Greater Than

“God is greater than our ups and downs.”

That’s the message on the bracelet included in these photos and has been the overriding message of hope God has been repeating to my heart these last two years, and especially these last few days.

I’ve been struggling - emotionally - with the heaviness of our world. These last few days I’ve spent a lot of time in prayer and in tears. I feel God is helping me process what’s been lost so He can level me up for what’s to be gained.

For me, this pandemic has helped me become more like Paul - more heaven-minded than earth. I feel a greater purpose in my quiet time, my prayer time, in conversations with family, friends and neighbors. While I know so many of us are ready to get back to normal, I pray we don’t.

My normal included busyness, self-focus, hurried Bible study and quick prayers. My new normal has the gift of presence, prayer, Bible study and a renewed relationship with God, my husband, sons and dear friends. My new normal has a BURDEN for others to know the HOPE of Jesus and surrender their hearts to Him.

I pray God heals our world. And most of all, I pray we REMEMBER all He has taught us. May our new normal have more grace, more margin, more love, more beauty, more JOY and more Jesus. May we remember to look UP to God - He’s where our HOPE comes from and He really is greater than our ups and downs