Want more for yourself. If you don't want it...nobody is going to want it for you. Once you determine what you want...figure out how you're going to get it. Sometimes it doesn't take much to get it...and sometimes it can seem like it's taking a lifetime to achieve. Doesn't mean you stop wanting it. Dreams...aspirations...goals...what are yours? I always have a goal. I don't know what I would do without one. Goals keep me motivated and keep me focused. I know when I am in a place where I am supposed to be...make sense? I know when I'm on the right path and when I am not. It is up to me to make adjustments because I can't depend on others to change in order to suit my goal. Where is this coming from? A lot of things. My life...my kids...my job/career...love...marriage...relationships. I know when to be content and when not to be. You can't be content forever...just for a moment of time until you strive for something more.
I want more. From him...from me...for us. I am not content. It is continuously wrestling inside of me that we are not where we are supposed to be in this relationship. There is more...and he is not willing to see/admit it which leaves me to believe this by myself. If I'm by myself I am not with you. If you're doing your thing and I'm doing my thing, we are not together. If your path is not in the same direction as mine we will drift apart to different vicinities. There's more...I want more. I'm not getting what I want at this moment but my "more" is soon to come. He is soon to come. Why? Because I want it. What I need falls in line with what I want. Therefore I will keep wanting and striving for more. Is what I want what he wants? That is being answered to this day. No...at least from my perspective. I will strive...not sure what he will do...but I will continue to strive.
Lost. Okay...but with a GPS???
So you know where you want to be, but how do you get there? I have a GPS. Before I got the GPS my friends would scream at me for years to get a GPS. I get lost...a LOT. You could tell me my destination is a block away and I would end up in east ja-bip. My in-laws actually ended up buying me my GPS because I kept getting lost on the way to their house. So did the GPS solve my problem? Nope. I STILL get lost even with that darn thing! I used my GPS today to get to a diner. After driving 1.5 miles, my GPS says, "You have reached your destination." Look to my left...trees. Look to my right...trees. WTF?! I know where I want to be...but how am I going to get there? Plan B. Call my friend...she gave me the exact address to put in the GPS. Cool...on my way. "You have reached your destination." Look to my left...trees. To my right...trees. Plan C...call the restaurant. They give me a different address to put in my GPS. "You have reached your destination." Trees. Plan D. Call the restaurant again and have them talk to me on the way there and give me landmarks. FINALLY. I had reached my destination.
Point of the story. You may know what you want in life, but it's not always going to be easy getting there, no matter HOW much help/technology there is in the world. Do you give up and go back home is the question. No. If you know what you want, you have to make a plan to get it. If that plan fails, make another, if that plan fails get another...never give up; you know what you want.
Now don't get me wrong, there's a catch. What you want has to come from a pure heart. You can't be conniving, spiteful or have ill intentions when getting what you want. It has to come from a pure desire, a pure heart with good intentions. For example, you want a million dollars. Why? Just to say you're rich? To buy stuff you don't need? You might get a million dollars but you're gonna have a hell of a ride when you get it. Now if you want a million dollars to secure the lives of your children, grandchildren and family, to start a business, to build homes for others, to get out of debt, to bless others...you can get that million dollars and be blessed in many other ways than you would expect.
I know what I want...in a relationship...a career...in my life. My journey has not been a straight shot and I got lost several times along the ride...but I am slowly, but surely securing what I want. I'm not giving up and I'm not changing what I want just because other people don't agree or just because it hasn't been easy. Anyone who knows me KNOWS I get what I want. I do. But it's not because I'm greedy or trying to brag...what I want comes from a pure heart. I have good intentions in all I do and all I desire. There have been times where I didn't get exactly what I wanted, but I got something better instead. So I'm gonna cut this short because it's almost midnight...but pray about what you want. Tell God what you are asking for... the right thing(s) or person(s). Talk to Him about it...and if it's still strong in your heart...go for it and don't look back. Don't let the naysayers get to you, don't let the haters phase you and don't let the obstacles stop you, go around them and take another route. Just remember one thing...Take God with you!! Don't ask Him to provide but then leave Him behind! it doesn't work that way people :)
Point of the story. You may know what you want in life, but it's not always going to be easy getting there, no matter HOW much help/technology there is in the world. Do you give up and go back home is the question. No. If you know what you want, you have to make a plan to get it. If that plan fails, make another, if that plan fails get another...never give up; you know what you want.
Now don't get me wrong, there's a catch. What you want has to come from a pure heart. You can't be conniving, spiteful or have ill intentions when getting what you want. It has to come from a pure desire, a pure heart with good intentions. For example, you want a million dollars. Why? Just to say you're rich? To buy stuff you don't need? You might get a million dollars but you're gonna have a hell of a ride when you get it. Now if you want a million dollars to secure the lives of your children, grandchildren and family, to start a business, to build homes for others, to get out of debt, to bless others...you can get that million dollars and be blessed in many other ways than you would expect.
