It’s been almost a week since the dreams and goals entry and since then I’ve been thinking about Suzanne who wants to be a writer, Jermaine who wants to make the world better, Brittany who wants to work with kids, Norma who wants to share with moms, and Caitlyn who has no clue what to do.
Your words are seared into my heart and I think of your dreams as if they were mine. I know the exasperation of traffic, the frustration of longing, and the danger of desire. Believe me when I say I think of you often and pray for you with sincerity.
Some of us are doing exactly what we want to do and others of us are looking for a way to pursue something else. But we’re here, at a crossroads of where we are while staring at where we want to be.
But what if we begin to look at our dreams AND current reality (I want to be a [ ], but right now I’m a [ ]) and think of our vocation as part of God’s calling in our life. What would it look like to live out your calling in your work place? How would the gospel effect our work? Or our attitude towards it?
Perhaps it’s in God’s will to allow Elle to work with students getting into college or Maribel who wants to stay home or Starr who wants to be a dentist, but until then, do we believe that God has us where He wants us [sovereign]? If we do, how can this prepare us for where we want to be?
I don’t know what God has for us, but keep pressing towards the goal. No, not a new job, a new swivel chair, or new degree. Keep pressing towards Jesus [Phil. 3:13-14]. It sounds too simple, too contrived. But I hold it to be true.
Trust Jesus. Be brave. Do hard things. Live out dreams.
i definitelty needed this…at a point where i feel like the clock is ticking, i feel a sense of urgency/anxiety to get to my dreams and follow through…trying to get healthy (lose weight)….get financially stable etc…you have reminded me to always look up ans keep my eyes stayed on Him…and really I have let my schedule or thoughts push Him out a little…i need to get back…i need to remember He comes first…
B! I love this post because it deals with so much of what I've been learning and wrestling with for the past few weeks. Psalm 37:3 has been a constant reminder: Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
I spend so much time trying to crane my neck around the corner to see what's next that I neglect to invest and engage where He has me now, as thought somehow this time is wasted or meaningless. I'm comforted and encouraged to know that we have a God who wastes not a moment in our lives. Wherever we are right now is where God has us, for His purposes and His ultimate glory. Thank you for encouraging us to engage in that while still encouraging us to have goals and dreams. It's a fine balance, isn't it?
Trusting Jesus and drawing nearer to Him sounds simplistic, but it's really the only thing we need to be doing!
This is a great post and I needed to hear this TODAY.
One of the scriptures I use to remind me to continue moving forward and pressing toward the goal is Hebrews 10: 35-36:
Cast not away your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. (36) For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
So I'll keep pressing and most of all trusting Jesus…
This is sooo true. I was recalling all that I do to my mom…toddler's ministry at church, family, school, youth girls, & work. I thought about it & out of everything I do I spend the majority of my time at work (40 hours a week). I can choose to redeem the time & seek God's will at work or I can waste away the day by checking the time every 15 minutes. The Kwave scripture of the day is from timothy, "godliness with contentment is great gain." Thanks for the encouragement!
Not only this post, but all the comments too, are so encouraging for someone who just had a terrible day in a job she hates! (that's me!) So thank you all!
I spent years praying for God to get me out of this situation and move me to the next (and of course better) place and having the occassional 'come on, You're God – You can't spare two minutes to get me out of here' conversation with Him, before I had to admit that if He won't move me on, there's a reason He needs me here. Everything we know about God points us to the fact that it isn't His nature to one day look at us and think 'you look too happy, I'm going to change that' – He never puts us through pain without reason. The prayer now is, 'show me – You obviously need me here, show me why.'
Of course, my new issue (because I apparently have to have one) is how do I know when to move on? How bad do things have to get before I conceed that it's not noble and Christ-like to stay in the situation.
Hi Suzanne! If I may share something with you, even though the answer "you'll know when it's time" sounds cliche, it's totally true. God has His own timing and it is perfect, I've learned that the rough way. Through my process I learned to be faithful in the little things He gave me, I learned to walk in the promise even though it seemed impossible for me to reach.
The important part is to get closer to Him, glorify Him even when we don't feel Him moving, glorify Him and TRUST He will show you the right time to move. Draw closer to Him to find the strength to stay where you are until He calls you to move. Hang in there, He hasn't forgotten you!!
Thanks Jessica – I really appreciate your words 🙂
Thank you Bianca for your continual prayers. There’s a Pregnancy Center here in Porterville. I got the application to volunteer on Fridays (which are my husband’s days off). This center is not government run and their main focus and purpose is to minister to those women who are faced with an “unwanted pregnancy.” Their main focus other than help those women is to preach the Gospel to them. I will start there, my heart is still with those women who have had abortions or are considering one. Why? I speak their language…
Also, please know that I pray for you daily. Your home, your marriage, your husband, your kids, but more importantly for your personal intimacy with our Lord. Hope to see you this weekend.
What a great post. Very encouraging. Thank you.
I'm definitely at that crossroads and I love the challenge to live out my calling at my workplace. Dynamite.
I'm almost finished an MBA while working full time to support my family and am feeling the anxiety build up around what to do next. How do I now use this graduate degree to achieve important goals in my life? It's been an adventure.
Amen to that!!! My first WPPI experience was nice! It wasn't quite great for a few reasons, but there's always next year!!! 😉 I definitely know what I'm going to do differently! Thank you so much for your encouragement and well wishes!!! I have systems to put in place, goals to accomplish, and dreams to live out!!! 😉 Love you girl!!! xoxo
Short and sweet Bianca…that's what I love about your posts. I thought about that yesterday when I received another new student in my classroom….over the class size limit yet I realize that those kids need what I have more than I need comfort.
Ever since Dreams and Goals post I've been thinking about my goals and dreams, what my dreams are now and what they were. They've totally changed!! My dream and goal now is to be a photographer and capture God's greatness and beauty in everyday moments, in special situations. Even though I feel like it's been a long journey I know there is more ahead… a closer, tighter, more intimate relationship with God and a career in photography I once didn't think of having 🙂
Great post. Relevant to where I'm at right now. 🙂
i LOVE it when God sends (not to subtle) reminders – just today at lunch my best friend and i were discussing the reality of feeling a bit trapped in this stage of life. ordinary job, no boyfriend potential, roommates that DRIVE YOU CRAZY, etc. but then there is this AWESOME and SUPREME God who knows the depths of my soul and KNOWS the plans He has for me. why do I doubt or become stir crazy – this is PART of His perfection in my life. REST. TRUST. i will see His hand and glorify Him.
it's too hard to do that and although this post is incredibly timely, it makes me feel angry at where i am now. i never had dreams before because i knew they were dangerous and painful, and now i am burdened with them and have no prospect of fulfilling them. why bother?!
(i read your blog all the time and this is the first time i have commented and it is to offload a bunch of fury…how awful! but i think you're amazing.)
I currently struggle with this concept. I am in a position that I thought God had prepared for me. (and maybe he did) But I work in place with high stress, constant confrontation and often feel like I am being abused. I work with alternative ed teens (7th-12th) and although I feel i am there to make an impact…I don't think being abused and disrepected in the mean time is what I need. (did i mention I am 8 weeks away from giving birth) I am no longer if this is really where God wanted me to be or wants me to be. and I struggle with this concept…should I stay somewhere where I am being abused ? Is this what God really had in mind? Will it get better? Its a struggle
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