Trust

I never thought I was much of a control freak until recently. I'm so wrapped up in what I want my life circumstances to be or what I think my future will look like that I'm forgetting to live today. I obviously can't forget to do daily tasks as I raise my daughter, but my mind is in a far away place. My few moments to myself are filled with building to do lists and writing plans and thinking about all the what-if scenarios. I guess there is always something that is next. And as I look at many different 'next' possibilities for our family, I want control. I seek control. But I've been looking in all the wrong places. Instead of growing closer to the one who controls everything, I find that I lean away in search for a way that I can control the spinning globe. Thankfully I have great support systems through family and friends. Reminders of trusting in the Lord help. They help but often don't dim my need to be planning. Thankfully I seek a God that loves me beyond my many faults. And thankfully I seek a God that has a better plan for my life than I could ever imagine or dream.

Are you struggling with control today? Or should I say struggling to trust God with your next?

Proverbs 4:4 

He also taught me, and said to me: "Let Your heart retain my words; keep my commands, and live."

Fill Me Up

There is nothing better to me than the sound of birds singing as the sun rises around me while I hold a hot cup of coffee with cream. Just describing my morning makes me want to relive it right in this moment. As I've become more diligent about spending time in God's word everyday, my mornings have become treasured moments. My hope for this blog is to be another outlet for me to share what I learn as I continue the adventure of following God's call for my life. So here's to my Cuppa a Day!

I found this verse to fill me up.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

So for all of those worrying about tomorrow, like me, or worrying about the next week or month or the endless to-do list that is hovering over your head at the moment. Just breathe. God is already there. And know that he promises hope, HOPE!! And he promises us a Future. I need this as a daily reminder. Sit in peace my friend.