BEgin Again
What if you’re not starting over? What if you’re simply beginning again? Sometimes the things we do repeatedly can feel unnoticed or insignificant, but consistency is never wasted. This week on Strategies, Connections & Words, we’re talking about the power of beginning again, showing up, praying again, believing again, and building again.
Step Into It
God doesn't ask you to become everything overnight—He simply asks you to take the next step. Join us as we launch a new podcast, a YouTube series, and return to live empowerment experiences. It’s time to step into it.
No More Dancing
For me, the starting point was recognizing the places where I had been dancing for acceptance—and didn’t even realize I was doing it.
It showed up in shrinking.
It showed up in allowing people access to me who had no real intention of doing anything other than benefiting from me, my gifts, or my talents when it served them.
It showed up in allowing people to speak down to me. In allowing others to guilt me into adjusting my rates, my offerings, or my boundaries to meet what they labeled as a “need,” when what I was really witnessing was their unwillingness to adjust, grow, or make the necessary investment to become who God had called them to be.
And if I’m honest, this was hard for me.
In the BEcoming: The New Normal
There is no strategy that will allow us to avoid every uncomfortable moment of growth. Sometimes the strategy is not to figure everything out. Sometimes the strategy is to pause long enough to recognize that the discomfort may not mean something is wrong.
Getting Back to It
So when you're packing those lunches every day and wondering if any of it really matters, remember that it does.
When you're ironing clothes or setting them out the night before, it matters.
When you're getting everyone out of the house on time, driving to practice, checking homework, sitting through meetings, or doing all of the ordinary things that don't always feel very significant...
It matters.
Becoming Requires Movement
I've learned that we rarely walk away from a season empty-handed when we've sought God through it. Sometimes the reward is healing. Sometimes it's wisdom. Sometimes it's greater compassion. Sometimes it's the opportunity to encourage someone else because we've already walked the road they're traveling.