanely busy. On top of that we are also having to deal with our car having been hit while Joe was at work (no one was in our car at the time :)) Through all of this I found myself getting extremely overwhelmed, and we are only three weeks into this insane schedule that promises to be around until May when I graduate.
I decided to have lunch with a friend of mine who I deeply admire and respect to talk this all over and hopefully get some encouragement and perspective (which I am so thankful that she always has some of both to share :)) She encouraged me to take my list of involvements and activities to the Lord (go figure!) and so I did. I love it when God communicates with me by giving me pictures and images. He gave me the image of a twig stuck end up in the mud, being supported only by the thickness of the mud. He said essentially "that is not me! I am a iron rod that is set in concrete. I don't bend or break under pressure. I can handle whatever load you carry. So lean on me, let me bear your load. What I have asked of you in this season is a tall order and you cannot do it on your own, so depend on me."
So at this point I am beginning to try to learn to do what my Abba daddy says I should do- trust Him. It's really amazing to me that this is something that I have never really learned to do, but here we are. At the moment I think I am the most peaceful I have been in years. I am not sure if I am doing what is going on in my heart justice, but I am enjoying being in this place with my Abba daddy. Knowing that He is totally in control and will supply even just the energy I need to get through the day.
