Ripple-Effect Faith with Twyla Franz

Sometimes you are doing too much, and you know it from the tumble of thoughts burying the task that truly needs your attention. You find yourself making slow progress in several areas simultaneously. At every spin, you find more before you that could be straightened, sorted, or scheduled.
Oh friend, I get it.
I admit I mostly (okay, only) wipe out the interior of my fridge when I should be packing for a trip. I tidy the pantry and put wheels to a wild whim of an idea when I have barely enough margin for the minimum. I make spontaneous updates to pages on my website that don't need to be fixed. 
The higher my stack of urgent responsibilities, the faster my brain churns. There is a reason I keep an AquaNotes pad in my shower to capture sudden inspiration.
If you struggle with your relationship with work–fighting excuses, inefficiency, or exhaustion–welcome! There's grace and good news, I find, for real people like us.
My slow journey through the New Testament lands me in the book of Colossians, and this week I'm lingering in chapter three. Here's what strikes me about verse 17: Paul doesn't say to do your work unto the Lord only when your load isn't too much, or only when you can keep your priorities in a God-honoring order, or only when you don't feel stressed, stretched, or sidelined.
 
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Sometimes I can get stuck in my routine. I start my morning the same way every day I can. I fall into a rhythm with school and gymnastics and church. I even put plates a certain way in the dishwasher–every time.
In the midst of the repetition, faith can begin to feel a bit monotonous. Perhaps you've experienced this. You might feel like you're on autopilot, mudding through the motions, willing your heart to be in it. Maybe you're struggling to keep up with the minimum because the needs that take your time? Well, they keep multiplying.
 
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It feels like summer, and I sit on the step with Seph Schlueter singing through my portable speaker. Funny how you can play worship songs on repeat, but they move you forward, rather than in circles. Yes, you are essentially listening on loop, but the lyrics unravel your reservations and amplify your expectancy with every replay.
 
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Perhaps it's grief, your physical health, or some other life disruption that makes the ground gallop beneath you. And it's all you can do right now to keep putting one foot forward at a time. Here are three truths that will steady you when life feels unstable.
 
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"Did you see what I wrote on the mirror?" He's giddy insistent. First, he points to words I don't even see in the disappearing, post-shower stream. 
God is good.
God is great.
Bless his 9-year-old heart, reminding me that even when we can't see how, God's steadiness writes a never-ending story.
 
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FREE, 5-Day Email Course: Turn Your Loneliness into Ripple-Effect Faith in 5 Days
Read the written version of this episode HERE.