A few days ago, I felt discouraged.
Not discouraged because anything terrible had happened.
I just felt sad.
Blue.
A little lonely.
So I went to the Lord and asked Him to encourage my heart.
Then I got up and continued doing the next thing.
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Have you ever been sure you knew exactly what needed to happen?Â
The next step was obvious.
You just needed to make a decision and move forward.
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One thing about the story of Nehemiah has always challenged me.
Nehemiah was ready.
When the king asked what he wanted, he didn't say:
"Let me think about that."
He didn't ask for a week.
He didn't tell the king he'd get back to him.
He knew the answer.
He knew in detail what result he wanted, what resources and materials he would need, he had a plan and could state an estimated timeframe of how long the plan would take to complete.
Wow.
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A few years ago, I began noticing something.
As we get older, we often become more “realistic.”
Or at least that’s what we may call it.
You stop expecting as much, stop dreaming, stop believing that God might do something …well… unexpected.
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For a long time, I did not think I was bitter.
A friend asked me, “Are you bitter?”
I said, “No, I’m just hurt. Disappointed.”
I felt vulnerable. Unsafe. And, exhausted.
I thought I had every right to feel the way I felt. And to protect myself from it happening again.
And some of what happened to me was very painful.
Some of it really was unfair. Unjust. Uncalled for. Not right.
But somewhere along the way, my hurt had quietly turned into bitterness, without me realizing it.
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For years, there was a thought that kept showing up in my mind.
I didn't say it out loud very often.
But I thought it.
Maybe you've thought it, too.
"I do everything around here."
At first, it felt true.
I was carrying a lot.
Managing responsibilities.
Keeping track of details.
Remembering things other people forgot.
Solving problems.
Handling situations before they became bigger problems.
People depended on me because I had proven they could.
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