How can a girl ardently seek Jesus every day and still worry? How I’ve wrestled with this question so many times.
“Those who have faith, deep abiding faith in an artist who has all things under his control, have no need to rehash the past or predict the future.” Michele Cushatt
Such wise insight from Michele’s new book, Undone.
Bottom line, if we don’t choose faith….we won’t have faith.
Michele’s story is probably similar to the rollercoaster story we all find ourselves riding, yet somewhere between the hurts, the heartaches, the losses, the failures and even the cancer….
Michele finds the beautiful artist, lovingly at work……one brushstroke at a time…..in a life that is undone.
“Faith isn’t rooted in the past or the future. It’s birthed in how we approach and handle today.” Michele Cushatt
This resolute heart for Jesus has met him in the tender, swollen and irritated moments of weakness…and found….his presence is enough for each moment.
She reminds us that even life with the most imaginable hurts is in the here and now.
You see….when life becomes undone…..in just one phone call or one indiscretion or one bad decision…..we are forced to stop in the middle of the road.
We can catapult to the pits of worry and despair.…
Or we can breathe in the presence of the great artist and choose faith.
Jesus asked…..
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?”
What has worry ever done for you? Nothing friend…nothing.
“Worry like cancer consumes life, eating away at a person from the inside out. It exaggerates the unknown and clouds the known until the worried person sees only the horror of what might be, rather than the beauty of what already is.” Michele Cushatt
Worry seeks to take what good there is in life and condemn it with the hurt, the pain, the cancer and the loss.
This beautiful memoir met me in a recent battle that had turned into a stronghold of worry. A blessing from God that I thought was secure in my life….all of a sudden became unsure because of greedy man.
Two days ago I hit my knees at 1:36 a.m. and …..I chose faith.
Life is going to come at us with both fists wielding. It may knock us down, but we can look up before we get up….and remember who is in control…trusting him to help us in each unknown moment.
This is a beautiful book, one that you must read. It is a book for the divorced, single parent, the perfectionist mother or wife, the blended or new foster family, the career professional, the struggling faith walker and yes even the cancer patient.
Michele relays the poignant details of her struggles refreshingly real….. yet agonizingly raw. She can take a simple bible story and retell it in a way that makes you forget you have heard it before.
Filled with gospel truth yet soaked in intimate honesty, I feel like I have known Michele for years.
I can’t wait to meet her face to face one day soon and put my arms around her neck, and give her a holy kiss. This brave woman gives me hope…and a new perspective.
Reading this book will be a wise investment to your spiritual bank…..it will greatly strengthen and prepare you for the undone moments of life.
I just want to share one more nugget of wisdom from Michele, plucking at my heart strings for this undone life I too am living….
“Only a marred life gives birth to the most beautiful redemption.”
It seems we don’t see the richness of the struggle and how we mess it up at times….until after we have experienced the mercy.
What a beautiful work the great artist can do when we trust him in the unexpected and unknown.
Oh thank you, thank you Jesus.
If you find yourself at a place in life that is undone…..take heart my friend….God’s presence is here and now….so choose faith. He promises to never leave you nor forsake you….even when life is undone.
It is an unspeakable honor to be a part of Michele’s launch team for this beautiful book. You will be able to find it in stores on March10th or go to the Undone website and preorder it now. You can also read a sample chapter and find out more about this awesome lady.
