It is not that difficult...

It is actually pretty simple.

To be a Yes girl. A woman that obeys God and lives out His Word.

We make it so complicated. We're always looking for the big moment to fulfill the call He has put on our lives. Instead, He is so simple. The Godly life is so simple.

All the Lord wants for us is to say "Yes!" to Him...in the little things...and in the big things...in the moment before us...with the right attitude...in the life He has given us. Not in the life He has given someone else. Not in the dream someone else has dreamed for you. Not in the destiny that you think ought to be yours. But in the right here, right now...God wants our YES. He wants our hearts, determined on the "Yes, Lord!"

It is in the little things, like choosing to vacuum the dog-haired carpet for the thirty millionth time since molting season began, without complaining but in rejoicing for the heat still working and walls of protection from the blustery wind. Yes.

It is in the moment of grabbing the dirty laundry the kids were suppose to collect last night, and doing so because even momma knows how nice it is when some does our job for us...especially when said children we weren't goofing off but rather fulfilling all the demands of life that crashed in and stole away chore night. Yes.

It is in the most uncomplicated, unpredictable act of giving your heart and home to a child who needs to know her value, significance, purpose in a world where not having a mom and dad makes normal things, like "Emergency Contact Person" complicated. Yes.

It is in asking question after question of the Lord, with a sincere desire to be transformed and renewed. Not simply to give breath to our fears, concerns, frustrations, but to seek the God who knows for answers to our every-day muddles, like "How can I make time for You, God...and not just squeeze You in while multi-tasking in the bathroom?" Yes.

It is in seeing the transformation that comes from studying the Word day after day, year after year...in how God, through the Holy Spirit, teaches about things such as the bitterness of the heart, the narrow path to be chosen, the magnificence of holiness. Yes.

It is in spending an afternoon on studying the pond and forest with a bored third grader, listening to the plight of a fifth grader, squeezing in a cuddle here and there, and a chore or two before embarking on a ladies tea purposed to challenge women in Bringing Holy Back to the Holiday as We Share Our Savior in a Holy New Way. Yes.

It is in being undone in my soul...as I...who never wanted to teach...stand before women proclaiming the Word...with a passion for God to save souls, redeem lives, and give understanding to the matter of transformation, freedom, and holiness in Christ. Yes.

Me. A wounded-healer, a normal gal, there teaching a roomful of woman the Scriptures...exclaiming the truth that when Jesus, the Holy One, is the covering for our sin...placed by God through faith in His son as Lord...we are, indeed, holy and blameless in God's sight. Yes.

Me. Saying "Yes!" to God. I almost missed it in the little and big things, looking for something bigger and better. Me, being a "Yes!" girl.

It is not that difficult, my sweet friends, to be women who say "Yes" to God. I'm humbled to see that it starts with knowing who we are, whose we are. God's.

Saying "Yes" is about knowing we belong to Him, by faith in Jesus Christ, and living that truth out moment by moment. When our bleary eyes open to the vision of our Heavenly Father--as He sees Himself, not as we have perceived Him--our grumbles inevitably turn to a joy-filled "Yes." When we let go of the dream for something more, the blessing of now becomes our reality. Yes.

That is where I am today. A Yes girl. In simple today, I see His hand and blessing as a result. I pray for you experience it, too. I pray that today would be the day you say "Yes" to God in your reality, no matter what it looks like.

By His Grace & Mighty Power,