Be Encouraged!!!

I have a funny story to share with you. This happened recently. I have been through many things lately. It started as trying and stressful...but then went into blessed and peaceful.

I was involved in a car accident at the beginning of August...totaled my car...no it wasn't my fault. I had major surgery on August 30th and was told that I would require 6 weeks of downtime to heal....now I could take this as "oh my goodness" and at first I felt that way, but a funny thing happened. God showed up and began to move in areas that I didn't previously have time to devote to...like this site that He has wanted me to start for over a year.

I had several of the "after surgery" things to deal with and I'm still healing and still at home going through this process. One thing was a wound that I developed...so I was in the bathroom dressing my wound one day using some rolled cotton. I had taken the roughly 3" roll and unrolled the amount that I wanted and thought that I would save time and "scrunch it up" in my hand from one side to the other like a rope and pull it apart all at once...no I didn't want to bother getting the scissors...LOL! It wouldn't tear...I was weak from surgery but that wasn't it. I spread it back out like it came off of the roll and tore it very easily along the area I desired. At that moment I heard..."Be careful not to let yourself get so spread out that you tear easily". ( I love that He can use any moment to speak, even when dressing a wound on my backside!!) I knew exactly what He meant!!! I had been letting allllll of the craziness going on in my life "spread me out" until I was all over the place emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I had lost my focus.

When the cotton was gathered together it was much stronger than you would think...but spread out...it had no strength at all. Don't be like that spread out cotton roll. Bring your focus back to God and give Him everything!!!! I promise...He can bring you strength that you didn't know you had and peace in times that you couldn't have on your own!!

Peace!!!!!!

#beencouraged #toughtimes #stayfocused