I took this picture last weekend in Boston, at the Boston Harbor while I was visiting my best friend that moved there about 18 months ago.
Some days it’s really hard to “look up”. Some days you just feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Some days, you just want to throw your hands up in the air and say, ‘I don’t care!’ and quit. Personally, I have been going through this lately… Life is a tough thing to balance (can I get an AMEN?)! There is a lot going on in the Shaw household right now :
We are in the midst of trying to find the perfect home for us and let me tell you, it’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. We also will need to find renters for our current house, once we find that ‘perfect home’ and decide to purchase it. On top of that, my husband and I have completely opposite work schedules, so being able to go look at homes, or even spend a moment of time together is also a huge challenge. At work, I am busier than ever and although that is a GOOD thing (I am definitely thankful for my job!), it is adding to the stress & pressure of everything going on. And on top of all of this, I have let my workouts and healthy eating fall way down on the priority list, to where I feel like, in a way, I’m starting all over. I could list off more things going on, but I think y’all get the idea… I feel so busy, stressed and just plain overwhelmed.
However, there is a bright side… there is that silver lining… because the great thing about all of this is that it’s just a season and every single day is a NEW day! I love the quote by T.D. Jakes – “a setback is a setup for a comeback”.
I constantly have to remind myself that even if I failed in one area of my life yesterday, I get to wake up the next day and start over. And even if that same day I don’t get it right & I mess up, the important thing is to just keep swimming. To continue to do my best and let God do the rest. To consciously wake up every morning, pray and give all of these situations to God and let him be in control! I think sometimes we can over dramatize our life and think ‘Seriously God?? How am I ever going to make it through this?’ but the reality is that God will never give us more than we can handle. AND He knows that what we’re going through is only going to make us stronger! God is Faithful & in Romans 8:28 we are reminded that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him. It also goes on in that chapter to say that we are More Than Conquerors – if God is for us, who can be against us! I wanted to be really transparent with this blog post, in hopes that maybe this will help someone else who might be feeling the same way. He has never left me, never forgotten about me and always loves me. He is my strength when I feel like I can’t go on and I am so thankful that I can lean on Him and as I do, He reminds me to look up, have faith and just keep swimming.
sweetandsavi 