Waiting Room

I'm the girl that starts off with high hopes for the new year. I make plans to lose weight, Tackle being more organized, and being closer to God. Somehow, I still manage to fall short. I let anxiety and fear take over and somehow rule and reign over my life. I fight the silent nudges to step out on faith and allow God to rule and reign over my life. 

Life gets difficult. You will be tried. Fear will have its moments where it wants to hold you hostage. I find myself wanting to open my eyes, and the hurdle not be there in front of me. Begging to live life out of the valley. 

Sometimes, I wish that God would make my mountain easier to climb. I wish that He would give me the strength I see in others. Before I can let that thought fully live in my mind, I remind myself that God won't just give me the power that someone else possesses because I may not be able to handle the weakness that comes along with it.

This year the Lord placed me in moments where I had to step out and trust Him. They were scary moments. Risk filled moments where I wondered if I would ever be able to breathe. He required me to dig deep and tap into some areas I never knew existed and when I finally tasted the sweet moment of victory I knew the power it took to overcome. 

A lot of people that are reading this right now are waiting for God to reveal where he wants you to go in 2017. I think it's time for me to tell you that you can do it. It is time to step out of this place of waiting. "But Cre what if I fail?", it can happen but it will not be the end if it does. The greatest moments are birthed on the other side of our insecurities and failures. 

The fact of the matter is you are not going to wake up tomorrow and have it all together. It is going to take every ounce of strength that you have to push through and fight for it. You will have distractions but you have to make up in your mind that you will press through all of that, or you will find yourself stuck. 

You weren’t meant to go to bed questioning your life every night. You’re supposed to rest confidently because you know regardless of what the day holds, you know you’re in God’s will. There are benefits reserved for those who are able to make the tough decisions that lead to destiny. Those benefits promise that your discipline and decision to be obedient are not just seen, but rewarded.

So as we close the chapter to the end of another year. What did you say that you were going to do differently in 2016? What business did you want to start? What book did you say you would write? What weight did you desire to lose? This blog is for you. This blog is your notice that you are no longer in a season of waiting and wishing. Time to get up and conqueror the things that lie ahead of you. 

This kind of change will be hard, alter your world, and rock all of your core. The rocking is only going to show you that God is breaking you free of mindsets, mentalities, and relationships that should have never been attached to you in the first place. Choose you this year. Pick your dream. Trust God and watch it grow. 

Dear God,

Make me into the type of person who walks fearlessly into what you have for me. Failure is not an option when my life resides in you. I will not be held hostage to things, values, and opinions of people. Help me to uncover pieces of myself that I never even knew existed. Make me comfortable in walking boldly into a new season filled with exciting possibilities of trusting and believing in you. I have been running in the wrong direction for way too long, and now it is time to run towards you. 

Signed,

Running Back to You