Runaway

I want to run. I want to run away as fast and as far as I can possibly go. But when I imagine doing this I wonder to myself "Where would I go?" How do you run away from your own thoughts. How can you run away from your own mind?

Do you ever experience this? The mind can take you to some really scary places. And the interesting thing is that you can "appear" like everything is perfectly fine on the outside. We have become masterful at masking what is going on in our hearts and minds. We put on a big smile, we put on our make-up and fix up our hair and pretend it is all totally fine. But no matter how hard we try, you just can't cover up yourself to yourself. And you can't run away from "YOU"

So what can we do? Well, the only thing I know that works every time is to run to the FATHER. He is already aware of everything you have been thinking. He knows your heart and mind. He knows YOU better than anyone else because HE created YOU.

Pray, pray, pray. God is so faithful. I find that my thoughts get carried away when I am only running to God on empty. If I spend time with God during the good times then I have something to draw on when I'm struggling. When your heart is heavy and your mind seems crazy, hang in there. I have gone through this many, many times and it always, 100% of the time, passes. Yes, it can be extremely difficult in the thick of it. But don't give up!

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' Isaiah 41:10

Noises

I am sitting here blogging while listening to my husband "crunch", "crunch", "crunch" on chips and salsa. You cannot begin to imagine what it sounds like to a person like myself. It sounds like each bite is being magnified right into a major microphone. This used to really bother me. I mean, it still bothers me, but not near as bad. Because I realized that it is just me. I can hear multiple conversations going on around me at any given time. I am very sensitive to other peoples feelings. Over time, I have realized that this is just unique and has something to do with the way God made "ME".

I just have extremely sensitive ears. I wonder what it would be like if I was that sensitive to the nudging of the Holy Spirit? What if we just listened and "got it" the first time he told us? I think life would be lived with the greatest blessing. Let's learn to hear the voice of God instead of shrugging it off as some annoying noise that is getting on our nerves.

Be blessed as you listen for the sweet voice of your heavenly daddy!