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Excuses, excuses, excuses...

   If I could some up my emotional state with a verse I would go with Psalm 69:1-3 "Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God."
   Have you ever had someone in your life that you care so much about and all you wanted was to spend time with them? Of course you have... Who hasn't? But have you had someone like that who has made every excuse in the books, or got creative and made up new ones, just so they wouldn't spend time with you? Have you felt that hurt and betrayal? How many times have we done that to Christ though? I know when I've had a person like that in my life I've wanted to drop them all together. What's the point in holding on if they aren't giving back in return? God could very well say the same thing when it comes to us. How many times have we made excuses as to why we can't spend time with Him? "I'm too tired... I'm too busy... I have homework... My job needs me right now.." and so on. Even after all of that, Christ is still there loving and caring for us.
   When it comes to communicating my faith to others I try to be as transparent as I can be. With that, I want to be transparent now. I've been a confused, lost, drowning mess these past few weeks. I've let my busy schedule consume me and I've lacked in seeking Christ every day. Yes, I was still praying. No, I did not fall off the deep end and go Miley Cyrus crazy. I just allowed my heart and time to value other things. Through this, my life has been thrown into a little bit of an emotional wreck. I don't think I'm really alone in this though.. I mean we all hit moments like that right? What about when that storm hit while Jesus was asleep and, "The disciples went and woke him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We're going to drown!' He replied, 'You of little faith, why are you so afraid?' Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm." Matthew 8:25-26  Moments like that even happened to Jesus' right hand men.
  So, God won't just abandon us first of all. Second of all, why are we afraid? Why are we anxious? Have we really forgotten who is in control?? Psalm 94:19 "When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy." Christ loves us all so much that, even when we make every excuse, He is still going to calm our storms and bring us peace and comfort. Christ wants us to seek Him daily so stop with all of the excuses. Put the One who loves you so immensely first for once and put all these other causalities in life last. 

*For any questions or prayer request feel free to comment or email me at jessicutscolorandstyle@gmail.com*


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