Hahha well hi!
I can’t even tell you how long it’s been since I wrote, and how long I’ve been wanting to. Endless years of saying “I’ll get back to writing” & lots of excuses. Randomly I decided to check back on this page and see what a beautiful outlet it was for me. So many memories, so many thoughts processed, so much healing with God. Truth of the matter is, social media can be very lonely if not used properly. You feel deeply connected to people and things, without actually having the community you need in everyday life. I know who has a child, who bought a house, who has a new clothing line, who has a new podcast and the list is endless, while really I don’t know the pain, I don’t know the hurt, I don’t know what brings them true joy, I don’t know details about their lives, just the things they choose to tell me.
I was relating that to my own life, and I post very little on social media (mostly because I’m very lazy about it and I do like one post every 4 months if that lol) but I feel like most people would say that they “know me” because of my husband, but only a handful of people know me- know my struggles, what the last couple months have entailed, what my physical issues are, what God is doing in my life etc. While I don’t really feel the need to share everythingggggg on my insta, I do love community, and I love the idea of online friends who can support/ pray and be apart from afar. Instead of the social media influencers who have a fantasy life and make you feel sad about your normal house haha. I felt so “alive” in a sense when I did my 90 day bible challenge with everyone, because we could encourage each other, we could talk daily, we were in it all together. Godly community is beautiful.
I feel like we go through so many seasons as Christians, hills & valleys, and I have been blessed with such a beautiful support system family, but my heart really goes out to all the people who don’t have that, to the ones who feel alone in life, who feel overlooked, who feel like nobody cares & nobody will even reach out to pray for them. Small moments of true compassion for someone can change everything. And I’ve seen that so many times, telling someone that you like what they’re wearing, offering a helping hand, buying coffee, writing a note, sharing a verse, sending a text of a prayer, buying them groceries, offering to babysit- so so so many things, that if you look outside of your own self and own problems- you’ll see opportunities everywhere. 🤍
I want to turn my blog into less about me, and more about others. I don’t know how all that will look, but I want a place that we can all communicate, pray for each other, share struggles, and be more personal than instagram. I would say, let’s start with commenting- and we can go from there. Maybe I can make a prayer list, make a needs board, share testimonies. I’m not really sure to be completely honest, but I’m opening it all up because I’m praying about it and the direction the Lord wants me to take on it (and I want others to as well).
Focusing on others will never be a bad idea and the last few weeks of my life, the Lord has been reminding me and nudging me, that regardless of how I feel, what I go through, what I wish is different, outcomes I didn’t see coming- that my whole goal is for others. To live a life of servant hood, to be a support for everyone around me, to steward holiness and influence simultaneously, and to get out of my comfy house (introverts lol) and be less distracted.
You might not be a great preacher, but you can share with one friend.
You might not be a millionaire, but you can make someone a meal.
You might have your hands full of kids, but you can send a voice text of prayer for a friend.
You might not have a babysitter, or a day off of work- but you can love your family and pray with your kids.
There’s so many things (hello, me too) that seem like we can’t do because xyz, and we almost have blinders to all the “Godly” things we can do, but in this season of saying “all for others God” I’m praying that God highlights the tiny insignificant feeling things, cuz those are everything.
Love you all. Thank you for being here, for loving my family like your own. I’d love to be a sister/ friend that you never feel like you had. 🫶🏻
lys&ladies 