Prayables | 🏠God the Builder

Published: Mon, 08/26/24

Updated: Mon, 08/26/24

Monday August 26, 2024

Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.
Morgan Harper Nichols

May these days of a waning summer be a blessing to you. Fill them with the sunshine of your smile, and the warmth of your dear heart.

Dear God, You are here where heart and mind meet the soul. Thank You for truly hearing me and loving me unconditionally. You move me forward to places and people yet to be discovered.

Every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Hebrews 3:4

DROP THE DREAM

"All that I was doing, all the ways that I was striving and hustling, were not leading me in the direction of what I wanted."

By Hannah Brencher
Ten years ago (wow, it feels weird to write that), I attended a conference in North Carolina. I showed up ready to grow and scale my business to new levels.

If you'd met me back then, you would have quickly realized I was constantly working. I would have told you it was “hustling.” It was the era when the term “girl boss” came to the forefront, and I latched onto that title as if my entire life depended on it.

I look back at that season of my life with such fondness. It was a season that I'll never get back, and I am thankful for how I pressed into growth, building, and daring to believe in my capabilities after spending a lot of time belittling them. However, I can also see things from the rearview mirror that I didn't fully see back then, like how I was resistant to doing or being anything other than my growing career. Like how the career became a shield for me– a way to stop people from getting in and getting to know me.

A month before the conference, I had a breakup with a guy who was ready to settle down. That, among other reasons, was why we had to break up.

I wasn't ready to settle down. The man had curtains, a couch, and a whole mortgage. I had dreams, plane tickets, and a suitcase packed by the door. He taught me a lot, and I like to think I taught him a lot, but we wanted two different things for our lives, and I had to learn it wasn't my role or responsibility to wedge myself into his plans...read more

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