About 5 or 6 years ago I found myself in a very uncomfortable place in life. I wasn’t happy with the life that I was living.
I was sacrificing my passion for peace.
I was trying to be someone who I thought others wanted me to be.
I wasn’t living the abundant life that God wanted me to have.
I was afraid of trying new things because I feared failure.
I was just going through the motions.
At that time everything seemed meaningless. I began to wonder what was the point of everything I was doing. I wondered if my life was really having any real positive effect on those around me.
These feelings only got worse as time went on.
Along with many other factors these feelings eventually led me to a two and half month medical leave. During my medical leave God did some major “heart surgery” on me. This was a very painful time but it was also a great time of healing.
During this time God reawakened the passions I once had for life. Just okay isn’t good enough for me anymore. I want my life to count for something. I want to live my life with no regrets.
The last 4 years have been an exciting journey for me. I am now prioritizing my life around what brings my soul satisfaction. I still struggle from time to time but I am committed to moving forward.
I don’t want to go through the motions anymore!
Have you ever struggled with just going through the motions? How did it make you feel?
***** This post was inspired by this song by Matthew West
What a great song and reminder. So glad we don’t have to live stagnant, and He loves us enough to pick us up out of where we get ourselves stuck. Thanks Kevin.
This song is definitely my favourite right now. It resonates with so much.
Thanks for sharing Jason!
What a strong influence they got! It is very emotional and at the same time it inspires me. I will download this right away.
It is a very inspirational and powerful song!
Thanks for sharing Mika!
Its like finding our purpose in life, I believe that we all have a purpose in life and our goal in life is to discover it to feel contented in life.
Very true Julie! Without purpose our lives feel meaningless.
Thanks for sharing.
I love to hear this song kev’s its really emotional. when you have problem this is really nice to hear, I will download this one and add in my play list.
It is a very inspirational song Fatima.
Thanks for sharing!
This song and post resonate so much with where my journey has been this past year. God has really been taking me to a place to look at
1) What my priorities are in life.
Do my actions really match what my mouth says? If I say God is #1, then do my behaviors sow it?
2) Are my actions bringing glory to the Kingdom?
Still going through these even now. In some way, I think I always will.
It is always good to be constantly evaluating our priorities Gerald. We have to be careful not to beat ourselves up all the time though. We need to recognize where we are and then make the necessary changes.