So let Him lend a hand

Have you noticed that the new year begins and old responsibilities meet you in the light of the morning?

The calendar starts at one, but the work, the routine, the needs, the wants, and demands just keep coming.

No magic wand to clean the dishes or please the boss. No wishful thinking that creates more hours in a day.

And no matter how many calendar days start at one, it is just not gonna all get done, nothing tied in a tidy bow because life, even at its best, is a beautiful mess. But don't let that discourage you or defeat you. Use this knowledge as freedom and power. Do your best and let God take care of the rest. Simple yes, but we complicate

it to death, generally speaking. 

So let Him lend a hand.

I know that sometimes it feels like you are standing on sinking sand.

Let Him clear the way.

Have Him show you when to go and when to stay.

Remain calm when nothing seems to be going in your favor.

It is Him that adds the salt to life and all its flavor.

Distance traveled on rough rocky roads matters not, because

 He has in store for you a life you can enjoy, delight

 and savor.

It isn't about getting it all perfect.

It isn't about getting it to look beautiful.

It isn't about being the most popular.

It is about showing up, giving it your best

and expecting good to come out of whatever happens along the way. 
It's about giving God the freedom in your daily life

to bring the exquisite out of the unseen and the bouquet from the seed.

I get tired. I know you do too, but I also know that for whatever, and I do mean whatever

you require, God is the golden ticket 
for
all you will ever need.