Hey Happy Sisterhood!

Can’t wait to see you again. Can’t wait to get to come back together and gather. Can’t wait to get to do all that is in our hearts after this pandemic craziness is over. Can’t wait. Can’t wait. Can’t wait.

I was just at I am Woman Conference with tons of friends. Dawn Chere Wilkerson spoke in one of the sessions and it so spoke to me so wanted to share this with you today.

She told of how many times we have all typed those words “ I can’t wait!” in texts and said them to people over the phone or on FaceTime or Zoom in the last few months right?! So she was saying that we keep saying those words. Then we WAIT! But what if we actually can’t keep waiting? What if there are things God wants us to do NOW? Like focus on who is right in front of us. Like enjoying this moment. Like making the very best of today. Like asking God to give us creative ways to move forward now.

It made me think of the part of Happy ANYWAY, by first book where I talked about if/then happiness. and how this is such a perfect time for us to be sure we are NOT yielding to if/then happiness. It can rob us of our joy like nothing else. If this happens, then I’ll be happy. NOOOO! We can be happy ANYWAY right now in the middle. Scripture tells us to count it all joy when we are faced with trials and tribulations. That is what we are all faced with right now to say the least! What would your day look like if you counted it all joy ANYWAY?

D.C. told the story of her sister-in-law who just had a baby and how it didn’t matter that she had to wear a mask in delivery or that family didn’t get to come to the hospital. It didn’t look the way they had hoped for but that baby wasn’t waiting for everything to get perfect. The baby couldn’t wait. And guess what?! There are things in our hearts that God is birthing in us that can’t wait for everything in our lives to be perfect. If God has put something in your heart to do, go for it! It can’t wait if it’s His timing no matter what is going on!

Y’all, maybe there is another book coming called Do it ANYWAY! lol Actually, the title at the time is Believe ANYWAY and it’s in process but this blog seemed appropriate on the heels of this awesome message I just heard and wanted to pass it along. It encouraged me and hope it did you, too!

Happy Monday!

PS Like this? Go to AdrienneCooley.com for lots more & join me Wednesday for #WCW & also Thursday nights for Happy Sisterhood Zoom as we go through Love ANYWAY! Grab an ebook on Amazon and join us!!!! Join my FB public group to get the link. CAN’T WAIT to see you then!!!! And also be watching for details of #HG2020ANYWAY & how it’s going to work this year – Sept 25-26