Walking in your purposes
…perhaps walking in your purpose doesn’t mean that you have everything figured out. Maybe it means taking the next step with what you know right now. Then taking another step when you know a little more. Maybe purpose is something we discover while walking, rather than something we must completely understand before we start…
Our modern mindset
…It made me think about how much of our lives are influenced by the way we think. Our mindset can determine how we see ourselves, how we see other people, how we respond when things don’t go our way and, perhaps most importantly, how we take responsibility for our own lives…
Saying No without Guilt
…The freedom to say no without creating a story to make someone else comfortable. The freedom to know that I don’t have to justify every boundary. The freedom to understand that being a good person does not mean always being available…
Too much
…Do we push ourselves toward something that feels bigger than us, even when we are not entirely sure how we are going to get there? Or do we stop because there comes a point when we have to recognize that something may simply be beyond what we can manage?…
Scope
…how could my scope be too small? As the person explained what they meant, I began to understand. They weren’t talking about whether I was open-minded. They were talking about how big I was willing to think…
Consistency
…We often admire the finished product without appreciating the countless ordinary days that made it possible. We celebrate the success but overlook the discipline that quietly built it. Many people want the destination, but not everyone is willing to take the journey. Sometimes we expect opportunities to fall into our laps like manna from the sky…
Preordained
…If everything is already preordained, why do our decisions seem to matter so much? Why do acts of kindness open one door while bitterness closes another? Why does discipline often produce different results than complacency? Why do two people, given similar opportunities, sometimes end up living completely different lives?…
All in Its Time
…The timing always makes me pause. Was God gently holding me back because it wasn’t the right season? Or was I simply seeing the results of months, or even years, of quiet effort that I couldn’t appreciate while I was in the middle of it? Maybe it’s both…
Hope
…The more I thought about it, the more I realized that hope is what keeps everything else alive. Without hope, peace slowly slips away. Faith becomes harder to hold on to. Joy becomes more difficult to find. Even love can struggle when there is no hope left. Hope doesn’t just help us survive…
Permission
…Sometimes, intentionally or unintentionally, people decide that because you are in their orbit, they somehow have a say in how you should live yours. They may not speak the words aloud, but their expectations become clear. They believe you should think as they think, choose as they choose, and live as they would live…