Just in case you are wondering, I have taken a small break from my ‘Two Minutes’ series just to elaborate on my last blog post ‘Living Positively. This post is going to be a little more spiritual than inspirational but it will be interesting for those who want to go deeper. Its like taking a bite of white chocolate and jelly tot chocolate. The outside is delicious but inside there are just so many more flavours going on.
So … after writing my piece about ‘Living Positively’, I decided to take a very positive and proactive step and set my alarm for 6am every morning in an attempt to take the edge off the huge rush. I would also like to squeeze in a little ‘quiet time’ to journal but my attitude about this is ‘sometimes I will get it right – and sometimes I won’t’. I have learned (and have to keep learning) to go with the flow otherwise I will just get stressed and that is what I am trying to avoid 🙂
Here is a little snippet from my journal the morning that I was preparing for my blog post.
In my words:
“Good morning Lord. This seems crazy. I know that we go through different stages in life but I always feel so guilty when I want to grab some time for myself or more specifically – to be with you. Please help me to write my piece on ‘Being Positive.’ When we know you and are living in close communion with you, our hearts are filled with such joy that it is difficult not to feel positive. I remember the day, as if it were yesterday, driving around seeing clients with a worship tape playing (long long time ago) and feeling as if my heart was going to explode with joy and contentment. That day I felt so in love and so moved by the spirit into thinking that my true life’s purpose will come when I am doing something for the ‘Lord’. What other job or career could be more fulfilling than helping people find their saviour, their purpose and place in this world. I think that was my moment of calling! And that was about 20 years ago. Here I am now, writing my journal, preparing for my next blog post and feeling as if I have finally arrived at that place. What an incredible feeling. When we are living out our purpose, it is difficult not to feel positive.
In the Lords words …
My child, the fields had to be ploughed and prepared and left to rest for 7 years before they can yield a fruitful crop. And so it was with your life. The seed was planted and the growth began and the drops were yielded in many different areas but now is the time for your bountiful crop when you are bearing fruit for my eternal kingdom and purpose. That is true fulfillment and true blessing. So being positive, is when you are walking in my light along the path that I have mapped out for your individual life. And when you are walking that path, no matter what goes on around you, you will be filled with that sense of joy and contentment. Thinking positively is something that happens in the head but living with purpose is something that happens in your heart. And your heart sets the mood and pace of your life.
I think that says it all 🙂