It’s March everybody! And all this running around with crazy weather and such has put me behind on posts. Not to worry, next week is spring break (whoop!) and I’ll have lots more fun pics to get out. For now, this is what’s on my heart today…

Yep, it’s as simple as that. I woke up this morning feeling all sorts of frustration. Everything from what am I going to pack for lunch to what do I want to do with my life!? I know I can be pretty extreme lol. Most of the time when I wake up feeling this way, it fades once I go through my morning quiet time but not today. Mixed with the rainy weather, the fact that I had to go back home because I forgot something, and a few “fun” emails from work, the feeling actually rose!

The truth is, once I was finally able to sit down and evaluate what I was truly feeling, it all came down to one thing: Worry. My frustration was stemming from worry. Worry about what’s next. Worry about how, when, who, why, what. All of it is worry. And I KNOW that when worry starts getting at me by means of frustration, it’s been building on me for a while. And I also know that it means it’s getting stronger, louder and more obvious than my Faith. Frustration and Worry will mess you up!

Luke 12: 25- 26 says, “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest??” Oh yeah, the Bible does not play when it comes to worrying. It recognizes it as something that will not help you in any way. If anything, worry does the opposite. It attaches itself to you like a dead weight you have to carry around. Coupled with fear and frustration, worry is all sorts of bad news. But then there’s Faith, the demolisher of worry.

Faith. The thing that moves mountains, heals the sick, conquers fears and grows in our hearts. That faith. The bible has a simple answer to what Faith is. Hebrews 11:1 says, “What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.” Simple yet straightforward. Well, if I believe the Bible to be truth (and I do!) then according to this I should feel confident and assured in my hopes and dreams. Not riddled with fears and worries of the unknown. The catch 22 of this whole thing comes down to one simple question, “Why if you have faith, do you have worry?” Aha! Great question. This morning when I was bubbling with frustration and worry, I started to realize something. Maybe my faith truly isn’t as BIG as I thought it was. Maybe I am not walking by faith and clearly walking by sight. Maybe my eyes are focused on everything but Him, and my faith has started to shrink because of it. Maybe I need a reality check.

Like I said, I know that when frustration and worry are surfacing, it’s because they’ve been growing in me. Slowly growing, bubbling and festering. Attaching themselves to my understanding of my life. And like a cancer, frustration and worry take over the good cells of Faith. Something’s gotta give- and it’s my faith. But I also know though that the opposite can happen. Faith can grow, bountiful and lush, full of life and hope. And when that happens the frustrations of this life, the worries and fears, the ugly that attaches will diminish. Because it has to! Jesus said so.

So, frustration vs. faith. I think for a while now, my frustration and fears have been winning. But it finally came to head this morning for me and I’m ready for my faith to win. What about you?? What’s winning right now in your life?

Have a great day everyone!