The not so fun house
It’s fair week and that means for this show mama we are going on day five of show week. In the midst of the work hours, lamb showing, and dust …. oh my word so ….. much ……… dust!! There is also the carnival that is set up right next door to the livestock barn.
Two of my youngest daughter’s favorite things this week have been bumper cars and the fun house. I have lost count of how many times we have done each of them. I am 100% not a fan of the fun houses though. For whatever reason there is something about them that give me the willies.
Out of the few that are on the fairgrounds, there is one that she loves the most and kept going back to. Most of the time she wanted to do it on her own but there have been a few times she wrangled me into it with her.
Walking into this box of frustration, there are rollers on the ground intended to make you slip on your rear end and take Advil for the duration of the week. A few steps further up there are these seven-inch spaced bars with chains on the ends allowing them to only move about 3 inches either way. Now I don’t know about the rest of you mama’s out there – but after having two kiddos my hips are wider than I’d like to admit. I had a hard time squeezing through them while my youngest was just zippin’ right on through.
If you make it through that then there are bungie cords, metal moving circles, more metal bars and a giant purple spinning circle you have to jump through at the end before you exit. Last night she wanted to go through it again, but I had my purse with me. I didn’t think it was going to be an issue until I hit the bungie cords. My purse strap kept getting caught on it making it difficult for me to move forward.
How many times in our lives do we keep our junk with us which then causes us to keep getting caught up in the present circumstances of our lives? We feel trapped and unable to move forward because of the things we carry with us. Some may be light however some might be really heavy things.
To be transparent, all day yesterday I was struggling with high anxiety from a particular situation at hand. I felt stuck and unable to move forward during parts of my day. I felt heavy. A dear sweet friend of mine said, “He saw the darkness coming and has you in His arms.” After she said that, it was the peace I needed to release the stuff I had been carrying for a few days.
Almost immediately Phillippians 4:6-7 came to mind:
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
This not so fun house ran parallel to my situation and I didn’t even realize it until last night.
Sweet reader, there is nothing this side of heaven that is going to surprise God. In addition to that, there is also no battle that you’re going to be up against that He hasn’t already won for you. Yes, you will feel all the things and yes you may even forget that it’s going to be alright. However, in the end things will always work out just like Romans 8: 28 says,
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
So how about this week you pray for me and I’ll pray for you.
Y’all have a great rest of your week and enjoy the good weather.
