Oh my goodness!!!  It's been almost a year since my first post on the new blog I created.  How sad is that?  Yet, it speaks to the season of life I have been in - busyness!  I am reminded again that I am a perfectionist - I won't do anything unless it is going to be exactly the way I think it ought to be and that includes blogging....I am so glad that God doesn't wait till everything is perfect in me before He invests in my life.

Those who know me, know that I really like to plan things out but they also know that I struggle with getting my plans executed, and there a variety of reasons why.  It is something I have a tendency to beat myself up over, but I am beginning to understand that maybe God is trying to show me that I am trying to do all these things under my own power and in my own strength.  He needs me to know that HE is where my strength comes from.  I've given lip service to Him being my strength, but I'm really starting to see that maybe that's all it's been - lip service.

Instead of just quoting "I can do all things through Christ", I need to actually put it into practice.  For years, I've struggled to know just "how" to do that, but I'm slowly learning.  Sometimes it is the simplest steps and yet, because they are so simple, I tend to overlook them or not see them as really important.

We've been building on our farm since March and we moved into a 24-ft camper in April to live in while we're building.  I've learned that building is not a 1-2-3 steps and your done sort of process.  There are a MILLION little steps that have to be taken before you can get to the bigger, more noticeable steps.  But these steps are more important than the bigger ones because without these little steps, the bigger ones could not be done.

And so it is in our lives, learning to put our trust and hope in Christ is done by taking all those little steps on a daily basis, sometimes a minute-by-minute basis, and that is how we "do all things".  Nike may have made the slogan famous, but I believe it was God's idea first - "Just Do It".

So, as fall approaches and my life season of busyness continues on, this is where I'm at and this is what God is asking of me.  He promised He'd never leave me or forsake me, so it is through His strength that I will accomplish the plans He has for my life.  My task is to just take each step in faith and "Just Do It".

Despite the busyness, I know that journaling (or blogging) about the things that God has spoken to my heart is important as it will serve as a wonderful reminder of what God has done, is doing, and will do in my life.  So if you're reading this, please come back again soon.  I promise to share more and hopefully something I say will be an encouragement to you as well.


Hugs & Blessings,
Donna