Finding Balance

Precious girl, I see you and I’m with you. You love hard and give generously. You dream big and serve well. You are kind yet fierce. You wonder if self love is selfishness, and if you ever do enough. There’s a constant battle between whether you’re doing enough or being enough. And you never seem to win.

You are the girl who’s heart is in 2 different places. Who struggles to be unashamedly unique but sees and longs to be like everyone else. Who loves being active but defaults to laziness and wonders why she can’t do more and be more. Who loves the concept of less is more, but gives into a culture screaming more more more. Who cherishes the current days and begs time to slow down, yet dreams about those days in the future and wills time to speed up. Who wants to conquer the world, but lacks motivation and sometimes struggles to just get out of bed in the morning. Who loves time with people, but craves those times just to herself. Who is loud and free but the Bible tells her to have a gentle and quiet spirit. So she tries to be both. Who relishes in the little things and says that’s all she needs, yet sees the big things and wants those too. Who wants to have it all together, but struggles to even define what that might look like.

I see you and I’m with you. 

And I want you to know that laziness is different than rest. The busy days are good, but the days of rest are needed and vital. They recharge you for your full days and you need them just as much. Give yourself grace.

I want you to know that the little things are never to be taken for granted and you should always seek them out in the day to day. But its ok to love the big things too. They are both special and both deserving of celebration. And when you focus more on the big things and less on the little things, give yourself grace.

I want you to know that time can never be given back and that no matter what is to come in the future, the present is where you need to be. Being present in the here and now is where God wants you to be. But on days when you are wanting both, give yourself grace.

I want you to know that no one has it all together. Not even those girls who make it seem like they do. It’s ok to be messy and disorganized. Spend more time chasing contentment and less time chasing perfection. But when you find yourself chasing both, give yourself grace.

I see you and I’m with you. 

And most of all, I just want you to know that you can be both people. You can be the social butterfly who at the same times craves peace and quiet. You can be the present girl, who dreams big about the future. You can be unique and yet love the current trends. You can be messy and content at the same time. You can be both girls, because they are equally you. And both are loved. Try to love both girls inside of you and try to seek the Lord when you don’t. Always look for the balance, and start making those 2 different people inside of you one. One girl who is just figuring life out, all the while trying to be true to who God is calling her to be.

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