Thoughts.......

February has been a month of reflection, processing, and just plain old thinking. It's been a time of listening and listening again( sometimes it takes hearing it more than once from Him before it sinks in). It's been a month of being flexible that's for sure. From making plans, to changing plans, to slowly learning that plans are funny to Him because ultimately it's His plan that prevails.  Sometimes you just have to trust Him and enjoy the journey. He truly wanted us to enjoy the ride and our time here serving Him. It won't always be easy, but joy means knowing Who has your this and Who is control of your that. Open handed, releasing it all to Him =Joy along the journey

Martha was focused on doing for Jesus while Mary was focused on being with Jesus. While they both have their place, one leads to the other in time. As He fills your cup from time spent with Him, you can't help but do what He has called you to do. Don't get so focused on the doing that you forget about the being. God created you to be, not always do. He loves you for who you are to Him, not what you do for Him. I've found that is a truth that takes time to settle into the core of who you are. It takes time, but once you let it permeate into your truth bank...oh how sweet it is when He reminds you of it (right before you are about to have one of your come apart moments due to stress). In short, He knows your heart pure and simple.

Short blog tonight, still a lot of thinking going on, but some of that needs to stay in the journal between me and Him. I've learned more in this past week than I could write in a blog. One day I'm going to write a book,  Take time this week to pour into the ones God has put in your path. Love those who you are with on a regular basis, and cherish the ones you may not even more. Time is precious, invest it wisely on things that will matter in eternity. Plant the seeds that will grow into trees, not the ones that will grow into weeds.