Reset

So, I have to admit something to you. The last week or so, I have succumbed to discouragement and disillusionment more times than I would like to admit. The honeymoon is over. Money is running out, so therefore, I am running out of time.  It's not like I've just been sitting around, I have been busy and working hard at finding a job, it's just not happening the way I had planned, thought, or envisioned it.

If you notice, the pronoun "I" was used quite frequently in that entire last paragraph. There's the problem, I've become frustrated, annoyed, worried, fearful, and most any other word you can think of like it that it's become about what "I" can do within my power and less about what God can do. In order to switch the focus from me, God was directing me to a reset. Resetting my eyes on my goals and more importantly Him.

Several of my friends have been posting things on Facebook called scripture doodles, which are basically rewriting the scripture, but adding pictures and doodles to it. First, I thought it was just cool, but then I began doing it. It's much more powerful than I realized. You are thinking about each and every word in the scripture, all the while God is revealing deeper meaning and the words then come alive.

I have done two more general scripture doodles on the past few weeks about Who God Is and Who I am, taking various scriptures and adding to them as I read the Word. Today, I read two very separate Scriptures, one from Psalms and one from Ezekiel. It's only now that I am looking at my completed scripture doodles, that I realize how closely related they are to me and to my current situation. I love it when God works that way. Now, I'm no artist, but here you go:

 

In continuously surrendering and letting go of what I can do, I can let the Spirit lead me where ever He would have me go. It's funny how we think it's funny that God reveals Himself in a certain way, when He really has no limits. If you need a reset, don't be afraid to take it, it will prove God faithful and your spirit will be renewed to continue on your journey.

 

Thank you for your continued prayers. They are much appreciated and may God Bless you on your journey as well.