Sweet Spot

Summer is slowly winding down, and I must say this has been a good one. Don't get me wrong it's had its "stressful" moments, but notice I said moments. The moments quickly faded and what came after was peace. Not peace that it was over, but peace that it was all going to fall into place. This is what the other side of people pleasing looks like. See for so long, I've worried more about other people thought than if I was being me. In other words what others thought and asked of me was placed as a higher priority than what He thought and asked. End of last year brought me to a point where I knew things had to change, I had to adjust and start listening or there were going to be serious consequences(stress is not good physical). The goal this summer was simple, be fruitful not just busy. I think it is safe to say I've listened and have really enjoyed the time. I've learned to let the stress roll, this too shall pass, and why worry if you can't change it. Things that would have kept me in unnerved for days, last minutes. The process isn't completed, but I am a lot closer than I used to be.

So why is the blog titled sweet spot? Think abut what you love doing, what you are good at, passionate about, those things that make you smile. Now how much of your day do you spend doing these things? Probably not as much as you would like, and if you are honest with yourself....there may even be some days where no time is spent at all. Sweet spots are from God. He has given us all things we are good at. Not necessarily things we went to school for, read in a book, or ever thought we would be doing....but things that just come naturally. We smile when we are doing them, they bring happiness and peace. Those are moments when you know you are operating in the place where He wants you and doing what He asked you to do. So many times He tells us what to do, we listen, but never put it into practice. Then when things start taking a turn we don't like we ask Him to intervene, when He's already told us how to jump over the turn, and walk across to the other side. We listen when He talks, but it is more than just words, we have to put action to what He says. Sweet spots come when you put it into practice. Sweet spots bring a smile and even when those stress moments come, they are only moments and not hours.

Balance and perspective are key to walking in peace. Remembering that it isn't about what others want, but what He wants that matters. We spend too much time running around being busy when we need to be fruitful. Fruitful moments will last after we have moved on, busy moments will only last for the moment. Live in your sweet spot and when He speaks, you need to do. Stress moments will come and they will go. Don't let them wreck who you are or even where you are at. God called you to be you and no one can play the part He wrote just for you in this show called Life. Don't let others steal that from you. Take a moment and ask about your sweet spots. Listen when He tells you(again) about your gifts,  your passions, those things He gave only to you. Now when He gives you the next steps...the what to do with what He has told you.....DO IT! Are you sitting on a word today?

Until next time
~Melissa