prayer text(s)

Hey.

This week has been rather synonymous to the weather we're experiencing right now--dreary with a side of disappointment. (Like, where the heck is spring?) Between exams + a hodge podge of meh relational things I don't feel like disclosing, I've decided that running on stress and sorrow are not exactly ideal for my emotional or physical well-being. Thankfully, in these times He is near.

Sometime in the middle of the dreariness the past few days, I picked up on a little design project that I believe captures what I believe would be what conversations with my Father looked like if they were in the form of texts. (I know, you're probably thinking, "Wow, this girl must've gone off the deep end...")

As a disclaimer, all the "responses" from God were taken from things He was constantly showing me throughout the week, whether it be through conversations with friends, my own quiet time, song lyrics (in particular "Shepherd" by Bethel Music), and messages. They aren't Scripture (although they are Scripture based) and shouldn't be taken as such. I hope that's somewhat obvious.

Enjoy.

x,
A

Edit: I didn't really explain the context of what's going on, so I guess this is for those of you who might be a little confused.

We all have had that moment, I assume, when we know the friend we're messaging has seen our messages but doesn't reply and it frustrates us to no end.

"Ugh, if he saw it, why isn't he replying?" [cue frustration]

That's often how I feel in my prayer life. As of late, I have been praying fervently over one area of my life, only to find no answer to that but an answer to another. This I know because He makes the answers clear and sure but in the areas where I desperately seek answers to, He often remains silent. However, this is some sort of odd comfort to me, because I know He is listening and acknowledging my prayers. I thought it best to encapsulate this silent acknowledgement in the "seen" timestamps.

There have been numerous instances recently where I believe God will do something one way, and then He presently (and in the most timely way) proves that He will have His way in the end. Not my will, but His. It's rather amusing, actually how God must delight in showing me how His ways are infinitely better and as I approach closer to His revealing of what is in store for me, I start to see the bigger picture and understand what He's been preparing me for. This recognition was kind of encapsulated towards the end of the texts where things amount to a "DUH" moment. (Do you ever get those? Cause God has been on a roll with those lately for me.)

The conversations between me and Him never cease to amuse me. Expect more to come. In the meantime, feel free to laugh with me. I imagine He deep belly-laughs at/with me quite often.