She wondered how it ever got this way. How did her life become nothing like she thought it might be? She chose to do the “right” things, or so she thought. She believed in God, she raised her kids in a Bible believing church, she stayed faithful to her husband. She did the things that were supposed to bring happiness, joy, contentment. Peace.
She found herself, empty. Unfulfilled of joy, of emotion, of life. Somehow just muddling through when all along the purpose and meaning just seeped out of her life.
She was lost. Adrift. No longer who she was, or thought she was.
In these moments of loss, of grief and agony. She learned to feel, to cry, to be. Her life transformed from what she did, into who she was. She can’t even pinpoint it, yet she sees it so clearly now.
She lives. For probably the very first time, she lives! She moves from a place within her that no longer conforms to others expectations of her, or those she placed upon herself.
It’s Her God she desires, with all that she is.
She just is.
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This post is part of Five Minute Friday’s, a five minute weekly reflection on a word prompt. No edits, no do overs, just write. “No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. Unscripted. Unedited. Real.”
Embracing His Presence 
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing! I’m in the midst of a tough season and sometimes wonder where I left myself. Stopping by from 5 Minute Friday :).
Thank you! We all have seasons we face, holding on to who we were made to me, is the journey as we walk with Him.
Yes. I so “get” this honesty. Thank you. Stopping by from FMF too~so refreshing.
Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate so much your transparency.
Oh, how my heart can relate to this today. Beautiful words and reminders, friend…thank you for sharing. 🙂 Blessings to you!
Thank you so much Mel, and to you!
So true, I can very much relate to these feelings. I let myself get do wrapped up in my family’s needs that I can let my own needs go. Such a good reminder that it’s God who will fulfill us. Stopping by from 5MF 🙂
Only our Father can fulfill us! We forget who we are, all in Him. Peace.
Wonderful post. I imagine many, many woman feel this way from time to time. Blessings, Kasey FMF
Yes Kasey, I imagine we all do. Thanks for stopping by!
You nailed it! I so relate to this woman… in fact, I have been her.
Thank you for your words and for helping us to remember we never know what those around us may be going through. Many times we women hide our inner self pretty well.
God is so good and He knows our heart and our circumstances 🙂
thank you for the stop by My Journey
Bev, Forgive me for not replying sooner, I somehow missed your response! Yes, we do tend to hide our inner selves, even when it’s deep in there that reflects the Father’s love so! God is so good and He knows our heart. Thank you so much for stopping by!