prayer.

Have you ever felt like you are at a dead stand still in life? Well let me tell you, I felt like that all day every day last week. It got pretty serious. I had no idea what to pray about or for--my mind was exhausted trying to think of something, anything; I ultimately found myself trying to do some sort of reverse psychology on God while I was praying. (Yes, you read that right.) I was trying to convince Him that I don't need change, I'm fine doing exactly what I'm doing, which, if you know me at all, is SO far from what my heart desires.

Then, while I was sitting in club at Work Week it hit me square in the nose: tell God what you want--don't dance around it. At first, I was like 'Oh, come on. God already knows what I want, what my heart desires. I don't HAVE to tell him--he just knows.' Then, my thoughts bolted to the complete opposite, and I was like, 'Holy cow! This guy actually knows a thing or two!' I thought it was pretty interesting, and I like to think God got a kick out of David saying exactly what I and Brandon both needed to hear. 

The thing is, God DOES know what we desire, he knows our hearts inside and out, but we have to accept the things he offers every single day, which includes just talking with him. It's still so crazy to me that I can have a conversation with God. I, often, get so caught up in the 'Hey, it'd be awesome if you could do this for so and so.' and 'Thanks for being awesome.' I forget to say, 'Hey, what do you need me to do? Where do you want me? Who will help those kids meet you?' It's so intimidating for me to ask him a question that won't give me a definitive "yes" or "no", and those questions can be so important in our lives! 

Basically, in all of this rambling, I'm saying that I was reminded not to just talk at God but to talk with him. He always answers.

God's good, ya'll!!

Happy Friday, friends!

Whitney