Have you ever had the experience that when you thought you were facing something terrible and insurmountable, it turned out to be something amazing and life-changing?
I have cried every single day for the first 8 days of the new year and I don’t know why. It has been unsettling to say the least when everyone else is kicking off the new decade with new resolutions, detoxes, and compelling goals – I am feeling a deep need to sit still and listen quietly. And I don’t like it because I’ve got things to do.
As I sit here connecting with my inner compass, some images keep coming up. Right now, I feel like I am standing on the precipice of something so scary and yet so big it feels “terrible”…it feels overwhelming, it feels scary, and I feel so small and ill-equipped. This is not how I expected or wanted to open the new year.
But as I reflect…I realize this is not my first time facing off with what feels like a bad break but could in fact be a big break.
…when I was at the end of my rope with my marriage and all I could see was divorce, God turned that end into a brand new beginning.
…when we were struggling in Florida and it seemed like the end of the line with our ministry careers, God opened the way to plant a church in our home town in NY, truly one of THE most faith-building times of my life creating relationships and memories with family and friends that I will treasure forever.
…when I was as hopeless and depressed as I’d ever been after the sudden losses of both parents, the estrangement of my family, the loss of my 2-decade career, God opened the way for The Performance Group and Live Your Vision to be born, a real faith walk that has not only renewed my purpose by helping 100’s of women find their way forward now but it has also provided financially for our family.
So many times I have looked at something I’m facing with fear and trepidation feeling like this is not the right time and I am not in the right place based on my own level of discomfort. We too often say “I don’t have peace about this” and then let that be our guide. But guess what…I did not have peace about any of those situations above yet they all turned out for the good. Those apparent bad breaks were really my BIG breaks.
What about you? What are you facing right now that appears from all signs (and feelings) to be terrible? To be a bad break? What if it really is an opportunity staring you in the face? A proving ground? The change you have been looking for? That watershed moment that when you step forward in faith (which may I remind you is not a feeling and doesn’t always mean you feel peace about it) will change the trajectory of your life for good?
THAT is what I sense is facing me…and what is required of me is a giant step forward IN faith allowing God to determine the outcome. The greatest opportunities in my life came through the scariest doors. I confess, there is a big part of me that wants to stay right here and play it safe. But I have learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.
So who’s joining me this year?
Who is ready to face what scares you? Who is ready to take a risk, knowing that fear accompanies faith and that bad break you are facing just might be your BIG break when handled well.
To your bad break being your BIG break.
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