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This morning I had beautiful whitespace (as FaithBarista Bonnie Gray calls it) in my favorite place. My mind was muddled and I was trying to fix it myself.

Walking along the beautiful lake, I clutched my books to my chest and thought. Even the gorgeous scenery against the light November wind hadn't calmed me.

 I heard something: Do you remember how you were when I first met you?

 Me: A mess.

 Don't you think if you were there, a mess without any sense of direction and I guided you out of that and brought you here, that I won't guide you?
I will guide you out of anything and everything. You just keep loving Me and spending time with Me and you'll find you're already there.

 He spoke to me. He spoke to me!!

 I'd been so worried about where He wanted me to go and how I was going to get there and how far away I was from that place that I forgot His basics. I'm just here to love him and spend time with Him...then I'll look up one day and find that I'm exactly where He wants me to be. That's it. It's so simple, so beautiful. Simply Him. 
So, whitespace again? You can count on it!

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