The Messy and Mundane

God is still writing your story. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much of life is in the messy middle and mundane. How amazing it is though when we embrace that this is where the Lord often does the most profound work in us, if we let Him.

What if we viewed our purpose on this earth through the perspective that it’s not about “our goals and desires” but that God wants to do His work through us to advance His kingdom on this earth? What if we believed that we are so uniquely created by Him and there’s something only we can do and be to let His love shine through to the places and spaces we find ourselves in?

We put so much pressure on ourselves to perform and achieve. While it’s wonderful to want to live in and pursue the purposes of God, He never meant for us to strive, compare, and live in our own strength. Are there ways in your life that you have “taken over the reigns” so to speak?

In my life, I’ve found there’s only one way for me to stay surrendered, to be open and submitted to how God wants to move in and through me. It comes in the renewing of my mind in prayer, scripture, and worship. In this place, I find His wisdom, the power of the Holy Spirit, and rest in His grace.

Be encouraged today, nothing slips past God. Don’t be discouraged by what you can’t see yet. This is where faith is built. His dreams for our lives are bigger than our “goals”. His plans unfolding are progressive, and He grows us into the fullness of His plan.

Anchor your identity and faith in His truths, not emotions or your limited natural vision. He moves in seasons and cycles. There are seasons of development and seasons designed by God for implementation. Leaning into prayer, being in His presence, and knowing Him through scripture gives you discernment to know your season.

As you do step into His promises and answers to your heartfelt prayers, don’t forget the path that led you there. The bumpy, difficult, and winding roads - you’ll see He was there all along. Anchor your identity and faith in His truths, not emotions or your limited natural vision. Every day is a new day to trust, pray, and expect.

Let’s keep this conversation going….

This is a personal invitation for you to join me, Dina Deleasa-Gonsar, and the She Lives Fearless Community for the new 4-week Bible Study, Cultivate Courage and Confidence on October 7th. Click here to get your book and read more details.

Verses to encourage you today:

By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Psalm 139:2-3

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11