Growing Towards God

Hello everyone, happy Thursday! 💛 hopefully everyone's day has been going well. I just wanted to let everyone know that because of school starting this week, I have had less time to blog. Now, this doesn't mean every week will be like this, I'm just getting used to the work load. Between being a wife/fur mom, full time student, and having a blog, time gets pretty limited. I have to balance everything out!

This week's priority has been school, while trying to prepare some stuff for Lines Of Faith. I know a few things were supposed to be sent out/ updated on the website this past week but time got away from me. I am praying that God give me the ability prioritize and organize my time and to focus on everything individually instead of stressing out about everything all at once. Like I said the other day, the Lord has a plan for me, my school work, my family, and a plan for Lines of Faith. I know he will help give me the time I need for all of it.

With that being said, the month of May is crazy for me for not just school purposes but also visits from friends (sooooooo excited about this though). So, there might not be posts everyday like you are used to, but just know there is always something going on behind the scenes. & of course, I will continue to post today's lines and pieces of encouragement too! I find that my days benefit from those too!

Writing and Lines of Faith is very important to me. This journey is still so new and I am STILL learning. Things might be getting harder to manage and keep up with, but the Lord is my strength! He is the reason I am able to press on and do this everyday! He is the reason behind it all. He brings me inspiration, He fills me with ideas, He provides me with the words to say. 🙌🏼

He so graciously blessed me with Lines of Faith and allowing me to do what I love daily. He is using what I love to fulfill a part of my plan and this brings me so much joy. I know this is only the beginning and that there is so much to look forward to. So, I am not going to let time or life stop me or get in my way. I am not going to allow the enemy to pull me away from what makes me happy. Again, the Lord is my strength! He is my reason! He is my ability. It's not my own strength that gets me through, but His! He is the motivator, the one that preservers, and He does it for me, for all of us! He gives us our strength to do whatever it is we feel we cannot.

So, thank you guys for being patient with me and for continuously following Lines of Faith, even through slower times. Thank you for supporting me! Thank you for understanding that life happens and for allowing me room to grow.

There is room for growth in all of us and we are all growing constantly. But, there's a difference between growing into the world and growing for God! I think that is what is so important to understand in moments where life gets in the way. Instead of growing more into the situation towards the world, towards the problem, you've got to grow away, towards God! Grow in the direction he wants you to grow. The enemy is going to put things in the way. He is going to say grow towards excessive school work, or grow towards that stress over money or a bad fight. GROW AWAY FROM GOD, that's what he wants! He wants you to fall, fail, trip, hit your head, stress, lack time, worry, mess up, be scared! He wants us to lack God and feel alone and that is what happens when we grow towards the bad situation. But, what happens when we grow towards God? Yes we will still have struggle. We might still fall, but because we are moving in the right direction, He is there to be our strength to get back up. He puts us on our feet and helps us!

And this is what I am reminded of through my "situation" of lacking time. I can either grow towards it and stress, worry, and get frustrated, then, really lack the time or, grow towards God! Go about it in a way that puts Him as my goal. Not my school work, not Lines of Faith, not my family, but God! If He is where I want to get to, then He will work in the situation. If He is my focus then He will give me time for the things that matter. He will provide balance! He will allow me to be successful in all that I do because I chose Him over the negativity.

I will choose to grow towards God, let His strength be my strength, and accomplish what He declares important! I will choose to be positive and find the balance God provides me with. I know He will work things out. He will allow success in things that are right in His eyes. 💪🏼

Choose to grow towards God and away from the situation! Let Him be your strength!