February 27th, 2011, was a day that I took action. I was done waiting for my deliverance from 18 long years of depression. I was done wishing or hoping that “someday” it would come. I got down on my knees and told the Lord, “I’m not leaving til I’m laughing!” I asked for help, for leadership, for guidance; I plowed through my darkness step by step. I did the work. I bore my soul. I put aside every fear and every doubt. I claimed my victory, and I got it.
April 1st, 2013, was another day I took action. God told me what I needed to do, and I said, “Yes, I’ll do it.” I committed to writing 70 blog posts in 7 months and attempting to lose 70 pounds in 7 months. I chose to give up various things, like watching television every night of the week and all computer or phone games, so that I would have the time and focus to complete my task. I did a writing boot camp to jump start my blog. At the same time, God brought along AdvoCare to help me accomplish my physical goals, and again, I immediately said, “Yes, I’ll do it!” No more waiting to see what happens, no more hoping that I would be successful, no more wishing I could achieve something noteworthy. Action was a necessary choice because I wanted my life to change. Not just for my sake, but for my family’s sake as well.
Belief Statement #3:
“My family is the most important thing in my life after God.
I am called to and desire to care for them and serve them
as best I can however God chooses to equip me.”
God has given me not only skills and talents to take care of my family; He has given me dreams! These dreams are not just for the fun of it! My talents are not random or given to me thoughtlessly by God. He knit me together in my mother’s womb to be a combination of various personality traits, ambitions, visions of my future and a clear, strong mind to help me accomplish the dreams He has planted within my heart. These dreams are not just for my betterment but meant to be employed in the care of my husband and children and home. My family is one of those beautiful dreams that have become a reality, a dream that has life and breath and has inspired new dreams as well. As a wife and mother, I strive to be a Proverbs 31 woman who is not idle but working hard to give her family the best that is within her.
Today I was particularly struck by something a fellow AdvoCare sojourner, Tracy Kizer, wrote which seemed to summarize so well the reason we must choose action over “waiting to see what happens”:
…You cannot wait on your dreams or hope that things will get better. You can’t sit back and just see how the pieces fall. You have to FIGHT for what you want! The time to start making positive changes in your life is NOW….the clock is ticking here! At 40 years of age, I realize more and more just how precious life is. I have these three beautiful children that NEED me to take charge and provide the best life possible for them! I owe it to my children and myself to NOT just exist through this one and only life. I am the inspiration and success that I want to see in my children! I am the instigator; I choose to take action because those miracles aren’t getting any younger either. What about you? Are you ready to take action? Are you ready to fight for what you want in your life? Or is watching a television show, getting in a football game, or waiting to see what happens your “action” plan?
This morning I woke up and thanked God for another day to breathe, to enjoy and nurture my children and husband, to encourage others, to praise Him for His faithfulness to provide and care for each of those miracles in my life. Where much is given, much is expected. I am responsible for nurturing those miracles, for taking action where action is needed. If I don’t choose action, I’m choosing in-action, thoughtless waiting, purposeless stagnation. Life is too precious to do nothing with. My day is a gift from God, and I choose to open it and receive every blessing He has to offer me in it.
The Art of Choosing True Life 