Sometimes you need a break.
Mentally and Physically.
I took a break from writing and to try and soak in God’s Word more personally and be Jesus to those around me. I want my face to shine with the glory of the Lord…so when other’s see me, they see Jesus.
I’m doing that, I had to step away from writing and focus on self. Self-evaluation, I guess. In that self-evaluation, God revealed to me that I try to do too much and I can’t be effective for Him if I am always busy. I’m not a good wife, mother, daughter or friend when I am burning the candle and both ends. Someone always gets burned…figuratively. I want others to see Jesus in me, but a candle burning at both ends is NOT light. There’s no where it can stand. It merely just burns. I don’t want to just burn. I want to give off the light of Jesus. I can’t create when I’m burnt out…it just doesn’t work for me. I shut down mentally and creatively. So, instead of creating things of my own, I chose to bask in the glorious creation of my God. What an amazing artist He is, friends. I soaked up interactions with the people around me, maybe in the grocery store or in my paint classes…but also just within the world in which we live. He created every bit of it…and it is good. I’m gonna try to spend more time soaking in His magnificent creation, in hopes of others soaking up Jesus through me. Through that time of soaking in and self-evaluation, I am refreshed. I am humbled. I am blessed.
I will be back Monday “drawing from His Word”, but until then here are just a few pictures from my amazing spring break with the family and dear friends. Soak up a little bit of His creation in these pictures and be encouraged to be light each and every day. This world needs light. It may be beautiful, but it’s still dark. It needs you and only the light you can give. Find a way…everyday…to be Jesus to just one person! I promise you, they will soak Him up!
