Bare {my soul}
by Grace {illustrated}
Five Minute Friday!
Time
to
Bare
our
Souls
over
at
!
Lisa Jo gives us a prompt
{Bare}
is
today’s
.
We write away
link our stories with others in the community
then
allow the love to flow
as we encourage one another.
Such joy found here. You really should try it!
Dear God,
It is with a joyful heart that I come today to bare my soul.
Such important lessons realized this past week.
As I stripped away
“my”
attachment
to the problem.
{kitty needs to eat}
As I became
bare.
Completely unencumbered by the stronghold on that which was mine to do
{I must make kitty eat}
&
gave it all to you
recognizing
that the food was not the
Source
that You alone are the
Source
prayers
were
anwered
.
{kitty began to eat again}
May I choose to remember that when I make a problem mine
instead of baring my soul to you
I am obstructing the flow of good that is your pleasure to give!
So grateful for the Divine Givingness
that you alone provide.
Ever Onward.
Your
PmB
grace {illustrated} 
Giving Him our problems is more challenging than it seems. I am practicing! Getting better! So glad you had prayers answered!
All along I thought I was trusting God but discovered that what I was really trusting was kitty’s need to eat! Crazy! An eye opener for me!
Thank you for your visit here & for sharing my joy!
WOW. Well this couldn’t be anymore perfect for me to read today! I have had the same issue. My kitty wouldn’t eat or drink for almost a week. I got worried because her sister kitty suddenly died (she was healthy as far as I knew) next to me in bed a couple of months ago, and the dog had passed before that. I thought please , not my last remaining kitty that I have had these 10 yrs (making the problem mine as you mentioned here). She has since been on medicine and had a tooth pulled and has finally started eating the past 2 days or so. Thanks for writing this. It spoke to me too 🙂 I always love the art you have on here also.
I just knew that there would be a way for me to write about this no matter what Lisa Jo’s prompt would be. It was such a great demonstration of the misguided focus I held.
I also believed that it would touch someone elses heart. Glad to know that it was yours, Rebekah! Good to know that your kitty is eating again, too!
Here’s to the letting go and letting God!
Amen to that!
I love that we can turn to God for all of our needs and He hears our hearts and is faithful to answer. And I’m glad your kitty is eating. 😉
So am I, Alia! Grateful for all!!! Including you and your gracious visits here.
your illustration is beautiful!
Isn’t it, Linda? I can only take credit for the concept & the rough draft; Anca Sandu is the true artist I am working with on a project! Her work IS grace illustrated to me.
Sometimes we just have to overcome our self and give in to Him.
What’s funny is that I thought I had done that. I knew that there was only one Power & I thought I was believing in God alone but when I saw myself becoming so frustrated with “my” inability to “make” kitty eat, I got it! So grateful for ALLLL!!!
A great reminder to not grasp our problems tightly as if they belonged to us…but to hold them before our Father who gives us Grace…thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome, Wick. The joy found in letting go and allowing God to do what God does is fresh in my soul.
“when I make a problem mine
instead of baring my soul to you
I am obstructing the flow of good that is your pleasure to give!”
This is a priceless lesson to learn, friend!
beautiful write, Paula! what grace…
It is a priceless lesson, Nikki. One that has made my heart sing.