Unloading

Unload all your worries onto him, since he is looking after you.

-I Peter 5:7

You are with me.

-Psalm 23:4

He is not far from each one of us.

-Acts 17:27

I have been on a break for the past week. I now have 3 weeks left and recently, I've begun contemplating this season of my life and where God wants to take it. Honestly, as many times I've heard the simple truth from Jesus that he will never leave me nor forsake me, I find myself needing to hear it daily. I need to know over and over again that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I need to hear him say that he is with me--that I am not alone. That every decision and choice that I make--good and bad--he is right there with me. I need to know with every fiber of my being that he is interested in the thoughts and plans that I have. I need to know that he's in it with me--that I'm not alone. It's funny how I know this truth and I'm living it out today more than I did yesterday, but that it doesn't change the fact that I need to hear it from my Abba.

I believe that we all need to hear this: That our Father is for us and not against us. Our Papa wants us to succeed. He wants us to live out our longings and desires, but most of all--he wants us to welcome him into our hearts. And not just a one-time deal--an everyday decision. He wants to be involved and he wants to know the joy as well as the heartache. What baffles me is that he's always completely and amazingly interested. He doesn't listen half-heartedly. He listens all the time. He isn't interested only when it suits him. He's forever interested.

Hold nothing back. Go head first into grace. Sing him the song. Live a life of thankfulness. Trust completely...knowing that he can be completely trusted!