Last February it hit me. Like a tidal wave. Out of nowhere.
Two months before we’d decided not to “cruise” in 2018. To throw our arms up and embrace the ride God was calling us to.
Anxiety wasn’t part of that plan.
Step 1: Meet with the doctor
Step 2: Take better care of myself
Step 3: Embrace Jeremy’s comforting words “You do you”
Step 4: Memorize verses like Psalm 46:1-“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
Step 5: Do hard things (especially ones that make my heart race and palms sweat)
Step 6: Believe that this doesn’t define me
It’s been almost a year. There have been bad days, good days, and great ones.
II Timothy 1:7 has been my background music for months. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
When fear takes the joy from our days, we embrace the tiny moments as grace.
And we worship.
Hard things don’t have to stop us, friends. They can cause us to pause. To fall on our faces. And to let His strength show itself perfect.
Because He faced the hardest thing, I can face hard things. You can face hard things.
Planned. Unplanned. Let’s cling. Not cruise. And find His grace totally sufficient.
“And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.” Colossians 1:27b
