Faith Knitted Living

If you’ve read any of the stuff I’ve written this year, either on social media or in this blog, you’ve got a smidge of an idea of how this year has been going. There are days it’s been rough for sure. The last several months have been super intense. This year started with the Lord showing me that I’m about as tangled up inside as a very neglected yarn stash. I fought him on that until it was physically and mentally apparent that He was correct….(who knew my Creator would know me so well?! <P.S. that’s a joke, of course He does!!)

So….I’ve started and stopped this book, “Deserts: Finding Oasis in God’s Word” a gajillion times over the last year. I know I am supposed to finish it this year. I thought at one point I was finished, then I had more to write. Then I let hurts and disappointments, and setbacks, and life changes pull me into a pity party, stalling the work I’m supposed to be doing. It reminds me that I want to be more like Nehemiah. I want to not be discouraged and stop the work. I want to “continue the work with even greater determination”(Nehemiah 6:9 NLT). This part is up to me. I have to choose to do the work.

Is there an area in your life that you need to bite the bullet, surrender to the Lord, and do the work He’s asked of you? Have you stopped and started so many times you wonder if it’s really what you’re supposed to do? I will be praying for you, and me in this area, friends. I pray that we will be modern day Nehemiahs, that we will not get discouraged and distracted and that we will push forward to do the work we need to do!