Lord, is it wrong to want things to get easier?
No, not at all. But easier really isn’t the issue–neither is harder. The issue is, approaching your whole life, which is to say, your life moment by moment, in joy.
How do I do that?
By remembering the why–the why behind the what and the how.
The why?
Yes, the why, which is another way of saying the reason or the purpose. What is your purpose? Not the general purpose that might list work or marriage or family. Those are components of your life, and how you approach each of these components is determined largely by your why. Your purpose. So let Me ask you again–what is your purpose?
Lord, we worked this out before. Like a personal mission statement, one for life. And my life’s purpose is to connect deeply with You–with You and the natural world–and to share those connections, in words and images, with others.Â
Your connection is like the electrical current that runs all through your house and it powers everything, from the essential-to-you appliances to lights and heat to communication devices to entertainment. You know how dark and quiet it gets when the power goes out in a storm. Don’t let your power go out. Stay connected and flip your switches on. This means recharging here with Me and outside, where you take your deepest cleansing breaths. Your friends who told you to get some time outside were speaking My words to you. I made you to connect in both ways to Me, here at the page and in My creation. So take some minutes in this storm and make sure your power and the lights don’t go out.
Now, when the power is working efficiently, you can almost take it for granted. Some malign that phrase but I want you to think a minute about exactly what it says. My Power is granted–to you and to everyone who plugs in–as a gift, for you to receive, to take. I WANT you taking My power, as granted, as gift. I WANT you living My joy in all your circumstances, in all your relationships. Power all your relationships just as the electricity in your house powers all your rooms. Power with purpose, in Joy.
Even in the storms?
Especially in the storms. That is when you need the light and warmth the most.
Thank you Eve. The things you have shared are almost like God is speaking to me through you. Life, sickness, husband, having everything on your shoulders that use to be shared with your husband & missing the time spent in His creation, capturing the beauty. Thank you for being obedient.
Gail, it sounds as if we are on a similar path. I deeply appreciate folks letting me know this is helping–it is why I said yes to the call to share, in the first place. Thanks for helping to be my confirmation that I am where I am supposed to be, doing what I am supposed to be doing.