Invocation

Invocation: the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority

I did not have a singular defining moment for accepting God into my heart. Our relationship grew with every encounter - from my experience of Him rescuing anxious thoughts to undeserved advantages in life's circumstances. This latest expansion requires me to move past invitation to invocation. I've held onto control for a long time. Invocation requires a more full experience of God as an authority. I can ask for His help and support as a Father, and wade in his direction and influence. 

Next year's recalibration provides the sensation of a salt water float, dispersing the chronic pressures of the past two years into a buoyant landing place of trust. 

New Normal

"When the framework of our daily existence gets completely dismantled and the landscape around us grows increasingly unrecognizable, our strongest longing is seldom prosperity. What we yearn for is normalcy. We don't tend to ask for the moon when we've lost all we've known. We just want some semblance of our old lives back. The hard truth is, there's no real going back. But once we get up again, there can be a going forward. In His faithfulness, God sees to it what we thought was the end isn't the end after all. And eventually, perhaps not terribly long after, we realize we've transitioned into a new normal." 

- Beth Moore, "Chasing Vines: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life"