slow down
slow down & see more
cumin and cinnamon, cilantro stems and potato peeks, garden secrets and scents sweet and aromatic, green, orange, fresh, savory.
raindrops’ path down pane or wind’s revelation in branch, leaf waltz to earth.
sunrise mural vast mystery gorgeous daily new array!
the slower you go the more you’ll know.
if you walked across the country, all these and more would be yours. but if you flew, if you drove, none of it would be known by you.
if you walked across the country, you could converse with farmers, homeless, waitresses, women watering gardens and men walking dogs. if you flew or rode a train, the wisdom from these voices would not be gleaned.
the slower you go, the more you’ll know.
birds waking dawn, insects ushering in dusk, the sunshine friend in between…all lost if you flew.
life is not point A to point B.
life is knowing God along the way.
He is the way.
so slow down—stop hurry.
no more rush rush! rest, laugh, enjoy.
don’t miss love.
breathe. be.
God is I AM.
be present in His Presence.
you’ll be surprised because
the slower you go…the more you’ll know.
comparison kills
don’t be scared to be who you are!
sometimes, we compare.
maybe you love to paint but… you can’t paint like that guy over there. so you devalue what you have based on that guy.
noooooo!
since when have other people been the measure?!
God’s the plumbline, & He’s crazy about your abilities in Him!
many people are waiting to use what God’s given them. waiting until they’re exceptionally-up-to-expectations-excellent. there’s nothing wrong with desiring excellence. but, in reality, we need to just step out in faith and do the thing. momentum begets momentum. just doing it is the way forward. start!
we often feel like what God’s given us to share with the world is nothing special. We think— it’s normal to me, so why would anyone else think it special?
…
dear child of God,
you don’t see what you have as important, when, in reality, you’re the only person on earth who can do it like you can. no one else. no one can do it like you.
if you are funny, tell jokes—make people smile! if you can bake, make pies! if you are a singer, sing. teachers teach, athletes train and sewers sew!
just do the thing.
that is how you will get better anyways—by practice! by actually engaging that unique part of the image of God in you, the beauty the goodness, the special talent or skill!
whatever excuses or lies you’ve heard about why you’re not writing, not singing, not cooking, not painting, not starting a business or whatever that special ability God’s gifted to you, tell it to shut up!
stop looking around!
& instead believe—i am created on purpose, with a purpose. I am here to know and make God known. no one can reflect Him in the exact, unique way He made me to! I get to shine my own specific rainbow in earth. so I shine! I must do the thing i’m made to do! otherwise the world will be missing a ray of light, as no one can shine the way I am created to!
so create! sing! make music & paint & build websites, landscape, & fix cars!! write books & teach children & pole vault! whatever the thing you’re given to do, your gift, do it well, for Him!!
what will you do with what you’re given?
God gave you gifts and abilities and talents for a reason!
what will you do with what you’re given?
