It was one of those weeks!

Hey there sweet friends! It seems like forever since I last updated this, I'm so sorry. So, I have a question for you... Have you ever had one of those super emotional weeks? You know, the ones where it seems like your grasping for air or maybe the tissue box! Friends, that was me this week. It seemed like every time I turned around something else was jerking at my emotional box. I'll be real here, it got so bad that I was literally laying on my kitchen floor in a puddle while a dear friend spoke some bold Truth into me over the phone... Ya, I was a hot mess (or at least I felt like one)! Okay, so you get the picture, it was ugly! Now, lets fast forward to last night. Its Friday night and I have a Christmas tea to go to that if I were being honest, I would say I wasn't super excited about. I go and of course God shows up in a sweet way. I laughed, I worshiped our amazing God, and honestly actually had fun...like a lot of fun! I come home and Jesus and I had some sweet time filled with tears, me surrendering some things, and Him filling me back up. Friends, between last night and today God has been reminding me of some things. #1-Sometimes we just need to cry. You heard me, let those tears fall! I'll be honest, I was raised to stuff it all so this is not the easiest for me. BUT, I am learning! A sweet friend reminds me often that there is healing in the tears, and that its okay to cry. So, if you need to cry, cry! #2-Sometimes we just need to show up even when we don't want to. I think when we step out in faith and show up, that's when God likes to blow our socks off. I know its not easy and probably not the first thing we want to do, (or at least not for me) but I think its very important. I think sometimes that's all God asks of us in some situations, just to show up so He can do the rest. #3-Its okay to unplug. That's right, turn that cell phone and computer off...no Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, nothing! I think in times when our emotions are running high, one of the worst things we can do is get on Facebook and scroll through our news feed. I know for me when I'm not doing so well, the last place I want to be is on social media. Its okay to unplug and step away from all of that. I'm pretty sure if your feeling like a hot mess, the last thing you need to do is see how "Pinterest perfect" everyone else is...so not helpful or true as we know no one is perfect! #4-The most important. Get on your knees. I mean it, get on your knees and pray. Talk to God. Get in His word. Lean hard into Him. Friends, we are nothing without Him and we can only get so far on our own. We were not made to do this "life" thing by ourselves. He wants to journey with us. He wants us to call on His name. He wants to bottle each tear that falls. He cars. He loves us. We just need to let Him. Sweet friends, can we make a promise right here and right now? Can we promise that when things get hard, (because they will) that we will run to the arms of our loving Father? This world has nothing to offer that is lasting. It may give us things to help in the moment but then we come crashing down even harder then before. I know we would save ourselves a lot of heart ache, pain, and time if we just turned to Him instead of what this world has to offer. I don't know what your week, months, year, or even the upcoming holidays have or will hold but what I do know, is that God wants in. He wants to walk right beside you through it all. He wants to carry you when need be. Remember friends, He cares. He loves you. And He wants in-even when you feel like a hot mess!