This was the question today in church. We all know that we are alive but are we truly living? Are we living life to our fullest potential? Are we 100% happy with where we are or do we secretly wish that we were some where else in life? I for one can tell you that I am just OK with where I'm at in life, but I'm more excited about where I'm going in life that drives me.
See right now at this point in time of my life there are all kinds of balls in the air that are all full of wonderful potential. And in just the blink of an eye they can all fall out of the sky & disappear without a trace. It is my job to grab them & make the most of them. Now granted some of them are out of my control as to what may come but then there is alot that I can take ownership of. Meaning that if I want something I need to go after it with everything I have. Those of you that know me & know me well enough; know that I always say God will help those who want to be helped he is not going to just show up at my door & go "look what I have for you". See I am one of those people that believe that God will help us get to where we want to be if & when we ask for his guidance & I'm not talking one of those half hearted attempts either. Believe me I know alittle something about half hearted attempts!! I have done them & been on the receiving end of them. You get no where fast people I'm here to tell you!!
Here is how I see it; with the help of alot of tools I allow myself to use. Who needs craftsman?! LOL Anyhow I see it like this. If we don't set our minds or purposely focus our thoughts & energy on being a person of purpose; then we will ultimately be tossed around & distracted by every situation in we encounter in life. Good and Bad! Think about this for a moment if you will. If you allow your circumstances to control you, then there will always be some reason to be discouraged or you can turn your thoughts around into thinking positive & undefeated thoughts. After all it is sooooo true that all negatives do have a positive.
Let me show you! I recently went through the break up of my family, the family that I did not think I was ever going to have. God answered my prayers & gave me a beautiful daughter. The same daughter that is my drive in life to keep going so that I can show her how to over come with grace & dignity. Some of you are probably going "alright Jen where are you going with this?". My point is this; God had me go through the break up of my family to show me that I have the strength to over come this & get on the other side of it stronger & better off then I was. I'm here to tell you all that the positive in this negative is that alot of really good things have come from this experience & alot of really good people are flying into my life. Sometimes quicker then I can keep up & for that I'm eternally grateful!
As we go about our days trying to live life on life's terms remember that it helps a GREAT deal to step outside of our boxes & help another person be their best! Trust me I've done it. Imagine if we all just did 1 or 2 things to help someone else each day what this world could & would become. WOW looks pretty promising from where I sit.
So I ask you all this. On a scale of 1-5 where are you at when it comes to living your life to its fullest potential? I know I have work to do. Do you?! Lets all try making some healthy choices to allow a life of Healthy Freedoms for one & all that come in contact with us.
As always please remember the men & woman of our military that put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis so that we may remain safe at home.
God Bless you all & keep you safe.
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In reading your post Jen, It kept coming to me that, "we have to first Die....to live" That was our Easter message. SO happy that God keeps revealing himself to you and in so many ways. Another thought:In my mind, God doesn't always orchestrate things to teach us, rather he redeems situations we have made free will choices on and uses that same instance for his Glory. There are so many things that certainly were not in God's initial blue print for my life... whatever they may be, But he has picked me up, dusted me off and helped me through it. HOw much sweeter it may have been had I let him reveal his plan first.... I so get in my own way. Guess what I'm getting at is so often we make choices before conferring with God and usually when that doesn't go as we hoped, he is still there. As he shows you on a daily basis.
TOday Mark and I were working on the "Fireproof your marraige" study.. How awesome and we talked about this same thing. I am sure we experienced more in "learning the hard way" than if we had sought him first. Our human nature/ weaknesses can develop some pretty sticky situations. HOw neat it was to sit with each other and start that study. I know there were 3 of us there.... Mark, myself and God. HOpefully we learn to seek him sooner, rather than later... because no matter what the season "Wise men still seek him". Thanks for the Share. Love ya!
Listen to Matthew West's song titled "Motions". It applies to this post and comment.
Thanks for the inspiration!!
Whoever posted about the song by Matthew West; thank you. That is it in a nutshell.
No Regrets!
Thank you Jen for being so open by sharing your spiritual journey. I'm sure you have gone through pain but you have hope and hope will not disappoint you. "Faith is the evidence of things not seen." Keep writing.
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