There are seasons of life that feel like endless uphill climbs, whether by circumstances or internal challenges. Today I find myself asking God, “How will I ever grow? When will I learn and change? Will I ever be more like You? What is my role in all of this?” And God spoke to my heart, “Seek Me in the morning. Day after day. Until it becomes your second nature and your first desire.”

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Sometimes we can’t have all the answers we want. We aren’t called to know everything; we’re called to rest in and know the One who has always known everything. Sometimes God gives us a path that simply requires the next step, and then the next, so that faithfulness in these little pieces of our days can blossom into grand stories — when we look back and see everything differently, see how transformed we are — and when we make that last steep scramble finally, to gasp at the glorious view from the top of the mountain, with a much greater understanding of the journey.

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“But for now,” God tells me, “seek Me first.”