Hey there! I’m Mikala—a wife, mother of 5, family doctor, well-being advocate, and the author of Ordinary on Purpose. Each month, my writing reaches millions of women, but I am thrilled to be connecting with YOU. I’m truly grateful to have you here!
All tagged #handitover
“Please, God. Please. Can You please make it abundantly clear You are here?” And maybe it sounds crazy…but He did.
Motherhood is exhausting and scary and filled to the brim with beautiful, heart-stopping, tear-jerking, breathtaking moments. And you get to feel every single emotion!
Yep, I think this is the year to grow a little closer to the best version of ME I can be. And LOVE me.
Stop ‘handing it over’ then continuing to lose sleep and micromanage what you’ve placed in God’s hands.
I KNOW one day I’ll stand back to see the beautiful result of my breathtakingly ordinary life.
The DO-ing won’t ever be enough. Not for Jesus. That’s not what He’s looking for, really. Over and over and over, He invites me to something deeper.
He just goes on loving me anyway. Forgiving me anyway. Waiting for me to return to Him. Again.
And every day instead of feeling overwhelmed, I can CHOOSE to be grateful...
I have officially had it up to here!!!! (I never knew what moms meant by this…until now.) I have reached the point when just ONE MORE THING leaves me fumbling for answers or fighting back tears.
What exactly am I supposed to DO now? Is there something I can DO, God?? About ANY of this??
Pain always comes before healing. But now maybe as you attempt to stand on those shaky legs…you’ll feel Someone take your hand, and it will feel more familiar than you can possibly describe. Like Someone you’ve ALWAYS known.
I forget how small I am in the grand scheme of things. I forget over and over and over I am not in control.
You guys, He has time!!! All the time in the world. For me. For her. For you. He can carry it all!!
I’ll mess up. I’ll doubt. I’ll sin. Maybe within the next thirty minutes. He KNOWS. But it doesn’t matter to Jesus. He loves me. Regardless.
It’s the strangest thing, isn’t it?? Life is filled with uncertainty. And loss. Pain. And fear. Yet somehow…right in the middle of it all, there is beauty too. And I think that’s the abundance promised to us, you guys.
I guess my point in telling you this is, I’m 40. He waited a looooong time. For ME. And it’s never too late. Ever. He’s waiting. He chose you too, Beloved.
Over and over and over we get all caught up in life’s pain. Consumed by how far we have yet to go. And sometimes we lose sight of our blessings.
