Hope

One year ago, I felt like life was sucker punching me in the stomach over and over again.  I felt like I could not escape it. 

There was a period of time that I had so much pain and anxiety that I could only get through the night by listening to a sermon or praying for God to please help me rest.  I would pray for him to help me bring back my joy, so that I could enjoy the blessings that I know that I did have in my life.

Everyday I started my day by being in the word and being thankful.  Some days I have felt like it was ground hog day in my mind….then things changed. This past month I have experienced blessings and been given hope beyond what I could ever imagine.

It was no accident that when I was channel surfing on the TV last week and discovered that one of my favorite authors, Mark Batterson has his own TV show. I caught the end of his sermon where he was speaking about great stories, and he said that “great stories always have conflict.”  Wow.  That really struck home.  Here I was thinking last year that I already had my great story about my amazing backyard horse that was quickly rising to the top of the rodeo circuit…that was not MY story.  My story is about my neat little life that was rattled and forced me to dig deeper than I knew I could and brought me so much closer to God. 

I know now that he closed a door just to open a door to give me a bigger and bolder opportunity.  I’m excited to see this new season of my show and I pray that I’m ready for the great things that God has planned out for me.

I’m sharing this story, hoping that it will inspire someone who needs to hear it! Keep pushing, keep praying, stay faithful.