Lately life has felt too busy…and I think it’s my own fault (to some degree!). I’m always a little over-ambitious around fall, which tends to get me in trouble around this time when I start asking the question of: “How in the hey did we get to the end of November!! It cannot be Christmas in soon to be 25 days!!!” It’s not pretty when I begin feeling this way…but truly, I don’t feel ready this year and I think this is in large part due to over-committing. It’s not that I think I necessarily have too many activities, but the problem is more that I didn’t really consult the Lord when I plunged into fall sign-ups. In my favorite bible-study with just a few great girlfriends, we are reading a book by Elizabeth George called A Woman After God’s Own Heart, which is really quite AMAZING, not so much that it is profound (though some of it is), but more that she just calls us women out on what we should be doing and how we should be living as God’s women, not our own.

One of her exhortations to us ladies is to PRAY about each and every commitment, from those as seemingly minute as a bridal shower to those as life-changing as a career change or relocation. At first I was like “Seriously Liz, you want me to pray about going to weddings, those aren’t exactly optional!!!” But the more I though about this the more I came to the confirmation that every moment of our time on this earth is God’s for him to do with as he pleases and as suites his will. In light of this, since we are already to be “praying unceasingly,” (don’t worry, I’m still workin’ on this one too ) then of course we should be praying about weekend obligations, fall commitments, baby showers, surgeries, etc… Have you ever committed to something and then gotten cold feet and ungracefully backed your way out of it. It’s not only disappointing and inconvenient for the host of the shindig, it is also a very bad feeling waffling back and forth forever about whether or not to go. And the fact of the matter is that WE DON’T NEED TO.  God really is more than happy to direct our daily path, from what shall I do next in my day, to how should I spend my weekend, to what should I do with this extra $20 in my wallet, to do I go to the reunion or not… Aren’t you glad?! Cuz boy is it ever exhausting figuring it all out on your own, or as I’ve done lately saying “yes!” to ALL OF IT. Yikes. To the People-Pleasers out there (aren’t we all!)…let’s start being God-Pleasers.

Have a WONDERFUL, abundant, and very blessed Thanksgiving.