evening walk, 8:34pm.
My mind is flooded with memories, warm and translucent. Summer. It feels beautiful. Money does not buy it. God’s goodness, scooped and poured.
The sun is golden and glowing, healing and warm.
God provides here too. His provision isn’t only ‘when I get…’.
His provision is all good, gold and glorious and entirely His doing.
The lillies of the field grow, adorned in soft fluttering beauty –
God clothes them, and how much more will he clothe you.
Swallow life whole until you realise you’re desperate for more – and it’s all here – God’s goodness, outpoured.
Sea sun, sand, skin – run, laugh, cry.
We do not need gold or fame. All I have needed the Lord has provided.
Far from what luxuries could ever purchase, there’s the sun slipping down the horizon, golden.
my search for ‘success’ is superfluous to God’s plans
The past few months I found myself searching for a way to make blogging more profitable. I could blog and never be paid because I love it so much, but I thought, I would love to help support our growing family in some small way.
On a walk alone as the sun melted into the horizon, God pressed on my heart – ‘stop searching for gold; these are golden moments, my gift to you‘ as the sun set, golden, red and warm in the horizon.
living slow and trusting God
While I profess to love living slowly and simply, I often simultaneously find myself in a silly hamster wheel of chasing the next thing (don’t we all at times?), and wondering when it will get better or when I will improve.
At the end of this year, God is reminded me to trust Him.
He reminds me that His ways are higher. He reminds me to favour His opinion over anyone else’s. He reminds me that going slow (which includes closing my photography business, taking naps when I’ve had a rough night, favouring simple routines and owning less) is his way of refreshing me in this season of pregnancy and having a toddler. And embracing his gifts such as the sun, sand and sea! I don’t need to feel ashamed because I’m not working a full time job like I used to. He has called me to this season for now, and I can let go and trust in Him.
these are the golden days
Wear it on your heart, hold it in your mind – these are the golden days. Stop searching for wealth and fame and a new home – all the little gifts you could ever want are here: golden sun, the sound of laughter, forgiveness, love, fellowship.
a prayer of surrender and faith
Thank you Father for summer. Thank you for laughter, intimacy and deep conversations. Thank you for joy to rejoice and for tears to grieve with. Help us understand our roles on earth. Help us not get caught up in comparison or success but in simply BEING your sons and daughters and obeying You. Take us higher. Lead me to trust you more deeply and glorify Your name in every circumstance. Thank you that you are Alpha and Omega, Jehovah Jireh, the Lion of Judah, the Lamb who was slain. You are King, and you have authority over everything. We worship you.
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