January 12: Don’t Just Do What You’re Able to Do; Figure Out What You Were Made To Do; Then Do Alot of That.

Affirmation: I am doing my best and that is enough.

The reality for each of us is that we are imperfect, but always remember: You are enough. 

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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Spend time today journaling and talking to God about His unfailing love, showing you the way to go and your trust in Him.

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. 

Psalm 143:8

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Walk in Grace, Live in Love. By Bob Goff

                         Jan 12

Don’t Just Do What You’re Able to Do; Figure Out What You Were Made To Do, Then Do A Lot of That.
  This is why it is said: “Wake up, ; sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14
I’ve always had a soft spot for the kids on sports teams who seem to put the jersey on to please their parents. I look at those kids and feel myself melt with compassion. I want to tell them they are awesome just the way they are, no home runs required. I want to tell them God gave them unique gifts and passions, and they are free to run after all of them, whether they come with a jersey or not. They don’t have to stick to kicking soccer balls just because it makes the people around them happy. I want them to figure out what sparks life in them and throw themselves into it without caring whether anyone else is watching. 
We all have capabilities. For example, I’m a lawyer by training and have loads of states I can practice law in. But just because I’m able to be a lawyer doesn’t mean I’m made to be a lawyer. We don’t need to do what we’re merely capable of doing. The trick is to figure out what we were made to do and make some changes to keep current with who we’ve become. We’re all constantly changing. We’re new creations. It’s supposed to be this way. Don’t resist the change. Go with it. Don’t be limited by what you excel at. Ask God to show you what the newest version of you was made to do.

Kids who are pressured too much to fit into that box that doesn’t fit who they are turning into will let you know about it. Many adults don’t, though. We tolerate jobs no longer meant for us. The truth is, too many of us are a job or two behind who we’ve turned into. You may have picked up your career path because it’s something you were competent at in college, but it’s not you anymore. Some of us are still crunching numbers because our parents did it and they sold us on the idea of our career of success. They helped us get a “good job” when what we’re looking for is an epic life. You not only have the freedom to make the changes you need to make; you must. With the urgency of a rock in your shoe you haven’t stopped to take out, act on the ache you feel when you see someone else living out the story you always wanted– the story you were made to live.

It’s never too late to do what you were made to do. You didn’t make a wrong turn before; you merely turned into someone else. Go with it. It might mean a career change, or it might simply mean, shifting your schedule to prioritize your newfound passions. Whatever it looks like at this stage of your life, figure out what you were made to do and then do a lot of that.
 Forget who you’ve been, what you’ve done. 
If you had to claim it right now, what are you made to do?