Reconnecting

If I could describe this summer in one word, it would be reconnecting.  I hate feeling disconnected, and when I say that, I mean from people.  Staying connected and maintaining relationships takes time, energy, effort, and choices.  It's a price I will gladly pay, but not everyone will.  Since I've been anemic this past year, my energy has been low and my relationships have suffered.  The summer has been spent reconnecting...with God, with myself, with people. 

Unfortunately, my relationship with God is usually the first one I let slide.  I purposed in my heart to aggressively dig into my Bible and intentionally spend time praying and listening.  I was struggling emotionally, believing lies about myself, and needing truth.  I still desperately need truth to keep me from struggling and falling for the lies.  I will actively pursue this relationship as my first priority and choose life!

I had lost sight of who I was.  I forgot my roots, my heritage.  I overlooked my God-given gifts and talents.  I forgot that I am fearfully and wonderfully and intentionally made.  I am reconnecting with the truth of who I am.  I am a child and a friend of God.  God has given me new dreams and goals and ways to enlarge my tent.  (Isaiah 54:2-4)  He is doing a new thing in me (Isaiah 43:18-19) and using the Dawn that He created.  I must continue to remind myself of God's truth about me!

I have been blessed with time to reconnect with people.  The summer has been filled with precious moments of quality time with people who are close to my heart.  I've realized how important it is for me to stay connected.  When I feel disconnected, I will make the effort to reconnect.  It is worth it!