Daily BITUB- “Grow with God”

“Grow with God”

“It is not enough to go with God, you must be willing to grow with God.”-DC (2018)

God seems to put memories on my page exactly at a moment I need it. I wrote that quote years ago and it popped up today. Thanks be to God! 

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on the things I’ve been through, and I’m beginning to understand that some of the hardest seasons of my life weren’t meant to destroy me. No, they were meant to grow me. There have been times when I’ve prayed for God to change the situation, remove the struggle, open the door, give me an answer, or simply make things easier.

And sometimes He did.

But other times, He didn’t.

Those are the seasons that taught me the most.

I keep learning that there’s a real difference between going with God and growing with God. For a long time, I thought having faith meant simply trusting God to lead me where I needed to go. But now I’m realizing that God isn’t only concerned about where I’m going, He’s also concerned about who I’m becoming along the way. And becoming requires growth. Some of that growth has hurt. I’ve had to grow through disappointment. Grow through unanswered questions. Grow through things not happening on my timeline. Grow through losing things I thought I needed. Grow through moments when I didn’t understand what God was doing at all. There have even been times when I’ve questioned God, questioned myself, and wondered why I had to go through certain things. But looking back, I can see that God was doing something in me even when I couldn’t see Him changing what was happening around me.

He was teaching me patience. He was teaching me humility. He was teaching me to stop depending on my own understanding. He was showing me what needed to change in my heart. Most importantly, He was teaching me that faith isn’t just about asking God to walk with me… it’s about allowing Him to work on me while we walk together. I’m still growing. I’m still learning. I still have moments when I want answers immediately and moments when I wish the road were easier. But my prayer is changing. Instead of only asking, “God, when are You going to get me out of this?” I’m learning to ask, “God, what are You trying to grow in me while I’m here?” I don’t want to go through difficult seasons and come out exactly the same person I was when I entered them.

I want more wisdom.

More patience.

More compassion.

More discipline.

More faith.

More of Him and less of me.

I don’t just want to say God brought me through it. I want my life to show that God grew me through it. And sometimes, the very thing I’ve been asking God to remove may be the thing He’s using to grow me into the person I’ve been praying to become.

Believe In The Unbelievable that is YOU and my prayer you today is from  2 Peter 3:18.

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 

Have a great day ahead everyone. 

Little Boy, Big Dreams LLC

Purposeful Pathways

DC

Re: Daily BITUB- “This Morning”

AMEN!  🙏🏼 LOVE AND PRAYER ARE TWO MOST POWERFUL OFFERINGS, BESIDES THE FAITH WE HAVE IN OUR LORD AND GOD!   

Yes this is all in caps because I want everyone to understand & witness how precious our lives are in the sight of our Lord!

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Subject: Daily BITUB- “This Morning”

 

“This Morning” 

I write this not for sympathy, but just an observation and appreciation for my wife, and honestly the many who are facing this very thing. 

This morning, I watched my wife get up, get ready, and prepare herself to push through another day. I watched her do the things most of us probably take for granted… getting dressed, getting herself together, and preparing to face whatever the day might bring. But for her, right now, those simple things carry a different weight.

She’s fighting cancer as many of you know. A reoccurrence from her fight a few years ago.

And as I watched her this morning, kissed her lips, kissed her head, and hugged her I couldn’t help but think about the strength it takes to keep showing up when your body is tired, your mind is carrying a thousand thoughts, and you’re facing a battle you never asked for.

Yet there she was.

Getting up. Getting ready. Thanking God, and pushing forward.

There are few things harder than watching the person you love go through something you wish you could take away from them. As her husband, my instinct is to protect her as she protects me. To fix things as she fixes them for me. To take away the pain that she hides so well. If love alone could make all of this disappear, she would never have to face another difficult day. But this journey is teaching me that sometimes love isn’t about being able to fix something. Sometimes love is simply staying beside her through everything. It’s holding her hand when there are no words. It’s trying to make her laugh (or annoy her… I do that well) when we both feel like crying. It’s reminding her how beautiful she is when she doesn’t feel like herself. It’s being strong when she needs me to be, and being honest enough to admit that sometimes I’m scared too. This may be happening to her physically, but emotionally and spiritually, we are walking this road together. Our family feels it. Our children feel it. The people who love her feel it. But through all of this, I’m also witnessing something incredible. I’m seeing just how strong this woman I love really is. I’m seeing our family pull closer together. I’m seeing friends become prayer warriors. I’m seeing people wanting to be of service for our family (which is hard for us to ask for help). And I’m seeing our faith become stronger than our fear.

There are moments when I look at my wife and wish with everything inside me that I could trade places with her. I would take the treatments, the exhaustion, the fear, and every difficult moment if it meant she didn’t have to. (I’d be a horrible patient though) 

But seriously I can’t. That’s not how it works. 

So I will do what I can do.

I will walk beside her.

I will pray over her.

I will hold her when she needs holding.

I will remind her that she is loved beyond words.

And on the days when she doesn’t have enough strength to believe for herself, I’ll believe enough for both of us. It’s not easy, but I have people lifting me up too. In fact, I had a friend at golf this weekend hold me for a minute and tell me we are loved because he noticed I wasn’t myself. We don’t know everything tomorrow holds. But we know Who holds tomorrow. So today, just like I watched her do this morning, we get up and keep going. She is the example of faith. She is a warrior of faith! 

One appointment.

One prayer.

One hug.

One laugh.

One tear.

One day at a time.

To my beautiful wife:

You are not walking this road alone, but you already know that. Our vows mean more today than ever. For richer, for poorer (you know what I mean)… In sickness and in health. I was beside you before this journey began. I’m beside you through every step of it. And I’ll be standing beside you when we reach the other side. (We will win!) 

I love you. Our children love you. People love you! And together, with God leading the way, we will keep moving forward.

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you.” — Isaiah 41:10

This morning, watching you get up and face another day, I was reminded what those words look like in real life. You are real life my sweets. 

Believe In The Unbelievable that is YOU.

Many of you are going through this. Many of you are going through personal battles. Know you are never on your own. Let people in. Trust God. Have faith. 

Have a great day ahead everyone and keep praying, and whatever you are facing let us pray for you. 

Little Boy, Big Dreams LLC

Purposeful Pathways

DC