Blog time ;-) If you are on my Facebook, this has to do with my status from Saturday. The first three weeks of school have been rough, I'll just be honest. Things are not going the way I planned for them to, the way I envisioned they would, or even the way I hoped they would. Last week was the first week I ran schedule and it wore me out. Those that know me, know my heart can be too big sometimes and I give way more than I should most days. I reached a point last week where I had given all I had left to give. You can give and give until you reach a point where you deplete what you have to give. Visual lesson: Last week I also learned how far I could go on my gas light. I learned that the so many miles to E go very quickly the closer it gets to E. I let my gas tank get the lowest it had ever gotten and God used it to teach me a lesson. I was like my gas tank last week. I ran myself down way lower than I should have. God gives us warnings for a reason just like gas lights and count downs that say how many miles to E. I have to pay attention better to both ;-)
So I went away this past weekend. Did I have paperwork I needed to stay home and do? Why yes, but I also knew if I didn't get away it would only get worse. I knew if I didn't have some me time and pour back into me, I would have nothing left to give. See I've quickly learned, a lot of people sadly will take, but very few actually give and make a deposit in you. When you find a friend that loves you for you and pours back into you, spend as much time as you can with those people. I am thankful for these precious ones in my life who mean more than they will ever know.
So the revelation took place on the way out of town Saturday and He wrote on it all weekend. So many times we think we are supposed to do it all because God will never give us more than we can handle. God will never give us more than we can handle, but people can and will if we let them. God's plans are for our good and not to harm us, but when we let others dictate our schedule, vie for our time, and keep us busy, we miss out on some incredible moments God has in store for us. We end up stressed, frustrated, and frankly overwhelmed when we take on what others want us to. So how do we draw the line? I'm still walking that out. I've let others dictate for so long and pile it on me(especially in the last three weeks), that it's going to take some time to step back and prioritize again. This is where faith comes in and trust. It takes both to keep walking forward and listening as He whispers which way to go and what to leave behind. In short, I have a strong feeling there will be more blogs coming from this revelation.
Know who you are and what He has called you to do. Let that purpose dictate your schedule. Love as much as you can, but remember to love yourself at the same time. He gave you gifts, you only need to receive them to use them(others don't have to approve or acknowledge). Words will hurt and the enemy knows which ones hurt you the most. So smile on the days when someone tells you aren't important(because you know you are). Keep doing what you do on the days when someone says you aren't a teacher(because you are in so many ways). Hold back the tears when someone says at least you are single and don't have a family(because they don't understand how your heart longs for a family to take care of). He has given you a purpose and has amazing plans in store for you. Hold tight to what your inner circle, those precious few that God has given to you who are there to speak in and mold you, and let the words of others come and go. God will take care of you and remember He doesn't like it when His children are mistreated. Thank Him for using the hurt to make you more like Him. Keep moving forward and stay focused, knowing that the God who kept you safe during the storms in your life thus far is walking you through this one as well. (Yep, sometimes God uses the bus wreck to help me keep things in perspectives...but that's another blog).
The battle does not define YOU!,
Until next time,
~Melissa
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