Not about the Sprinkles

Well, I know it has been while since I last wrote a blog post, but I hope that I am able to continue to do that in the mist of this crazy life. I originally did not plan to come back on any set day. I have been using this time away from social media and blogging to really think about where God has me in life. Before I went on my fast I was fighting discontentment and frustration. God is still walking me through that each day as I rely on the Holy Spirit to seek him first.

Why Now?

Like I said, this was not marked on the calendar as the day that I was going to get back on blogging. Here’s how it went down. Last night, Josiah and I were on our way home from a small group. We got into a conversation about plans and our future. I then told Josiah “that on this side of heaven, any thing I get to do or see is just extra. It’s the sprinkles, not the cake. It’s not the reason why I want a piece.” Then Josiah said “that’s sounds like a good blog post.” I shrugged it off and didn’t think much of it until……….

How God talks to me

Quiet time. This morning, I was writing in my journal and that car conversation came into my head. I asked God if He wanted me to start the blog again and what he wanted me to say. He placed on my heart that it was time, although I will never be fully content until I see Jesus. While I am waiting for that, God continues to show me it’s not about the sprinkles.

But I want Sprinkles.

Do you like sprinkles? Let me tell you, me too! You may be thinking, what in the world is she talking about with sprinkles and cake. Through this analogy, God was showing me despite my discontentment with apartment life, how much time my job takes from my family, what stage of life I think I am suppose to be in, being a good wife, that those things are sprinkles compared to Heaven. I wanted so much of what everyone else had or what I saw them have on social media (most likely not the greener grass that I thought it was). I wanted more than what God has already given me. While I have God and Heaven, I was telling God “but I want SPRINKLES!!!!!!!”

So with that said, God is teaching me every day to enjoy the fact that “you have everything and it’s waiting for you”. Everything else God gives you between now and then are just extra sprinkles on an already perfectly planned and baked cake. Just sit back, relax and enjoy every slice!

“⁶ Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ⁷ Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

“⁶ And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. ⁷ Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians:6-7

Want some cake?

Maybe you don’t have cake, or in this case God or frosting which is Heaven. If you can’t say without a shadow of a doubt that you have Christ, please reach out to me. My email is below. I would love nothing more than to introduce you to an Incredible Chef. Also if you have cake but can’t see it through the mountains of sprinkles, take a look at these questions and scrape some of those off.

1. What’s something you want?
2. Can you buy it, obtain it?
3. Why do you want it?
4. Will it take away from God or enhance God’s glory?
5. Pray to seek the Creator over the Creation.

¹⁵ “Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. ¹⁶ And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” Hebrews 13:15-16

Thank you all for patience and grace.

–LOVE, Amber