Immeasurably More

Good morning! It’s Sunday morning and I’m just finishing up my devotional time. I think I’ve been studying and worshipping for about an hour. It’s been amazing! God is pulling forward different areas of my life to start working on. I’m nervous, but excited to grow in new ways.  Like I said, I’ve been sitting here for about an hour studying, praying and singing. I know what you’re probably thinking. I’m not bragging, I promise. It’s very unusual for me to get that much time alone with God in the mornings. Usually when I get up in the morning, I workout, make coffee and get about 15-20 minutes of Bible study time. Sometimes it’s even less. My kids are early risers, and lately my son has been waking up as early as 5:30am! I have just barely finished my workout by then!  A couple days ago I had just started my devotions and one of my kids stumbled out of our bedroom into the living room where I was sitting. I was writing out my prayer and I wrote, “God, I’m sorry today...

Remember the valley? When you couldn’t get yourself to stop running after the wrong things? I remember many nights falling face down on the floor, begging God to take away the pain and insecurities. I begged Him to find another way to test me. An easier, less painful way. But He didn’t. Instead, He led me right through the middle of it, never forsaking me. It was a slow process, but it happened!    During my devotions this morning, a verse popped up that struck a chord on my heart. I’m so thankful for where I am today. I’ve felt God work moment by moment on my heart.   I could have easily given up and walked away from God and my relationship with Him. He has done a great work in my life AND He’s not finished! Please don’t give up.   Remember how far He has brought you! Be faithful in your pursuit of Him! He can and WILL do it again!

A few years back I read the book “Boundaries” by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend and i t revolutionized the way I thought about relationships with people. I learned you are the ONLY person responsible for your time and finances. WHAT!? Seems like a pretty simple concept, but you don’t realize how much other people influence your choices about how you spend your time and resources. It’s not bad stuff, in fact a lot of what people are asking or suggesting are things I’d enjoy. There are a lot of community, church, and school events going on these days and I just can’t say yes to all of it. People sometimes don’t realize how much everyone else has going on. I always assume everyone is at least as busy as I am. I will usually say yes to something if I can take my kids with me and think it’s something they will enjoy, or if it's something I am really enthusiastic about and childcare is easily available. Just in this last week, I was asked to go to three...