Transition, change, new season, whatever you call it, it's an adjustment. An adjustment (or adjustments) that needs to be made in order to move forward in life. Sometimes these adjustments are welcome, sometimes not so much. Nevertheless, there it is... a change that needs to be made.
You know, I have found that, generally, change is something that I look forward to mainly because I get a little bored with "same". Every once in a while I have to gear up for change then I'm good. Case in point, where I stand today is a place in time I knew was coming, I was excited about it, and was curious what would come next. What I didn't expect was the sense of loss I felt when it got here. It crept up on me slowly, imperceptably kind of like a low lying fog that you only see in the open spaces.
Funny how you can think you're ready for something and can even appear ready for it yet get a bit blindsided by some aspect you thought you had considered. There it was, that low lying fog, slowly impairing my vision, my ability to see the future with the same passion, optimism, and energy. When the fog cleared a little I realized I lacked a sense of purpose, my role had changed so dramatically that I felt lost in the process. Plans I had formulated years ago had not materialized, life had not converged with those plans- not positionally nor financially.
When all was said and done, I had to grieve the loss of what I knew I was going to lose and grieve the loss of what I thought would be but didn't have. Meanwhile, accepting this new place in life by finding a new passion, a new purpose, a new vision. Without vision, I began to perish inside and I could not allow that to be where I stayed. But how to find it?
My solution? I just needed to step out and do what was in front of me with passion, pour myself into whatever it was. Live the life I have today, not missing opportunities to learn, grow, contribute. Where did I get that strength? At the foot of the cross, laying down my ideas of what should be and trusting that my sovereign God has a plan that is so much better than what I could dream up for myself.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Pressing On
"And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint."
Galatians 6:9
In recent months the topic of persevering, pressing through, and not quitting has been on my mind. Have you been feeling pressure so strong that you have been tempted to quit? Have you found yourself weary and without strength to go on?
May I encourage you today that God has given us His Spirit and His word to strengthen and uphold you. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Phil 4:13). The key is to do all things through Christ not in our own strength. Gos has given to us His Spirit as our helper, continually guiding and strengthening us. As we keep our eyes focused on God and not our circumstances, we will be enabled to press on and not lose courage.
Lift your eyes up to the hills from whence comes your help, my fellow pilgrim. Don't lose heart, take courage and press on - you will rep in due time!
Galatians 6:9
In recent months the topic of persevering, pressing through, and not quitting has been on my mind. Have you been feeling pressure so strong that you have been tempted to quit? Have you found yourself weary and without strength to go on?
May I encourage you today that God has given us His Spirit and His word to strengthen and uphold you. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Phil 4:13). The key is to do all things through Christ not in our own strength. Gos has given to us His Spirit as our helper, continually guiding and strengthening us. As we keep our eyes focused on God and not our circumstances, we will be enabled to press on and not lose courage.
Lift your eyes up to the hills from whence comes your help, my fellow pilgrim. Don't lose heart, take courage and press on - you will rep in due time!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Living Life Outloud
Colossians 3:23-24
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."
This side of heaven, life is limited. We get one shot at the dash between our birth and death. So many times life gets in the way: responsibilities, work, set-backs, disappointments, bumps in the road. We all have them, we all get distracted by them, sometimes we even give in to them. But I want to challenge myself (and hopefully others) to get back up, rediscover your passion, your gifts and talents. Start to take each day and live it out loud, one action at a time!
God has gifted us with a life to live and gifts to use. Will you join me in living a life heartily for the Lord? Living a life that is filled with passion and purpose? Let's be determined to live out loud for as long as we have life this side of heaven.
"Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve."
This side of heaven, life is limited. We get one shot at the dash between our birth and death. So many times life gets in the way: responsibilities, work, set-backs, disappointments, bumps in the road. We all have them, we all get distracted by them, sometimes we even give in to them. But I want to challenge myself (and hopefully others) to get back up, rediscover your passion, your gifts and talents. Start to take each day and live it out loud, one action at a time!
God has gifted us with a life to live and gifts to use. Will you join me in living a life heartily for the Lord? Living a life that is filled with passion and purpose? Let's be determined to live out loud for as long as we have life this side of heaven.
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