Finally Defrosting

Happy Fall! It’s been a bit since I’ve been here and it sure isn’t for a lack of trying.

First things first.

If you read this in time, tonight I’ll be over at Maria’s Muses participating in Game Night. Last month I hosted and it was so much fun. This month I have a game from childhood ready to go. I think you’ll enjoy. Join me and bring a friend!

So defrosting. That’s a great visual for my life right now. The last three years have been rough for us all. This year I have battled the lack of movement in my life and calling. I felt frozen. Stuck. Circling like a plane with no airport. As I prayed and sought God, others prayed too. One let me know she saw me as she prayed. I was in a canoe on still waters going no where.

That tracked.

There was a shift, my word for the year, and suddenly I was on rapid waters. Nothing was the same. I needed an upgrade in my canoe and equipment.

When she finished she said things are going to look very different by the end of the year.

Well, we are there.

I have a shift going on in ministry. We have youth pastors in place after a two-year search. That lightened my load which was good because now I’m active with women. It started with teaching Revelation in Sunday school. A community is rising up and events are happening. I attended a conference. It’s been crazy good.

That’s not all. Last month I started receiving requests to go places and pray in a way I’ve never done. Some invites came from my Friend and Counselor the Holy Spirit. Others were from acquaintances and friends. They weren’t sweet little prayer chats. It was a throw down, send the devil packing with his tail in between his legs because the power of Christ was being proclaimed. It’s surreal, amazing, and a little scary, but I’m smart enough to know I don’t enter those situations on my strength. It’s all God and the blood of Jesus.

Then there’s writing. Most of this year I’ve wondered is this my life anymore? I believe the answer is yes, but not with the striving. Perhaps the fruit comes long after my work has been released. I don’t know, but I’m still writing the Surrendering Hearts series. In fact, after a frozen laptop, the third of four it has taken to write Repairing Hearts, I have a working laptop. What a difference when things work!

I’ll be talking about Repairing Hearts a LOT more, but TOMORROW/Thursday, my newsletter will have an exclusive cover reveal. If you want a peek, subscribe for free at Link Tree. I’m super proud of the cover and the story.

Slowly but surely I’m defrosting in every way. And it feels amazing.

Can you relate? Share your thoughts in the comments or contact me at juliearduini@juliearduini.com.