This isn’t going to be a very long or deep post, but it is something that has been on my mind the last couple of days.

So, I’ve been struggling the last few days (months, if I’m being honest) with a current situation in my life. I’ll spare you the gory details, but this one thing has kind of been consuming my life. I have been having a really hard time figuring out what I am supposed to do. I have prayed for answers and asked for advice from others, but have been unable to gain anything substantial or concrete. This may be because what I was hearing from them wasn’t always the answer that I was hoping for, but tonight I finally talked to the one person who I know I can always count on: my mom.

I have come the conclusion that my mom has superpowers. She always knows when something is bothering me, and persists to ask me what it is, even when I’m stubborn and reply with “nothing”. But tonight, my “nothing”s were limited, because this weight on my shoulders has become really heavy, and I needed to get some relief. Nothing I told her was new information, but she had some good advice that spoke to me more than anything else has in recent days.

She reminded me that everything happens for a reason. That God puts people in our lives for a reason. That we don’t always get the answers that we want. That sometimes, we have no control over certain situations and people. That we have to have faith and trust that everything will work out the way its supposed to. All of this I already knew, but sometimes you just need a reminder. And this might just be me, but everything always sounds better when it comes from my mom. She always knows what to say in order to get through to me and make me feel better.

Point of the story, I was reminded that sometimes it is just better to accept what is and move on with your life. Even though moving on can be really hard, a lot of the time it is in your best interest. You have no idea what or who the future might hold for you. Don’t push things or try to accelerate your life. Everything will happen when it is supposed to. Always remember that God has a plan for you, and if it is in His will, it will happen.

Like Romans 12:12 tells us, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer”.

Much Love,

Emily ❤

Song of the Post: “Reckless Love” by Cory Asbury

This song reminds us of God’s overwhelming, never ending, reckless love He has for us. He will never stop pursuing you and giving you the life you deserve. Remember that, and you will not be shaken. ❤