#CoffeeandJesus - Happy Monday

We had a long night as parents.  Felt like we were waking up every hour. Noah woke up at 6am to be nursed and all I kept thinking was hurry so mama can go back to sleep.  God was tugging on my heart to finish nursing and then spend time with Him.  I fought my flesh and eventually He won.  Monday's can be challenging in our home because Alex is home and it's our day to rest and prep for the week. A million things were running in my head and a constant TO DO LIST! 

It just sometimes feels like it's never ending and can feel overwhelming especially when you are tired.  But as I sat outside studying I just kept being reminded to take it easy.  I don't have to do it all, I don't have to always be on top of things and truly at the end of it all my only job is to PLEASE HIM.  

As I been learning more about who I am I'm also learning I can sometimes be a people pleaser. Making sure I lead my challengers and team of Coaches. Making sure I spend enough time with my children. Squeezing time for my husband. Making sure I respond to all emails/texts.  Sometimes I even put myself on the back burner because by time I get to me I'm exhausted and all I want to do is plop.  But I know that doesn't make me feel good.  It all comes down to that infamous word: FAIL! 

Failing as a mother, wife, leader and Daughter of the King!  Ugh as I write that my stomach trembles. Trembles because I've worked so hard to be the woman I am today and to think I've given the enemy a dose of it makes me mad.  He wants me to fail. Wants me to be a people pleaser. Wants to see me weak.  

To top it off I been asked to speak at our women's bible study.  Of course the enemy is trying to put thoughts into my mind of DEFEAT. 

Guess what! The enemy has been defeated!  I fought my flesh, poured myself a cup of coffee and came outside to study. As I was reading I couldn't let the words soak in.  All I kept hearing is  DO YOU TRUST ME?  HAVE I EVER FAILED YOU?  I just started writing and here I am.  I'm sharing this with you because I know how challenging it can be to juggle it all. Sometimes we are being pulled in a million directions.  We think we are on the right track and then BOOM we get thrown off. Maybe not even something serious but it happens.  This is the time when we need to step back and take a look at our lives.  Are we pushing and working hard for man?  Or are we pushing and working hard for Jesus?   I don't know about you but I want to work hard for Jesus...not be too busy or to tired to spend time with Him, speak life into a friend or pray with someone.   I think as women we are to hard on ourselves and we can often get caught up in our ways. But I'm here to tell you to slow down, reevaluate things, schedule your #CoffeeandJesus time, learn how to say NO and live simple ❤️

You see my life, my struggles and my strengths and I'm human just like you.  I don't have it all together and I'm OK with that. I gave up perfection a long time ago.  I only want to bring HOPE to others.  Jesus is my ANCHOR.  He guides me daily. He transforms my heart.  He leads me.  

As we embark on this new week what can you let go?  How can we give God an expression of Praise? 

For me I'm willing to just be in the moment.  I'm letting go of people pleasing.  I'm going to focus on the things I did get done. I'm going to study so I can minister to the ladies on Wednesday. I'm going to let Jesus Take the Wheel ❤️

Sisters, we can do this but we must let our flesh die.  Are you willing?

Strong and Fearless!