How Can I Trust The Future?!?

Good Morning Friends,

It is yet ANOTHER snowy day in Boone. I am at home for my second snow day in a row. Yesterday was full of cleaning, lounging around, catching up on shows, and cuddling with my sweet Piper. Today I woke up with the spirit of focus, put on my praise and worship, and have just been having a good time working on my mentor program, listening to the Lord, and spending time tilling through my heart.

I think sometimes we go through life and knowing the facts keeps us alive. The facts of what the Lord has said to us in the past. I know for myself when I hear the Lord speak to me or I recognize a desire in my heart I hold onto it like a jug of water in the desert. It keeps me alive as I walk through life knowing God's plan for me and knowing my purpose. But nothing is as refreshing as allowing God to speak a current word to you. He doesn't just give you guidance once but he is constantly leading through life. And all though I can stay alive on past revelations and desires...it is the present ones that make you grow. It is knowing that this isn't what God has said to me but this is what God is SAYING to me. It's a current reassurance that gives you strength to take what the Lord has said to you and shine from it. Impacting your personal life, your relationships, and your calling on everyone around you.

Nic and I are in a season where we are making a ton of decisions for our future and it can definitely be scary. I can hear what the Lord has said to us in the past but it is what the Lord says to me in the present that prepares me for the future. The future is hard to trust because you never know what this life will bring you...will it go as planned, will everything we thought our lives would look like be shaken, are their challenges ahead and am I strong enough to handle them? I don’t feel weak by thinking these things because in my weakness I know the Lord is strong. I have been asking myself lately, how I can trust the future? And the truth is...I can't. But I can trust the Lord and that’s when my fear shifts to excitement.

Fearlessness. I never thought I would have a life saying but since 2008 this has been God's constant way of bringing me back to my confidence in him. I trust the Lord fully and sometimes you lose sight of his greatness when you are holding by your past experiences. The Lord's presence is readily available to us at all times. Knowing that he is with you today and feeling his direction in the present leads you to your future. A future you can trust because you know the Lord is good and you know even if things don’t go as planned, God's plan is perfect.

I am thankful for this revelation today because I needed it. I am so excited for entering new seasons with my husband and I feel so empowered by the Lord to hear his current thoughts over my life. Spend time with the Lord and spend time with your heart. Inside it are the treasures for your life and the Lord will give you the strength and directions to carry them out with confidence.

My prayer today is that you too are empowered in your purpose, dreams, and life decisions :)

Much Love <3