2021 Let's Do This { Trusting the Lord}

It's the first full week of 2021! How are your new year's resolutions going? So far so good here! One of my goals for 2021 was to feel more connected to myself. Part of that is working on my relationship with God. 2020 for the most part was pretty good to us....until Dec. 30th (talk about going out with a bang!). We received heartbreaking news that one of my family members has cancer. Talk about a punch in the gut. When times get hard or difficult, I (like many of us) go running to the Lord, begging and praying. So here I am..I know I don't deserve his mercy, but he is always faithful. 

I wanted to start sharing more about my faith with you all through my blog and social channels. God has blessed me and my family in so many ways and I have been feeling him tell me that sharing my faith through all of my social channels is what I need to do. So, I wanted to start with something that I am struggling with right now. Trust.

Like I mentioned earlier, my family is struggling right now with illness, specifically cancer. When we received the call with the test results, my first reaction was just shocked. Then quickly after that was a flood of tears and asking God why would he do this to my family. 

So, this week, I am focusing on the word trust. 

 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

I'm sure you've read or heard these verses before, I know I have. I was raised in church, but for some reason I've always read that verse and omitted the word "not" until just now. I'm a control freak and when I can not control or alter a situation around me it's very difficult for me to accept what is going on. I do not and cannot understand even a fraction of what God's plan is and I should not "lean" on my understanding because God's plan is so much greater than anything that I could even begin to try to understand. Even with cancer, God has a plan and I have to TRUST him. But how do I do that when I am heartbroken over this news? 

Prayer. I am praying for His will to be done and that I can let go and fully trust him. 

Counting my blessings. I started to think about other hardships that I have been through. I realized that not one single time did God not show up for me. He has NEVER failed me. Now, sometimes it took longer than I wanted, but He always came through. 

If you are going through something similar right now, I'd love to pray for you. Please reach out to me by commenting on this post, email me or reach out through any of my social media channels. 

In other news..

I am very EXCITED to announce that I have was chosen to be an ambassador for The Light Blonde! I'm sure you have seen some of their amazing, trendy tees all over social media. Their tees and tops are encouraging words or phrases that are sharing the LIGHT of the Kingdom. I have been a fan of this company for several years! My first purchase was probably the most popular tee they have "Not Today Satan". Here's a photo from 2016 with my tee on! (My hair was SOO long!) Do y'all remember the no face outfit selfie?! 😜 I know I do! 

I just absolutely love this brand and am so excited to be able to share them with you all! You might be asking yourself what an ambassador for The Light Blonde is. By being selected as an ambassador, I will share with you all of the new collections as they roll out, any sales that may be going on, certain items that I love, and I also have a personalized link that you can shop in which I will receive a small commissions on the sale (at no extra cost to you!). I have hyperlinked my personal link to this blog post that you can click on to go directly to the their website to shop. 

Here are some of my other favorites from their website...

Again, If you would like for me to pray for you, please reach out! I appreciate and love each of you and pray that God will bless you and your family.

XO, Danielle