I am in a state of choosing right now.
It seems I am being presented with new opportunities in regards to writing and speaking. My natural tendency is to want to jump at each chance, but I can tell the Lord is asking me to keep my drive and my excitement reigned into his perfect plan.
All of the projects I?m reviewing are good! They will have impact and reach many women for the Kingdom of Christ. They allow me to work from home for the most part, and they fall into the categories of writing and speaking that I am wired towards.
It?s all good
But
It?s Not All God.
When the Reflecting His Glory ministry began I made some commitments to God and myself. Then Croix and I talked together about what we wanted the ministry to look like for our family. I?m sticking to those commitments.
Someone once told me she could tell I?m an all or none kind of girl. She meant when I was doing something I was 100% into it. That friend was, and still is right. This was one of the problems with my role as a sales director with Mary Kay. I was all in, all of the time.? I began to make it an idol.
I don?t want to go back down that road again. I?m NOT going down that road again.
So I?m saying No to some good things and waiting on the God things. So how do I know what the God things are?
1) I?ve prayed over the opportunity and feel at peace about the decision I?m making.
2) God things fall within the boundaries and parameters that I have already set in advance. Example=Writing in the mornings before the children get up. If a project calls for more time to write than an hour per day, then the project probably isn?t the one for me in this season of my life.
3) I sense direction as far as the writing/speaking topic.I am peaceful, inspired and enthusiastic with the topic. I am creating blog posts and talks in my head before I ever get words on a computer screen.
Example-I had been presented with the chance to write on a specific topic for 31 days. This writing would be shared with a large audience. It would be the largest audience I?ve ever been exposed to. I prayed over it and felt as if the Lord was fine either way. I looked at the time commitment and knew it would be a stretch to stay on the scheduled target date, writing one hour per day, but figured I could make it happen if I would just get up a little earlier. Then I started to research and write. The research was fabulous. I am going to continue with the research and use it for another project, maybe an ebook. The writing on the other hand, no good! The words? just wouldn?t flow. It was like?swimming in molasses.? I prayed and asked the Lord again, because if I?m going to have to get up before 6:00am to do this I have to be excited. I sensed the Lord nudging me to do the research,? but not to make the commitment to write for 31 consecutive days on the topic.
You can see how it was a good thing, but not necessarily a God thing. I don?t know about you, but I don?t want to look back on my life and see a list of tasks that I accomplished that were ?good.? I want my list of accolades to be the items that God handpicked for me. When they are His plans then the praise can all go back to Him.
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I pray that you are encouraged by this post. As women, we often are offered lots of opportunities. The kingdom will benefit, as well as the others in our lives, when we learn how to choose the things God is directing us to. Do you have an example of having to make hard choices when it comes to this topic? I would love to hear from you in regards to this.
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About Jacqui
Hi, I'm Jacqui! Follower of Christ, Wife of a cowboy, Mama to 5, Teacher at home and Lover of horses. I'm glad you've stopped by. I pray that the sharing of my failures, insecurities, ah-ha moments, struggles and celebrations will not be posted in vain, but that they will encourage you to press on in your walk with God.Source: http://reflectinghisglory.com/?p=1793
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