I cried on today! Not because I’m sad, but because my heart is so full of joy!!! The past few years have been rough! My household faced some challenges and I also lost someone very dear to my heart! Someone I thought I would grow old with and share some more of life experiences with. During what was already a heavy season, I had to have a medical procedure, which kept me pretty much in bed and depending on others for three months straight. My mental health really suffered during that time. So much so, I contemplated leaving this Earth! I had lost any hope that I had! I had no desire to write anything! I had no desire to sing again! I had no desire for anything that used to bring me joy! If you know me, you know one of the things I love the most is singing for the Lord! I just couldn’t do it! I didn’t want to do it! I was even staying away from church and running away from God’s word! Now that should tell you how bad it was. I was literally like a robot. I only did what I absolutely had to do. I did nothing outside of my little box I had created. Blessedly, I have some amazing people around me who didn’t give up on me, although I had given up on myself. I had people who would call me, text me or come visit and they would pray for me. When I say prayer works, it absolutely does! Because guess what, I started praying for myself, too! It’s like once I opened up my mouth and started talking to God about how I was feeling and what I needed, things just started changing! I started seeking His word again! I started singing again! I have even started writing again! That’s why tears are falling from my eyes, even as I write this! God is so good and he is so faithful! One of my favorite scriptures says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8. I am a living witness to this Bible verse! He was already taking care of me throughout that season, but when I opened my mouth, but when I opened up my bible, but when I knocked on that door, he filled my heart with so much joy! A joy that I hadn’t felt in a long time! So yes, I cried on today!!!!