This morning I started reading a blog that was recommended on twitter by Michael Hyatt about stalling. It mentioned that if you keep talking about blogging you are probably stalling. It made me chuckle as I have been talking about blogging for probably the last two years yet not doing much of it 
I’ll share the blog post later tonight when I have access to my twitter, but for now I am on my lunch at work so alas no access to social media :/
Lately I’ve been going through a little of a lonely season. When I am not working I’m running and when I’m not running I’m at Urban or an Urban event or I am sleeping. The time I would normally spend socializing I still do somewhat. It’s just been interesting because at this point in time most of my close friends are married or married with kids. The couple close single friends I have are now most all out of state or country.
I love my married friends and I love my married friends’ kids. They are great and I am so thankful to have relationships with them so that I can learn through them about healthy married relationships and when I am in a relationship I will have those friends to lean on.
However, sometimes it is just nice to have a friend that is going through the same season of life that you are that you can be honest and open with and have them to lean on and encourage you through things that they are walking through or have walked through too.
This is the lonely season I am going through. I have plenty of friends and I am not isolating at all. I just do not really relate to any one near me right now and I am missing the feeling of having a best friend.
As I was lamenting a little last night after a great run I began to pray about this because after all I know scripturally that Jesus is the friend that sticks closer than a brother so I figured that who else to share my friendship woes than to the best friend there ever was and is. Through praying I began to think about all my married friends and how they always say about their spouse that they are their best friend. I began thinking that maybe God is just getting me ready for a new best friend. That and I think God uses circumstances to draw us closer to Him in a new way in order to deepen our relationship with Him. In the past few weeks I can definitely see how my relationship has gotten deeper with God and communication with him as been more frequent, open and honest.
All that to say even though it has been a lonely, different season of life it has been a growing and learning season too. So even though I’ve been stalling in writing blogs I haven’t been stalling in life
Also for all my friends and family that follow the blog please be praying. I am looking at cars right now to purchase. I’ve been saving up a down payment for one. Just got bad news at the dentist and it’s going to cost me about 500.00 at the dentist that I really don’t have right now but I need to get it taken care of. Also I’ll need to have oral surgery to remove my wisdom teeth in the next couple months and that will also be an added expense right around the holidays so be praying as I really don’t know how I am going to cover those medical costs, but I believe that God is a good father and a good provider and so I am trusting in him.
Live Life Extraordinary,
Alayna
