Small Steps

I woke up early but my mind just would not engage. I felt as though I was sleep walking as I roamed around the house. My only desire was to go back to bed BUT, I forced myself to go out to the garden and work for awhile. After about an hour and a half of diddling around in the sun I could feel my mind and body thanking me for pressing through. There was an evident accomplishment from my efforts that brought satifaction and that surge pushed me on to go take a vigorous hike. It was a beautiful day and the trail at the park was bursting with buds and bird songs! My morning gloom and weariness had transformed into gratitute and joy.

Making that transitional choice delivered unto me a blessing. I chose not to succumb to my desire to isolate but instead I chose to step out and see what God could do with my weary body and mind. Needless to say, when I arrived home I was tired, but it was a good tired, not a useless tired. You know the difference. Each day God gives us choices of whether to rise or fall, serve others or self-serve, rejoice or complain, accomplish or surrender... It's not to say that God doesn't have days for us to rest but will we choose a collape into exhaustion or choose to have a peaceful rest? Purposing in our heart to trust God even when we don't FEEL like it can bring joy where depression wants to linger, service where isolation is more comfortable, health where deterioration would rather settle in.

It all starts with small steps of faith.