Think about it. Take a second.

Hey everyone. I'm just taking a mental health moment. That's what I call them now. Or at least what I'm going to acknowledge them as. I was getting overwhelmed with a thousand things. I tend to take these moments and walk outside.

While I was on the front porch and did a live video. To calm myself down. It's okay to step away from a situation or circumstance and take a minute. I had to. And I'm glad that I did. By encouraging myself, I encouraged others.

I had to step away. Take a minute. Breathe. And CHOOSE Joy. That's the key. Choosing joy. I have to remind myself to breathe because sometimes I get so overwhelmed, I stop. It's terrible that my life gets to that point sometimes. But listen, life is hard. Overly demanding. We spread ourselves to thin. Life can drop extra in our laps. We get distracted by a million things. We overdramatize things. See where I'm going here.

And then I have to choose. Continue to go through this insane roller coaster or choose joy. Today I had to choose joy. CHOOSE IT. Not just once, or twice, or three times. But constantly. I had to write the words I CAN on my hand. Because I spent all morning telling God I couldn't. Makeup smeared, massacre everywhere. Ugly face. I mean UGLY CRY. But you know what?

It's one day. It's one moment. It's one fraction of my life. It's not every single day. It's not every moment. Some moments from today have been great. But those times that I'm stuck looking at situations instead of my God. Those are the moments that things go pearshaped.

On Sunday, Pastor Allen talked about how important it is to keep focus on God. And today, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring myself back to how big my God is. And that's what is important. That God is taking care of everything. No matter how bad things are. God is still in control. God is still on the throne. God is still the author and finisher. He knew what was coming from the start. He knew how to handle it. Maybe that's all you need today. Is to know that YOU don't have to fight this alone. OR you don't have to deal with this by yourself. You have someone willing to fight for you. You are gonna make it. Keep on keeping on friend.