Sorry for the disruption...
A big oops all around
Well, you may have noticed that things have been a little strange around here lately.
The honest answer is: I oopsed.
I had apparently not verified my domain name registration or missed the email somehow.
Which meant that my domain name “ourfatherdaily.life” was taken away from me until I could verify it.
And since I set up this newsletter through a custom domain on Substack…it meant I was totally locked out of my Substack account in order to create, edit, or even access my Substack account for the Our Father Daily publication.
Long story short: if you ever need to come to Our Father Daily directly, make sure to type it as “www.ourfatherdaily.life” or else you may end up back at DSM Story Forge.
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Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great website to accidentally stumble across, but it might be frustrating when you just want to come here and learn quickly about prayer.
The most frustrating thing for me has been that all of this meant I couldn’t:
Record audio for posts I had already written and scheduled
Edit posts I had written and scheduled
Update anyone on what was happening
Create more posts during the down time
All in all, it has been a frustrating experience for me. And, if I am being perfectly honest…
…I didn’t pray about this situation once…
Because I was so frustrated and flustered that I let my anxiety take over rather than taking a second to stop, breathe, and pray.
Which always leaves me wondering…
Have I now missed something?
Was there a bigger purpose behind this situation?
Should my goof up have given me time to do something else God wanted me to focus on?
I don’t know. And I may never know. Because I didn’t take the time to just rest in God’s presence and hear from God.
Instead, I let my own anxieties cloud my judgement and my heart.
My prayer for today
Our Father, I sincerely apologize for missing what you may have been doing in my life. Help me to pay attention, focus, and rest when I am stressed out. May your will be done in my life, just as it is in heaven. Amen.
Remember
Don’t let stress pull you away from God, but toward God. The more your anxiety rises, the more you should be reminded to stop, breathe, and pray…if only for a moment.
quick note: the audio recordings are going to be on hold for a bit as I am recovering from a respiratory virus and can’t make it through a recording without coughing or wheezing.