Something that occurred to me the other day...there is a horrible misconception that so many of us have about being led to do something. If you are following God, looking to Him, talking with Him, letting Him guide you...then you are going to have a time where it feels like He is nudging you in a certain direction. Whether this leading comes from things that other people have said, thoughts that you have repeatedly had, or just a gut feeling, He uses many ways to put desires into us that help us know where to go and what to do. I wholeheartedly believe this.
The problem that we fall into though is that we get to this point and then things come to a grinding halt. We may say that with everything in us we want to do what this is that He has called us to do, BUT then we realize how much effort it is going to take OR we start working on whatever it is and things get really hard and our next thought is...this must not be His will then...
Friends...when God calls you to do something it is not going to be as simple as walking through a few open doors to get there. Yes, He is going to help you, BUT that does not mean the journey is going to be easy. I know of so very many people who have felt pulled to start a new business, write a book, change jobs, move to a different area...but when they actually started moving in that direction and began figuring out what it would take to hit the end goal, they panicked or froze up and determined that they must have heard God wrong.
When God calls you to do something, there is going to be one or a few difficult parts that are going to surface along the way. That's just how it is. The world we live in is not perfect and is not run by our God, so there are going to be hindrances that come your way. BUT...our God knows this and will give you whatever you need to be able to conquer what comes at you.
So, please don't give up, friend. I know you are thinking about what you have felt called to do right now. Keep looking to God. Make a plan. And go do what you know you need to do. It may take longer than you had hoped...You may need to revise your plan a few times..but, when you get to where He is wanting you to be you will be forever grateful that you kept going.
Life in the Midst
12/17/19
12/8/19
Friend, You've Got This!
Somewhere along the way, most of us fell into a horrible complex...
The mentality that we aren't enough. We aren't capable. We aren't worth it. We don't have what it takes. Everyone else is meant for greatness and has the ability to achieve incredible feats, but not us...
Social media has only fueled the fire on these defeatist thoughts, too. It's truly sad how we can be feeling good about ourselves and then after a few minutes of scrolling through posts it all goes up in smoke. Suddenly, nothing about our lives seems amazing anymore. Everything everyone else is doing and accomplishing is so magnificent and completely beyond our reach.
STOP.
Friends, we have got to stop this right now! I want you to start repeating one or all of these phrases to yourself every single day. Are you ready? Take a deep breath...now say this...I AM capable. I AM worth it. I AM brave. I CAN do this.
The people succeeding in life, reaching their goals and living their dreams? They are just like you! Let me say that again for the people in the back...They are just like you! There isn't something astoundingly special about them. How are they doing what they are doing? Two things...they have the right mindset and they don't let themselves give up. THE END.
So...you've totally got this my friend. That thing you know you are called to do. That goal you have had floating around your mind for years. It's time to go do it!
The mentality that we aren't enough. We aren't capable. We aren't worth it. We don't have what it takes. Everyone else is meant for greatness and has the ability to achieve incredible feats, but not us...
Social media has only fueled the fire on these defeatist thoughts, too. It's truly sad how we can be feeling good about ourselves and then after a few minutes of scrolling through posts it all goes up in smoke. Suddenly, nothing about our lives seems amazing anymore. Everything everyone else is doing and accomplishing is so magnificent and completely beyond our reach.
STOP.
Friends, we have got to stop this right now! I want you to start repeating one or all of these phrases to yourself every single day. Are you ready? Take a deep breath...now say this...I AM capable. I AM worth it. I AM brave. I CAN do this.
The people succeeding in life, reaching their goals and living their dreams? They are just like you! Let me say that again for the people in the back...They are just like you! There isn't something astoundingly special about them. How are they doing what they are doing? Two things...they have the right mindset and they don't let themselves give up. THE END.
So...you've totally got this my friend. That thing you know you are called to do. That goal you have had floating around your mind for years. It's time to go do it!