There is nothing in Scripture necessarily that suggests the closer I get to God, the easier life will become.

But what Scripture does suggest is that the closer we get to God, the better we become at dealing with life.

There's some seasons like, oh gosh, it would be really nice to be in a relationship right now.

Like, when is this going to happen? There there's some moments where I feel that tension.

But then I'm reminded that I'm surrounded still.

And I lack nothing with God.

What's up, family?

It's your girl, SJR, and you are listening to the Woman Evolve podcast.

Are we late?

Yes.

But are we here? Yes. But are we here?

Yes.

Sorry for the delay.

I took a little vacation.

I won't say just because anything is better than no thing.

But I took two full days of rest and isolation and it was most necessary. I'd be feeling very

overstimulated by all of the things, as I am sure you are as well. Like if you're not,

drop the clues, drop the hints, drop the insights,

drop them somewhere where I can find them, okay? Because sometimes it just feels like there's too

much going on all of the time. And, you know, I think I needed a minute to center to remind myself who I am in the midst of it all.

And I think the greatest takeaway that I had from my time away is that I really need to start writing again.

So right now I have my prayer and my devotion time and I write in my journal just about, you know, what the Lord revealed to me about his character, about myself,

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