Those of you who have been following me since the beginning of 2025 know that this season has been a little rough on me. Unfortunately, today did not help to make anything better. You know when it feels like you’re holding yourself together and you have one of those days that just shatter the little sanity you have left?

Yeah, today was one of those days.

However, I refuse to allow myself to sit in those negative emotions. I’m not avoiding them, but I do not need to dwell in them. I have already acknowledged that I am overwhelmed, upset, agitated, and even a little scared. But that is all those emotions will get from me…acknowledgement.

Instead I want to write about how blessed I am.

I am blessed to have a home filled with laughter, fun, and prayer.

I am blessed to have a car that starts and takes me to the places I need to go, even if I don’t want to go there.

I am blessed to have a job that allows me to have a stable income.

I am blessed to know there is so much evil in the world that’s outside of my control that I am protected from daily

I am blessed with the most precious dog in the world

I am blessed with a love I did not think I would be able to experience in my lifetime.

I am blessed to have my sins wiped clean by the blood of Jesus.

I am blessed that I have truly been set free from my past addictions

I am blessed that I have a Heavenly Father who is so patient with me. He is so patient.

I am blessed that I can simply obey and rest in the Holy Spirit.

I am blessed that I am loved by a God who calls me to peace and to abandon worry

I am blessed that fear, stress, and worry are not tools that my Father uses to sanctify me.

I am blessed that I am able to read the Word of God freely without fear of harm.

I am blessed that I have friends who I can call on in times of distress.

I am blessed to love and to be loved.

I am so blessed to be a daughter of God. It is an unimaginable comfort that no matter what I face in this life, I have a loving, kind, gentle, and fierce Father willing to walk with me through it all. Each day is a testimony of the miracle of our relationship.

I am blessed

I am honored

I am favored

I am loved

And all of that makes me so happy. Life will always come with difficulties, troubles and hardships. That is the lot of all men, sanctified or not. Yet, it is an honor to be able to run to God when my natural response is to allow my negative emotions to blanket me in a false sense of comfort. I may not love where I am in life right now but I will not believe the lie that this place is not blessed by God. He is still here and his love, care, and faithfulness remains with me always.

The Road Writer

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