Unsettled and thriving
How can you really flourish when your life is constantly being turned upside down? How can you actually grow and feel established when the carpet is continuously being ripped out from underneath your feet? How can you truly thrive when life is ANYTHING but settled? These are questions I've taken to God time and again the past 4 1/2 years. They have been years marked my waves of trials. Health issues, months of unemployment, loss of friendship, grueling work conditions, difficulties in parenting, and major transitions within our place of ministry - to name a few. I've often wished for just one area of my life to just settle down and not have the sense of turmoil. Could I have 1 pocket of my life that was free from chaos? One place I could find solace? A friend and I were recently talking through the struggles and the sense of feeling unsettled and she responded with: "You know me. You're the same way. We thrive when things are settled." How true th...