quiet strength

working on appreciating some things right now in life.

the past several months have been a slower season of life.

i have to admit that i miss some of what i used to do.  i miss the involvement level.  i miss the intensity.  i miss the daily reminders of how much i need to let God work through me because others are dependent on Him using me.  i miss the people i interacted with closely for so long.  i miss a lot.

but God is still at work and i think He's using me in different ways.

in quiet moments, you reflect so much more.  you have time to process things and really look at what you believe, feel, know, trust...  you spend more time on 'little' things, like reading a story three times in a row (instead of the normal two) with your son because there is time (and he always likes it when you read it over and over and over!)  you realize that an entirely different strength is born from the quiet moments, a strength that isn't adreneline or simply momentum.  the strength is deep and rooted and grounded.  it's different, it's powerful in a very quiet way.

i struggle, but i think i am learning how to appreciate these times.

maybe that's what God brought all this into my life for:

to realize that He is the strength the works through us, whether it's a busy season or during quiet moments.  He is the One that is always at work, whether we are rushing along in life or whether we are sitting in a garden, enjoying the flowers growing quietly around us.

i'm learning...