“Someday, I’ll…” fill in the blank. We love someday, don’t we? In fact, we put a lot of things on our schedule for someday. And those someday items range from big to small, necessary to fanciful. I’m as guilty as anyone. Someday, I’ll organize that closet. Someday, I want to visit Hawaii. Someday, I want to pet an elephant. Someday, we’ll have dinner with friends we’ve been meaning to catch up with. And for those with small children, someday we’ll get to go to the bathroom in peace. Yes, someday is getting pretty full.

What if I told you that I knew of a way for you to have continuous joy in your soul … peace in your mind … and wisdom for every situation? Wouldn’t you want to know my secret?

The God of the universe has granted to us His wisdom … His heart … and His promises … in written format.

What do you do when you find yourself in the wait? We have all been there, haven’t we? … in the wait … Waiting for God to answer. Waiting for mountains to move. Waiting for provision. Waiting for healing. Waiting for breakthrough. Waiting for the storm to pass. Waiting for someone … anyone … to notice that you are in the wait.

A life worth living has a purpose worth living for. But at times life is hard and doesn’t feel worth living. If we’re just trying to survive, then it means we lack something crucial--a sense of purpose.

There is a “muchness” attached to an ordinary life that cannot be ignored nor should it be minimized.

This “muchness” raises its lovely head in all sorts of turbulent conditions … it sings triumphantly in the valley … and refuses to be lost in the maze of the mundane.

Muchness.

Friends … sisters … kindred spirits …companions.

Don’t we need them all?

Isn’t it vital to have a girlfriend or two to lighten your load … to laugh with …to pray with … to talk to … to listen to?

There have been days when I have been a weak, blubbering mess …and other days when I have been a stalwart warrior against the kingdom of darkness.

Through it all … I have had a painful -yet beneficial- awareness that I have needed to increase my faith for the devastating days of life.

Do you need encouragement today? Have you been standing in strong faith for an answer to prayer … or a miracle … or even a breakthrough in your life?

Join Susan Myers on the blog this week as she shares 3 creative ways to remember God’s faithfulness. “He takes it all - my forgetfulness, my flaws, and my entire surrendered life - and somehow He weaves it all together for good. If that isn’t miraculous, I really don’t know what is.”

Looking back, we can clearly see how the lies we believed led us to place our worth in our appearance, define ourselves by our careers, and ultimately take on a counterfeit identity. How can you tell if you’ve taken on a counterfeit identity?

Since we lack a trusting-God-gene; one to make trusting God our default setting, trusting Him takes intentionality and a bit of work.

We must boost our wonderful trust-building memories of God until they drown out the painful trust-eroding memories.

When you think of revival, what pictures come to mind? Giant crowds? Megachurches? Emotional pleas from polished preachers? Lots of church folks involved, right? We’d hope so. We all have our preconceived ideas of what revival ought to look like. Ezekiel certainly did. He thought revival would happen in Jerusalem. The religious epicenter of his nation. He thought it looked like political freedom, economic prosperity and religious fervor. And he was wrong.

From Christy Christopher: It is so easy to fixate on what I am seeing with my eyes and feeling with my emotions. The temptation to hyper-focus on the waves and wind is almost irresistible.

From special guest blogger, Angela Donadio… an excerpt from Fearless – Ordinary Women of the Bible who Dared to do Extraordinary Things.