I was driving Pierce to school this morning and he turned to me and asked, "Mom, what has been the busiest year of your life?"
I thought hard trying to pinpoint one, but I finally said, "Gosh honey, I dont know, I feel like I've been busy for a looonnnggg time."
He sighed. This has been his busiest year so far, he shared, and he is wondering how to handle it, and if it will ever get better.
It was not lost on me that I was having this conversation with my 13 year old 7th grader. Did I wonder these things at his age? I don't think I did. I think life is more fast paced now than it used to be and that pressure affects younger people more than it used to. The voices in society (made louder by constant online access) scream at us to work harder, do better, prioritize, rest, exercise, eat well, have meaningful relationships, drink water, eat organic, for gosh sake DO IT ALL AND DO IT BETTER.
It's exhausting.
I was so glad to be able to share with him that although his life will probably always be busy, there is a place he can go for relief.
"...but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper." I Kings 19:12
When life rises up and seems like it is too much and you feel you will cave under the pressure, I told him, you just need to take a minute and listen for the whisper.
God didn't promise a lack of storms, He just promised to be present in them. To uphold us, encourage us, strengthen us and see us through to the other side. Every. Single. Time.
I am a little sad that my kids are growing up in such a tumultuous time, but I am so happy to be able to point them to where peace is - just follow the whisper, my 13 year old, He will never let you down. 💜
