Love comes Softly...

    My schedule has been so incredibly busy and it is not stopping anytime soon so I took off yesterday in order to catch my breath. So... I woke up and made coffee... Played with Leo... and made my first dutch oven meal... It was so nice to be able to do things around my house at my pace and enjoy our home.
   I ended up watching several of the "Love comes Softly" movies and loved every minute of it. I just love the simplicity of life on the frontier and how, even though they have trials, they always focus on God to get them through. How often do we hold onto things instead of allowing God to take them and show us how powerful He is? I can tell you from experience, it is hard for me to let go of things and let God work. I have to admit I am a worrier and I have control issues, so giving things to God is really hard for me. But it is a huge part of our walk with God and we need to make a conscious effort to not hold onto things.
  So often I get overwhelmed with my life and forget to lean on God and not myself with my busy schedule. And if I am trying to live by my own strength I will never be able to appreciate and do all that God wants me to do. I have to search and lean on God and not myself.
  My challenge to everyone, including myself, is for us to really and truly lean on God and not ourselves. We need to see the everything through the eyes of God so that we will be able to love and live the way God wants us to! Only then can we be a light to a truly dark world and not get burnt out.