My First Step

I stressed for hours about what this first post should be. I went back and forth between a couple of ideas. I even spent some time writing a few paragraphs on each idea, but neither felt quite right. Then the other night I was thinking about how I want to be somewhere where it’s just me and God out in His beautiful creation. I wanted to feel the peace that would come from being there. And so, I wrote this poetic-type snippet of what it would feel like.

Every post isn’t going to always be like this one. My heart for this blog is that this will be a place where I can be an encouragement by sharing what God is teaching me. Sometimes it will be in this “poem” type form. Other times it will be more of a devo sharing what God is teaching me specifically from His Word or in my life.  

I felt God put a blog on my heart a few years ago, but I was scared. I wanted this to be perfect. But it can’t be. So, this first post is my first step. And it’s the only step I have to focus on right now. In anything we do, we’re going to become very overwhelmed if we focus on what we’re not or who we’re not.

Once we take the pressure off of ourselves and remember that nothing can separate us from our Heavenly Father’s love, we can take a deep breath. Then we can ask God to help us see what one next step is. What is one way we can grow our relationship with Him? What is one way we can intentionally love our families more? What is one way we can serve those in need?

God knows we’re not perfect. He knows we can’t be perfect. When we accept the gift of salvation from His Son Jesus, He doesn’t see our sin, He doesn’t see our imperfections. He looks on us with grace and love and mercy. He is going to walk every step of our lives right by our side. He is going to lead us towards Him and help us become more like Jesus, all out of a greater love than we could ever understand.

I don’t know how God is going to use this snippet or this blog. And if I’m honest, I’m still nervous about sharing my heart in this way. But I hope this snippet is an encouragement to you. And I pray that you start to see God’s love in a deeper way today. And that we all start to see ourselves a little more with the grace that God sees us with. :)

“Distraction comes so easily, and the days pass so quickly. I want to sit for hours in a place where I can see nothing but trees and blue sky for miles and miles. I want to hear the sound of birds chirping and creeks bubbling. I want to hear the crunch of dry leaves under my feet and feel a slight chill in the air. I want to run and run over green, grassy hills. I want to feel a calmness, a quiet. One where I won’t fear bumping into anyone and stumbling over what to say. I long for this almost more than anything. And maybe deep down, even more so, I long for Heaven, where there will be no more tears…and no more fear. For all eternity. But that time, though it draws nearer, is not here yet. So…I must learn to live in a place not my home. A place where I feel uncomfortable, where I don’t fit in. A place full of noise, chaos, pain, and sadness. On my own, I won’t get on well. I can’t get on well. But hand-in-hand with my Savior who loves me, I can do anything because of the love, strength, joy, and peace that He gives me. I can rest in that. Truly rest. And I believe you can too.” :)