I know what I want...in a relationship...a career...in my life. My journey has not been a straight shot and I got lost several times along the ride...but I am slowly, but surely securing what I want. I'm not giving up and I'm not changing what I want just because other people don't agree or just because it hasn't been easy. Anyone who knows me KNOWS I get what I want. I do. But it's not because I'm greedy or trying to brag...what I want comes from a pure heart. I have good intentions in all I do and all I desire. There have been times where I didn't get exactly what I wanted, but I got something better instead. So I'm gonna cut this short because it's almost midnight...but pray about what you want. Tell God what you are asking for... the right thing(s) or person(s). Talk to Him about it...and if it's still strong in your heart...go for it and don't look back. Don't let the naysayers get to you, don't let the haters phase you and don't let the obstacles stop you, go around them and take another route. Just remember one thing...Take God with you!! Don't ask Him to provide but then leave Him behind! it doesn't work that way people :)
You Lead...I Will Follow
I am not a follower by any means. I never followed fashion/style trends...just look at my hair... and I never followed people. Anything I've done, I did because I wanted to, or I researched and researched and decided to try. I'm not the one to jump off a bridge just because you did.
However, just because I'm not a follower doesn't mean I don't like to be lead. I love being lead by a good teacher, coach, mentor and maybe one day a man. I am the athlete every coach wants to have...my motto is, you're the coach...I do what you say and trust what you teach...otherwise you shouldn't be a coach. I am a believer of the quote in the Karate Kid (w/jaden smith) "There's no such thing as bad student, only bad teacher." I will not question your expertise, but if I follow and end up sucking, ummmmm your bad. But anyway...I love to learn...I love to observe...I love to witness. So you are probably wondering why I titled this blog the way I did. I follow Him...and ONLY Him. Why follow Jesus? Because He's the only one who knows it all. He will never take me somewhere I don't belong, He will never hurt my feelings, He will never try to harm me, and He will always love me and have my best interest at heart. Why wouldn't you want to follow someone like that?
Some think to follow Jesus, to walk God's walk and follow His path means to give up fun, act like a monk or say "Ohmmmmmm" all day and night. People really think life ends when you follow Him. It's completely the opposite. You will always have sin in your life because it's impossible for you to be perfect. But God sure does bless you if you try. Following Him means He is in control. It took a lot for me to finally surrender. I am a person who likes to figure it out...anything...I need to know why and how. But the problem with that is...you can't figure out God. He does not think like us...He does not act like us...He is like nothing we could ever fathom. So I finally stopped trying to figure it out and it has been the best decision I have ever made. I'm less stressed. I am open for love. I am no longer searching, digging, detecting or dissecting. I gave that up. I am letting life be. I read the Word, say my prayers, go to church and trust Him and that He knows what He is doing. Because of that, I feel good. I am good. I have found a sense of peace within my soul and my life has been getting better and better each day. Did the problems disappear? Nope. They're still here, at least some of them. But they do not consume me. God's got it. I'm in good hands and I'm loving every moment of it.
However, just because I'm not a follower doesn't mean I don't like to be lead. I love being lead by a good teacher, coach, mentor and maybe one day a man. I am the athlete every coach wants to have...my motto is, you're the coach...I do what you say and trust what you teach...otherwise you shouldn't be a coach. I am a believer of the quote in the Karate Kid (w/jaden smith) "There's no such thing as bad student, only bad teacher." I will not question your expertise, but if I follow and end up sucking, ummmmm your bad. But anyway...I love to learn...I love to observe...I love to witness. So you are probably wondering why I titled this blog the way I did. I follow Him...and ONLY Him. Why follow Jesus? Because He's the only one who knows it all. He will never take me somewhere I don't belong, He will never hurt my feelings, He will never try to harm me, and He will always love me and have my best interest at heart. Why wouldn't you want to follow someone like that?
Some think to follow Jesus, to walk God's walk and follow His path means to give up fun, act like a monk or say "Ohmmmmmm" all day and night. People really think life ends when you follow Him. It's completely the opposite. You will always have sin in your life because it's impossible for you to be perfect. But God sure does bless you if you try. Following Him means He is in control. It took a lot for me to finally surrender. I am a person who likes to figure it out...anything...I need to know why and how. But the problem with that is...you can't figure out God. He does not think like us...He does not act like us...He is like nothing we could ever fathom. So I finally stopped trying to figure it out and it has been the best decision I have ever made. I'm less stressed. I am open for love. I am no longer searching, digging, detecting or dissecting. I gave that up. I am letting life be. I read the Word, say my prayers, go to church and trust Him and that He knows what He is doing. Because of that, I feel good. I am good. I have found a sense of peace within my soul and my life has been getting better and better each day. Did the problems disappear? Nope. They're still here, at least some of them. But they do not consume me. God's got it. I'm in good hands and I'm loving every moment of it.
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