Willful or Willing, and why does it matter?
Many women come to me with the question about what’s next for them. They want to do something they feel is what they were meant to do…not just HAVE to do. And what a big difference that is.
They know intuitively if they are aligned with what they are MEANT to do, life has a flow, an inner energy that propels them. It doesn’t necessarily mean an easy life, but most definitely, a more rewarding and accomplished life.
They also know spending their days doing what they HAVE to do means eventually looking back with regrets of missing out on something deep inside…yes, perhaps accomplishing many good things, BUT were they the RIGHT things? And they feel the clock ticking.
So although this may seem odd, we as women can be so willful (to our own detriment) and really not very willing. Driven by this intense sense of responsibility and fear of what others may think, fear of change, and how that may upset the status quo, we stay the course with a rigidity that erects barriers that trap us. Doing the same things day after day get us the same result and we wonder in our quiet moments, why someone so “dedicated could be so discontent when we have so much?”
Our bodies are craving a break, and our spirits are dried up. That my friend is the result of being WILLFUL. And you may argue this is not stubbornness on your part but dedication or even powerlessness. But you already know what I believe about that. You have been given the gift of choice. So I challenge you to look at what you are choosing. Is it really dedication or fear that keeps you stuck in place?
Becoming WILLING, however, is a high calling in and of itself, particularly when you have many who depend on you. It means really surrendering to a much higher calling. It means doing whatever it takes to be in alignment, that your life is being lived in accordance with who you are in the eyes of God and what He has designed you to do. It takes pausing the ‘crazy train’ and perhaps getting some help.
The results of a way of living in willingness are markedly different. They are an internal energy, an eagerness, an ability to shift gears, change perspectives and live life as a gift to others, rather than a “to-do” list.
Wanna know more? Because it is only through willingness that you will ever find what you were meant to do.
So are you really willing?
OR
Are you ready to become willing?
I do understand. It is hard to let go of routines and a way of life you are used to, and it will take some fortification. We always say…
Clarity brings confidence
…when you see how wonderfully and fearfully made you are, it will be much easier to open up and become willing and to get to enjoy the fruits of a willing spirit.
To your new unlocked spirit!
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