After my nap

"Never be afraid of giving up your best, and God will give you his better." This quote was what I put in the yearbook as my senior quote. I find it both ironic and a little bittersweet that these words rang so true to me all those years ago. Ironic because it was so clear to me that God was calling me even then, and bittersweet because of the years that have passed with me running from this call, being afraid of doing exactly what the quote advises. Giving up my best...stepping into my role in God's plan...allowing myself to take my place as a daughter of the King. And now I am, and the difference is peace. The difference is hope. The difference is anticipation of what's to come rather than fear. I don't know what will come next, but I know that it is better than I can imagine and more than what I need. I know that no matter what I try to create, to force to fruition it will be nothing without Him instructing it for me. And finally, finally, I am ok with that. :)