Refreshed and Renewed

Hey everyone! So I know I’ve been MIA recently. I’ve used the excuse of being busy, or trying to keep up with Cooper, but truthfully the last little bit, I haven’t felt any inspiration. I’ve been in sort of a rut. I would sit down to write, or sit down to work on content, but I would be easily distracted, or always find something else to do. Every week I would say, “I’m going to get back at blogging this week.” But it just never happened.

I think for the past month or so, I’ve been in a tough place. Honestly, I’m not going through anything. My life is going pretty well, my marriage has been fine, motherhood is just the same as always, our ministry has been great, but my mind? That’s where the issue has been. The last little while, I’ve let distractions affect not only my blogging, but also my relationship with God. Do y’all ever do that? Get so caught up in your life, and what you’re doing that you put God on the back burner?

A few weeks ago my husband preached a new message on Goliath. I won’t go into all the details, but he was basically speaking on how fear keeps us from fighting the giants in our lives. Not only does fear keep us from going to battle, but he talked about how sometimes we go to battle, and we don’t let go of the stones in our slings. We want to have total control over our lives, but we have to let the stones go so God can do what He does, and defeat the giants.

I heard a message from Dr. Johnny Pope last week at a conference about how to live on Earth as a Christian. It took a few minutes while he was preaching for me to realize that what he was saying was exactly what I needed to hear. He spoke on things that hold us back from living holy, Christian lives, and I felt so convicted. I never realized that some things I had in my life were holding me back from what God really wants and has for me. As God spoke to me that night, I really started to understand why I’ve been feeling the way I have, and why I have been in such a rut.

I’m the kind of person who has a hard time admitting I’m wrong, and I have a hard time accepting when something is wrong with me. I’m a little stubborn if I’m being honest here. But sitting there last week, I decided that I’m sick of being satisfied where I’m at, and I’m sick of living a defeated life. I’m tired of letting my mind tear me down, and I’m tired of not doing what I know God wants me to do.

I don’t know about y’all, but there is no better feeling in the world, than to hand over everything to God. The peace in knowing that He is in complete control of your life is truly an indescribable feeling. I urge you today, hand over your distractions to God. Give Him more of you. Hand over your problems to Him. Regardless of if they’re big or small, I can assure you that He cares. He wants control over everything in your life. I know that we think we can handle it all, but I promise that God can do a much better job at managing our lives than us!

As for this blog, you can expect to see more from me within the coming weeks. I feel refreshed and renewed. I’m thankful for this small platform God has given me, and I definitely intend to use it. Thanks so much to every single one of you that read my blog. You all mean the world to me. I can’t wait to start writing again!

Until next time,
Mykaela