Dig Your Drain!

I wasn't sure when I came back to the social media world and back to writing/blogging what I would say at first. The message came on March 21st; I had just finished spending time with one of my favorite humans to celebrate her birthday, and I had gotten in my cleaning zone. Yes, I am one of those humans that will gladly start cleaning in the evening and clean most of all night if possible. (Let us pray for my future husband and kiddos now, they're gonna have that wife/mom😂, I've learned to own it at this point!) To tell this story, let me give you some context: in 2022, I had a cross necklace that had mysteriously disappeared after Ruthie girl joined the family (she's the mischevious one that loves to meddle in every and anything), and I thought I had lost it forever. Now, my bathroom sink's drain is funny (or so I thought), in the sense of for weeks and weeks it would be fine, then it would start to drain really slow. So on this night, I decided to clean out my drains and see if I can figure this out on my own. (One of the things I'm aiming to do in my single season is learn how to do homey things, like fix things and learn how to properly hang things on the wall, those homey things.) Back to the story, I promise there's a purpose: I do the bathroom drain and get some hair out from it, but not so much. Then, came time to do the sink's drain. At first, I got some hair and dirt; I kept digging and kept digging, and there was a time the drain cleaner got stuck. I had to manuver it around and do what I can to get it unstuck. When I finally got the stick back out, long and behold, I ended up finding the cross necklace I had lost 2 years ago in the drain. In that moment, I had a realization, and a beautiful one at that. There are going to be times and seasons when God wants us to "dig our drain". Let's dig into this deeper: we are going to have to ask ourselves tough, uncomfortable questions that gets to the root of everything. When I took my social media and blogging fast and started spending 20 minutes of quiet time with God (per Terri Savelle Foy's new book 'The Alone Advantage', there'll be a blog on it), I realized everyday I wrote in that journal and was quiet for 20 minutes, I ended up partnering with and trusting God everyday enough to dig deeper and deeper into myself, why I felt or thought things at time, why I didn't trust with certain things, asking God A LOT of questions, just so much. I won't lie, at times it hurts to dig deep; it's not easy and it brings up feelings you may have buried or avoided dealing with. YET, that's the beauty of digging deep; God reveals TO HEAL. God reveals not to hurt you, but to HELP you. I used to be scared to dig deep, to let things be silent, to fully and truly rely on God, especially when life happens and throws so many unexpected things your way. Yet again, God told us Jeremiah 29:11; I'm sorry, GOD DECLARED Jeremiah 29:11. He knows the plans for our lives, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future. God knows, He knows, so instead of trying to be in control, I let go and let God be in control. He knows, God knows, so I get to simply live, to love, to be obedient, to listen, and to trust. I'm thankful for the silence time I've had with God, and I'll continue to have those 20 minutes of quiet time everyday with Him. Now, we're back, obedient and ready. Let this encourage you to dig your drain!