They Need Real

As I was having my quiet time with God today, I could feel Him pulling at me. I knew He had something for me, I just had to prepare my heart to listen.

I struggled. I waited. I prayed. I sang. I listened...

"They need real."

That's what I heard.

 I felt this- stop trying to be the best or what you think they want or even like others that have great success. 

There's enough of those.

"They need real."

"That's why I didn't let you change your entire blog or delete old posts - it's you. 

It's how I've changed you. It's real."

They need to see my struggles. They need to see my mess. They need to see my successes. They need to see me.

Just me.

The real me.

The every day me.

Somebody needs me - needs me to just be me.

I don't have to have it all figured out. I just have to be me. Learning. Changing. Living. Loving. Laughing. Struggling. Messing up. Forgiving.

My every day messy life.

The real me.

I change my ways with the seasons. It's okay. It's okay to always be striving to be better, to never be content with stagnant.

It's okay.. to..just..be..me!

Thank you Lord!

I haven't been inspired to blog in months. Now I know why. I was trying to make this blog mine, not His. I had my own ideas of what it should be. But His ways are better.    Infinitely better.

I thought because I didn't have the best recipes, the best ideas and certainly not the best pictures - that "they" -you- wouldn't be interested. But God says that someone out there just needs me to be me. To be real. So that's what I'll post. I'll post my every day real. Some days will be boring- let me just get that out there right now. Some days I'm lucky to get chores and school work done. But it's real and it's my life.

But you know what?

I love my life!

Blessings my friends,
Rashel