{"id":6809,"date":"2021-09-12T06:24:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T10:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robynsfrenchnest.com\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2021-09-12T06:37:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T10:37:06","slug":"its-too-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robynsfrenchnest.com\/from-the-nest\/its-too-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"“It’s Too Hard”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oh, the stories from the preschool classroom!\u00a0 Kids really do say the cutest things.\u00a0<\/strong> I\u2019ve been hearing one comment a lot this week from a particular student.\u00a0 For privacy, I\u2019ll just call this student \u201cCutie Pie\u201d!<\/p>\n

Cutie Pie is in a little habit of declaring, \u201cIt\u2019s too hard!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I say a habit, because Cutie Pie has a bright, young mind and is capable of things beyond what is even considered age-appropriate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But I get it.\u00a0 Totally.\u00a0<\/strong> Sometimes things just seem a little too hard for the moment.\u00a0 Sometimes we just don\u2019t WANT to do them, either, right?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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My response to Cutie Pie is usually, \u201cIt\u2019s okay, you can do hard things too\u201d and then just be available for when Cutie Pie actually needs a little help or direction.\u00a0 I want Cutie Pie to learn.\u00a0 And learning doesn\u2019t really come from the easy things.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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As so often happens, (probably because I spend a good portion of my week with 3-year-olds), I felt a little check this week.\u00a0 I will admit, I\u2019ve been grumbling a bit of late to God.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s too hard!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone else?\u00a0 Surely I\u2019m not alone in this.<\/p>\n

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And the grumbling seems silly when I stop and think about it.\u00a0 I had to give myself the same talk that I did my son a couple weeks ago, on a particularly frustrating day<\/strong>, which he proclaimed to be a \u201chard day\u201d.<\/p>\n

Blessings abound.\u00a0 I have a family who loves me, a comfortable home, a teaching job that allows me to be close to my children, more than enough food to eat, and so many \u201cwants\u201d too.\u00a0 We don\u2019t really know what hard is; I get that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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But days\u2026or weeks\u2026or seasons do come that seem especially hard.\u00a0<\/strong> We all have hard days, ranging from \u201cI stubbed my toe\u201d hard to soul-crushing hard.<\/p>\n

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I read this passage from Ann Voskamp<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0a few years ago and it has stuck with me.\u00a0 I wanted to share the entirety with you because it resonated deeply with me and still does:<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have enough of Me and courage<\/p>\n

to do this hard thing.<\/p>\n

You have enough of Me and strength<\/p>\n

to not give up.<\/p>\n

You have enough of Me and love<\/p>\n

to keep on going.<\/p>\n

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You have enough of Me and peace<\/p>\n

to know that you are carried.<\/p>\n

You have enough of Me<\/p>\n

to simply rest.<\/p>\n

You have enough of Me<\/p>\n

and I am enough.<\/p>\n

You are enough \u2013 because the great I AM is<\/p>\n

In you, and with you, and for you.<\/p>\n

And that alone is<\/p>\n

completely enough.<\/em><\/p>\n

–Ann Voskamp<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Philippians 4:13 is well-loved, often quoted, and you likely have it memorized too:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can do all things through Christ<\/em> who strengthens me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sometimes\u2026maybe often times lately\u2026everything around us just feels too hard and we need a reminder that His grace is enough and His love is enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the daily routines and mundane parts of life, I find myself sometimes just needing a reminder that God loves me.\u00a0 And He loves you.\u00a0 And He is enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know what your hard thing is this week.\u00a0 You may not even know what your hard thing will be.\u00a0 While I may think I know what my hard thing will be, I\u2019ve lived long enough to know that the unexpected happens<\/strong>.\u00a0 (Robb so kindly reminded me this week about how many decades<\/em> old I am.\u00a0 Of course, he hit the big 4-0 this year, so I can still hang that over his head for awhile. Haha!)<\/p>\n

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But in all seriousness, life happens and hard things come.\u00a0 Some happen simply because we live in a fallen world.\u00a0 Some hard things are allowed to come in to our lives to help us learn!<\/p>\n

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As you go through your week, I hope you remember that with God, <\/em>you have what it takes.\u00a0<\/strong> And just like Cutie Pie, you can do hard things too.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d love to know how I can pray for you this week.\u00a0 I welcome you to leave your prayer request in the comments.\u00a0 Let\u2019s pray for and encourage one another this week!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Much love from our nest.<\/p>\n

Blessings,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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P.S.<\/strong>\u00a0 I’d love for you to follow me on social media! \u00a0You can find my home decor inspiration on Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Pinterest<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/span>! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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