I sat in the bathroom stall at work tired to the bone. These past few weeks I have experienced highs and lows and have woken up days on end exhausted, every fiber of my being weary. Do you ever experience hardship and want to experience God's love in it? His love. It is the silver lining in the storm and I prayed a simple prayer in the bathroom stall at work that I would experience it this season. And in that moment, God gave me a picture and I was in the desert, trudging along. I was walking towards this brilliant oasis and God said in that moment, "Grace, it's not a mirage. You're walking towards deeper waters - refreshing waters - and it's not a mirage."

I feel stretched thin - like a rubber band that is about to snap. There is no bandwidth in my capabilities to love my coworkers, to move through this season, to trust in God. This is where my notion of what I can do melts into what God can do. Because I absolutely cannot do this on my own. Abba, father, do not abandon me. Show me your grace, show me your strength, show me your love. The ball is in your court now - I surrender everything to you.