I admit, some nights I feel like I’m not enough.
I work my tail off all day and come to the end and realize I couldn’t do it all!
My “to do list” will extend to tomorrow and may even exceed my “today list”.
I tried.
I succeeded
I failed
I’m tired, I’m hungry, I’m done!
One small step at a time can feel like a mountain of failure for an overachiever like me.
I climbed Everest today and completely decluttered my closet and rescued my bedroom from chaos. And it should feel good.
But for the over achieving me, it feels like failure.
And that’s not okay.
I shouldn’t revel in each mountaintop.
I should glory in the small steps.
But I feel the weight of a thousand, looming, “to-dos”.
Why can’t I accept the beauty of a little each day?
I don’t know.
But I know, “for such a time as this”.
I heard it when the world stopped for me and my pastor preached it and said it to my face!
I heard it in my spirit when I wanted to stop.
“For such a time as this…“
Keep on!
Don’t give up!
I can’t explain it but I know you and I were made for this! Whatever “this” may be for you.
Don’t blink when the light starts shining!
Don’t run when it all tries to chase you down.
One step in front of the other.
One breath
One scripture
One moment.
Breathe!
Enough is being who you are!
Never, ever forget!
Don’t forget who you are and that you were made “for such a time as this”
Tomorrow might be better or worse or in between but you can handle it all!
I can handle it all!
What other choice is there?
Breathe!
Shampoo, rinse, repeat…
Do it all again and remember that we aren’t the sum of our accomplishments, we are defined by our next steps.
And maybe they won’t be great and we can be defined by the ones after that.
Make tomorrow count. And be okay with today
Because “enough” isn’t what we want it to be; it’s whether we pick up and move on tomorrow.
Just breathe. It’s okay!