There is Peace

I was looking through all the 1159s I’ve sent since last November when I started writing these and it was pretty crazy to see the themes repeat each month.

(I like patterns, remember? I just don’t always see them haha)

It’s been a pretty constant cycle of desiring to grow, seeing a specific area I need to grow in, reminding myself that I need to just start [or keep going] - it doesn’t have to be perfect - and then giving it everything to make the change.

Repeat.

And man, that’s been a learning process in of itself.

I’ve also realized I use business scenarios from the week as an analogy for personal life events, for the sake of discretion.

And honestly, I’ve never shared a fictitious story in doing so, and it’s been pretty neat to see how our brains make the same observation across multiple spheres of life. (there has to be a God - more convinced every day)

So, I’ll keep doing that :)

My hope for this email series remains the same as we near the end of the 1st year (that’s CRAZY) - I’m wanting to be an encouragement to all, especially young professionals, through both the trial & triumph and the trial & errors I encounter.

If you’re under 35, just know that a lot of our peers are hurting right now.

It’s been a hell of a decade (I mean that in every sense of the word) and that should excite those of us who have the Living Hope within us.

There is peace in the chaos.

There is love amidst the hate.

There is hope when overwhelmed by despair.

There is faith when faced with the impossible.

And yet I‘m tallying up the friends and mutual connections I’ve lost to suicide by the year.

If I could tell my one friend who’s hurting the most just one thing, I think it would be this:

You’re not alone. Even though it feels like you’ve failed, like you’ve botched it so bad there’s no turning it around, like you’ll be shunned, rejected, maybe even laughed at if you opened yourself up and shared what you’re really walking through and the fears and anxiety you face daily; Jesus sees you, He loves you, and He’s calling you. And if I had to guess, there’s probably a tear in His eye because He wants to hold and comfort you so much.

Just call out and cling to Him. You know in your heart what that means.

So here’s my encouragement tonight - pass that message along to someone who might be hurting.

Give it your own tone, voice, word choice.

If you know the hope that turns everything around, even… no, especially when things are going South, share it.

And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, listen, I am so confident that it’s God who calls you to Himself and not men, that I’m willing to bet big bucks that deep inside, you know what we’re chatting about. Just call out to Him. :)

I’m also just a reply away if I can support you, friend.

With that said, we have one more month before the final chapter of this year begins (WILD).

Let’s make the most of the time we have, and not waste a minute thinking we have tomorrow.

I’m STOKED for what God is doing in your life, friend!